Nurse Essence RN

TB: what precautions are we using? Airborne. a. What does airborne mean? N-95 mask, negative pressure rooms. b. What are some of the medications they take? Ethambutol, Isoniazid. c. How long do they take these medications? 6-9 months, it is long term use of antibiotics. d. Education we need to give them? No ETOH (alcohol), medication compliance, stick with doses, and continue it all the way through. e. How can we make sure they are taking all their doses? Encourage to follow up with us...

1. Alzheimer’s Disease: Comes on slowly, and is nonreversible, patient may be anxious and have anxiety 2. Mild Stage: Confusion, mild memory loss, forgetfulness 3. What are signs of the Moderate Stage: Withdrawal, wandering, confusion, anger, confabulation, agitation, visuospatial deficits, misplace items, can’t recognize people faces, they are not violent in this stage 4. What does Agnosia mean - Cannot identify objects or people 5. What are signs of the Severe Stage: Patient may beco...