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Long-Term Care Survey Alert

DEHYDRATION RISK APPRAISAL CHECKLIST

Published on Tue Jul 01, 2003

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SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Start The Survey On The Right Foot Mistake Pain For Dementia-Related
How to manage the entrance conference and tour. All's well that ends well but it's [...]

HAVE THESE DOCUMENTS READY FOR SURVEYORS
A copy of the actual working schedule for RN/LPNs for the survey period Facility policies [...]

PAIN MANAGEMENT:
Dont Mistake Pain For Dementia-Related Behavioral Symptoms
This assessment approach can prevent unnecessary antipsychotic drug use. Sometimes you almost need a sixth [...]

5 Secrets To Lowering Your Pain Quality Measures
High pain quality measure scores can hurt your facility with prospective consumers and surveyors. But [...]

SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Stave Off Privacy And Dignity Tags With These Simple Tactics
When it comes to privacy and dignity F tags, it's the little things that get [...]

BEST PRACTICES:
Lower Your Prevalence Of Fall-Related Fractures
Experts explain how to develop an osteoporosis care plan. Osteoporosis poses a double whammy for [...]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Should a facility treat a bedridden elderly patient for osteoporosis who is at risk of [...]

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT:
Work Around These Obstacles To Prevent Dehydration
The bad news: Not only is dehydration potentially life-threatening, but surveyors view it as a [...]

ARE YOUR RESIDENTS DRINKING ENOUGH FLUIDS?
Here are 15 cool ways to ensure they do. An ounce of prevention goes a [...]

Resident Assessment:
Have Trouble Detecting Early Signs Of Dehydration?
These inside clinical tips will help.

To detect early dehydration in nursing home residents, nurses have [...]

DEHYDRATION RISK APPRAISAL CHECKLIST

CHECKLIST OF NONVERBAL PAIN INDICATORS

READER QUESTION:
Know What You Need to Count as a Fall on MDS
Q: If a resident becomes unstable during a transfer from the bed to chair so [...]

READER QUESTION:
Get a Handle on What Surveyors Can Cite on Revisits
Q: Can surveyors cite old deficiencies that they did not cite at the time of [...]

READER QUESTION:
CMS Explains Residents Right to Choose Physicians
Q: We want to know where a SNF can draw the line in terms of [...]

READER QUESTION:
Figure Out if HIPAA or OBRA Apply to Record Requests
Q: How long does a facility have to provide a resident or his representative access [...]

Management Strategies:
NADONA Forum Tackles DON And Staffing Shortage
Panel members provide insightful ideas on how to cope. High DON turnover and the [...]

News Briefs:
Survey & Clinical News To Use
It isnt everything you might want to know about DAVE. But a June 20 Web [...]

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