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1. care plans: time management

   freddy replied to freddy's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks for your reply, NJD. Yes, our CPs are on computer. Our system is as you describe, it creates generic problem, goals, approaches from the triggered RAPs that you have to edit. I wonder if it isn't faster to hand-write them sometimes. But I thin...

2. care plans: time management

   freddy replied to freddy's topic in Geriatric

   I think part of our problem is that we're being too thorough. Our interventions may be too specific, causing us to have to go back in and make too many changes. We use the facility's software to write them; each discipline care plans their RAPs. The ...

3. care plans: time management

   freddy posted a topic in Geriatric

   I write care plans and would like to ask all you other care planners out there: How long does it usually take you to write one, start to finish? How long to update a quarterly? Do you just care plan the triggered RAPs, or do you add problems, goals a...

4. MDS-RNAC...HELLO?

   freddy replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

   Nursejanedough, sorry to hear about your bad experience. I'm so glad to find and hear from other nurses who have a similar job. So how many RNAC's does it take? My facility (121 beds) has 2 MDS nurses (an RN Coordinator and an LPN) and 2 Care Plan n...

5. Advance Directives Ignored

   freddy replied to TracyRN's topic in Safety

   I would have done what you did. Since you had previously discussed advanced directives w/ this patient before, I also would have thought the patient's wishes would be the same. This is the first I've heard of advanced directives on a "by diagnosis" b...

6. Tell us about your computer system

   freddy replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   My LTCF/Rehab (121 beds) uses a system like you describe, only the care plan is not automatically updated. However, a new preliminary care plan is generated from each MDS. The system is Management Data, Inc., or MDI. I also replied to a posting under...

7. Nurse Aides

   freddy replied to Judy T's topic in Geriatric

   My state refers to nursing assistants as State Tested Nurse's Aides (STNAs). I know of a hospital in PA that has nursing assistants who have more training than the STNAs at my facility; they are trained in phlebotomy and actually draw labs on patient...

8. LTC careplans

   freddy replied to megs1's topic in Geriatric

   This is another reply to nursejanedough regarding integrating care planning with the actual hands-on caregivers {nurses and aides}. Our facility makes the aides know what a resident's problems are and how their care affects it because of the working ...

9. LTC careplans

   freddy replied to megs1's topic in Geriatric

   Nursejanedough: MDI stands for Management Data, Inc. It is the name of a computer software company based in St. Louis, MO. My facility sent a few of us there to be trained to use it. Your friend, the MDS coordinator, may be interested to know that MD...

10. LTC careplans

    freddy replied to megs1's topic in Geriatric

    I am Care Plan Coordinator at a 121-bed facility. We use MDI also, and I really like it for the same reasons kewlnurse1 mentioned. It really is easy to make individualized care plans using this system. As for making care planning practical, we began ...