RROHC nurses have been asking about how to talk with demented or confused patients. What I recommend is to try to communicate the current plan of care and obtain some kind of agreement.  Also we have been reading the geriatric literature for help (the last AJNs have been great!).  They recommend asking questions that allow […]

I was posed a question at the OR meeting….how do they set patient goals when time may be so limited with the patients, there’s no one but staff and an unconscious or sedated patient available in the majority of their areas? Cheryl Barger RN MSN Clinical Specialist, Special Projects, William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak | phone […]