jpav33

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1. Nurse to patient ratio in rehab hosptial

   jpav33 replied to jpav33's topic in Rehabilitation

   Healthsouth

2. Nurse to patient ratio in rehab hosptial

   jpav33 replied to jpav33's topic in Rehabilitation

   It's a free standing for profit rehabilitation hospital.

3. Nurse to patient ratio in rehab hosptial

   jpav33 replied to jpav33's topic in Rehabilitation

   Thanks.

4. Nurse to patient ratio in rehab hosptial

   jpav33 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

   I have been an RN for over 13 years and applied to work at a rehab hospital. I asked what the nurse to pt ratio is on days and was told on the avg 7-8 pts, could be as high as 10-11. Is that normal for this type of hospital? Is that safe and do-able?...

5. SOC cheat sheets

   jpav33 replied to jpav33's topic in Home Health

   I do for most part, there are times though the visit is cut short and I want to be able to remember if I document some at home and figured a cheat sheet for those things would be of great help. Working on making my own.

6. SOC cheat sheets

   jpav33 posted a topic in Home Health

   Ive searched all over for a cheat sheet or checklist to go from patients home to my home to use on laptop to complete documentation at home. New home care admission nurse. Cant find any please help!

7. Still not sure on ending PPS with no rehab?

   jpav33 posted a topic in MDS

   First HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE! I just started doing the MDS/PPS for medicare residents at our facility which just became medicare certified and still am not sure on 1 thing (1 of alot!) but my DON said since we are all new to this, Billing, PP...

8. Ending the PPS MDS?

   jpav33 posted a topic in MDS

   I am a brand new medicare and medicare MDS nurse, I will be doing all the assessments (among) a thousand other things for the MED A residents. We have another nurse who does the MDS for the other residents. We are a brand new medicare certified facil...

9. New medicare licensed question

   jpav33 posted a topic in MDS

   I work in LTC and we have just received out Medicare certification, so my question is if one of our current residents go to the hosp, and come back and meedt the qualifications for Med A, would they just stay on their MDS schedule but would I start t...

10. Skilled for psych stay??

    jpav33 posted a topic in MDS

    If a resident had a 3 day qualifying stay at an acute hosp but then sent over to the psych floor, has a dx of dementia with behaviors and was getting IV sedatives before going to psych and comes back to the LTC, can they be skilled for psych since th...

11. Looking for Daily PPS Meeting Worksheet

    jpav33 replied to Callinurse's topic in MDS

    could you please e mail the PPS worksheet too..I am just starting and tried to make one and come up with 4 sheets...thanks

12. Looking for Daily PPS Meeting Worksheet

    jpav33 replied to Callinurse's topic in MDS

    Can you please e-mail me the worksheet!!!!! new to the Medicae PPS MDS's!! THANKS

13. case study question? Skilled Med A services

    jpav33 posted a topic in MDS

    :confused:If you have a resident that is on Medicare with a RUGS SE2 has a stage 3 ulcer, O2 and a few other things that qualify him for that Rug group and 35 days after admission he is put on Hospice with a prognosis of 6 months does he still qualif...

14. I need help!

    jpav33 replied to jpav33's topic in MDS

    Thanks to everyone! I haven't really started yet I am still doing wound care at this time. I did get my MDS certification but we are still waiting for our medicare approval. I am still reading and attending a few seminars here and there. I haven't be...

15. Any MDS data collection forms?

    jpav33 posted a topic in MDS

    Hi, Does anyone have ideas or forms you already use to do the collection part (pre MDS) that you use for collecting the information you need to do your MDS? I am just starting and any forms anyone uses would be of great help.. If I can download them ...