If you have watched the news recently, you have definitely heard about Zika virus. Zika virus has actually been around since 1947, when it was discovered in the forests of Uganda. The virus is [...]
The use of antipsychotic drugs for the management of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) is not an FDA-approved indication, is controversial, and yet continues to be [...]
Dan Cohen founded a non-profit organization called Music and Memory℠ in 2010 after seeing the benefit music afforded nursing home residents throughout New York. A recent documentary entitled [...]
Zyvox (linezolid) is an antibiotic effective against a wide spectrum of gram-positive organisms, including resistant strains such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus (MRSA) and [...]
Prescribing is a well-known term used to describe the act of ordering a treatment, typically a medication to treat a disease or symptom. As a person ages they tend to accumulate what I refer to [...]
Many factors can affect a nursing home resident’s appetite. After review of several acetylcholinesterase inhibitor medications including Exelon (rivastigamine) patches, Aricept (donepezil), and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
