nursing dementia

Family caregivers

When the dementia medicine pushed my mother to the edge
ByStories 19/02/202519/02/2025

By Sunil Saxena I gave the dementia medicine for the first time in the night around 8 pm. She woke up around 11 pm. I could hear her calling out for me. There was fear in her voice. When I rushed into her room, I saw her standing next to the bed holding the walker…

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Health Caregivers

My first patient had dementia and she made me miserable
ByStories 03/01/202412/02/2024

Photo courtesy: Beerkopf By Anna Thomas I could not believe it when I was told that I am being assigned to the ICU. For a trainee nurse, the ICU is like the ultimate dream. The best and the most experienced nurses work in the Intensive Care Unit, the ICU as it is popularly known. I…

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