Weight Loss and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
Many factors can affect a nursing home resident’s appetite. After review of several acetylcholinesterase inhibitor medications including Exelon (rivastigamine) patches, Aricept (donepezil), and [...]
New Heart Failure Drug – Ivabradine
Ivabradine (Corlanor® – Amgen) is indicated to reduce the risk of hospitalization in patients with stable, symptomatic chronic heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35%, who are [...]
Futile Drugs in Hospice Patients
Managing medications in hospice patients can be a difficult task, but it is important to stay focused on providing the highest level of comfort for our patients. Many medications used to treat [...]
Peripheral IV Insertion and Care; Catheter Insertion Preparation
In 2011 the INS, Infusion Nurse Society released their latest “Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice.” Many changes in recommendations of how we care for infusion patients were made in this [...]
Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis – Increased Disability and Caregiver Burden
In my April 2015 blog, I discussed hidden symptoms including Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis (PDP). This month, we take a closer look at this symptom complex and the increased disability and [...]
