Long-Term Care Survey Alert
ASSESSMENT TOOL ~ This Handy Assessment Can Detect Delirium
Published on Fri Oct 06, 2006
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Long-Term Care Survey Alert
- SURVEY MANAGEMENT ~ 5 Key Strategies Give You A Protective Edge In A Negative Media Event
Develop a media management plan before reporters are banging on the door. You know that [...] - SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Beware--Media Coverage Can Spark Press, Survey Woes For All Facilities
The best strategy: Be prepared. If you read a negative story about a nursing home [...] - QUALITY OF CARE ~ Is It Delirium? The CAM Can Zoom In On The Problem
Consider adding the "Confusion Assessment Method" to your toolbox. You need to identify a resident's [...] - ASSESSMENT TOOL ~ This Handy Assessment Can Detect Delirium
- SPECIAL FOCUS ~ Make Your Plan Of Correction A Ticket To Get Out Of F Tags Fast
Follow these 5 rules to error-proof your POC. So ... the survey's over, you just [...] - What Do You Think? ~ Should You Use The POC To Rebut Deficiencies?
Know the bottom line on this potential strategy. To argue or not to argue in [...] - SPECIAL FOCUS ~ Keep Track Of Your Plan Of Correction
Organization is the name of the game for getting back into compliance. - RESIDENT CARE ~ Don't Put The Iron Before The Anemia Diagnosis
This mistake is one you definitely don't want to make. Automatically ordering iron for residents [...] - PAIN MANAGEMENT ~ Safely Vanquish Serious Chronic Pain With A Drug That Costs Pennies A Pill
Capitalize on the upsides of methadone while mitigating the risks. Methadone can be just what [...] - CLIP 'N' SAVE ~ Watch Out For These Drugs In Patients Taking Methadone
Give the physician a heads up about these meds. A patient taking methadone and any [...] - PATIENT SAFETY ~ Communication Pitfalls At Shift Change Can Gear You Up For Serious F Tags
Make sure caregivers have the info they need to provide safe care. An F tag [...] - What Do You Think? ~ Do The Regs Practically Forbid Restraining Residents?
The answer is no, not if ... Facilities should definitely show restraint when restraining residents. [...] - SURVEY NEWS
If you think surveyors have to observe med preparation and administration before they can write [...]
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