New Medication: 8 Questions to Ask Your Provider Questions about new medications Are you well informed when new medication is prescribed? If you aren’t asking these 8 questions, you probably aren’t. Pharmaceuticals are complicated. The name, the ingredients, the directions, the desired effects, the side effects, the recommended dosage, the color, the shape…the list goes […]
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Home Visits for Dementia Patients Always Help No matter what stage of the dementia journey someone is living in, it’s best that a health care practitioner conducts home visits for dementia patients in their own environment rather than only at a clinic or outside office. This is most important if the person with dementia is
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Pain and Dementia Patients: Learn the Non-Verbal Signs Dementia Patients and Pain Ouch, that hurts! It’s a quick way to verbalize that you don’t feel well. Let’s say you have a headache, so you grab two tablets of acetaminophen and in about 30 minutes you are feeling better. Easy fix, right? What if you couldn’t
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The Value in Having a Dementia Practitioner on the Team How a Dementia Practitioner is Valuable The diagnosis of an irreversible dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease or Frontotemporal Dementia, stirs up a lot of unknowns. Dementia is not a one size fits all diagnosis. The symptoms, challenging behaviors and progression of dementia varies from person
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Your Guide to Reducing Falls at Home Millions of falls occur every year in the population aged 65 and older, and about 60% of those falls happen inside the home. This is one of the leading causes of injury for the older adult population and those who are aged 60 and older have a greater
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Unsure About UTI and Dementia? Check This Out UTI and dementia can be challenging If you ever had a UTI (urinary tract infection), you probably won’t forget the symptoms you experienced. Urinary tract infection symptoms may include pain or burning during urination, urinary frequency, urinary urgency, fever, or pelvic or back pain. It is also
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The Truth About Tea And Medication Interactions Do you know that herbal and green teas can alter how over the counter and prescription medications work? Most people don’t consider what they drink having an effect on how their medication words. Let’s talk about tea and medication interactions. Certain teas can enhance or reduce the effectiveness
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Healthcare Advocate: Protecting a Loved One Before Surgery Being a healthcare advocate for a loved one before surgery is an important job. Some surgeries are planned, and in that case, there is time to research ahead of time. The patient and their healthcare advocate deserve to be well-informed about the procedure to secure the best
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Bottom Line: Holistic Nursing Assessments Have Better Patient Outcomes Nursing assessments Nursing assessments are completed in many different ways. Some are short and include taking a set of vital signs and asking a few questions. Other nursing assessments may be lengthier. It all depends on the setting in which they are being completed and the
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Health Benefits of Smiling Check it out. There are science-backed health benefits of smiling. Here are great reasons it’s worth doing, even if you are having a bad day. Elevates mood: smiling activates the release of dopamine (feel-good hormone) and serotonin (an anti-depressant). Reduces pain: smiling activates the release of endorphins which have analgesic
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Having a trusted, compassionate registered nurse on your team can be one of the most impactful and supportive experiences you have. It can make a significant difference in your journey.
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