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CLINICAL TOOL:

Track Coumadin Trends To Detect A Need For Dosage Adjustment, Intervention

Published on Fri Nov 03, 2006

Facilities can use this form to see the big picture.

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Long-Term Care Survey Alert

Special Focus:
Revised survey guidance--Avoid A Bitter Survey Pill: Give Your Medication And Pharmacy Services A Checkup
Use this 5-point checklist to comply with revised survey guidance. If your head is swimming [...]

CLIP & SAVE:
Check Out These 3 Medication-Related Immediate Jeopardy Examples
Could these scenarios happen in your facility? The revised survey guidance for the following three [...]

CLINICAL TOOL:
Track Coumadin Trends To Detect A Need For Dosage Adjustment, Intervention
Facilities can use this form to see the big picture.

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT:
Sidestep Unnecessary Drugs And F329 Tags
Get your interdisciplinary team marching to this best-practice regimen. When prescribing medications, less can definitely [...]

CARE PLANNING; 2 Inside Tips For Care Planning A Resident's Behavioral Sx
Combine data analysis, creativity to improve resident well-being. Understanding residents' behavioral symptoms and intervening in [...]

CASE STUDY:
Field-Tested System Heads Off Falls And Improves Clinical Outcomes
Consider this facility's wellness-focused approach. Looking for a fun way to reduce residents' falls, depression [...]

PATIENT SAFETY:
Don't Take A Survey Tumble For Falls
F tag-proof your facility with these 3 strategies. Whether your facility takes the rap for [...]

STAFF DEVELOPEMENT:
Get Physicians, Nurses On The Same PageIn Responding To Acute Care Needs
Here's how to bridge the communication gap between docs, nurses. Nurses represent the physicians' eyes [...]

STAFF DEVELOPMENT:
Sharpen Your 'Illness Identification' Skills
Hint: Suspicion is your friend when evaluating common Sx. Sometimes a common symptom such as [...]

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Can You Use The POC To Rebut Deficiencies?
The answer may be yes, if .... To argue or not to argue in the [...]

CLIP & SAVE:
Connect The Dots When Assessing Aggressive/Combative Behavior
Consider using this faxable form to gather assessment data for physicians.

SURVEY & CLINICAL NEWS
--Have you checked out the draft MDS 3.0? The revamped instrument requires staff to use [...]

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