Is anyone else having to get wound certified

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Specializes in Assessment coordinator.

lMDS Folks:

I was informed last week that I will have to become wound certified in order to continue being an MDS coordinator for my company, when 3.0 arrives. When I protested that all I need is for the already certified nurses in my building to do their documentation, the reply was "Yes, but it's not getting done."

I am not one to shy away from free education, but this is not my thing. Might as well certify me in neo-natal ICU.

Anyone else hearing craziness from the corporate types, or are my reality testing mechanisms faulty here? I will be starting the AANAC on line classes tomorrow, but have already been exposed to 3.0 through my corporation and my colleagues. We have monthly meetings to discuss the implementation, etc. I see we have to describe and give measurements, which I think is a good idea, but I would rather see the chart than the actual wound. (After 38 years of nursing, I have enough PTSD to last the rest of my life, and I don't need to add regular wound rounds to my psyche, or my work load).

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ST

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There is no way that you can take on wound care and assessments in addition to your MDS duties. No. Way. It is incredibly time consuming and can't really be adequately done except by the nurses on the unit. I had someone come back from the hospital with THREE new decubs over a two day period and the wound nurse documented them ALL as in-house acquired. Um, no.

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I think corporations are all freaking out over 3.0. It's new and apparently scary. It doesn't seem any worse than 2.0. Personally I think it's absurd for them to tell you you HAVE to be certified as a wound nurse, but I don't sign your pay checks. There are guidelines for certification and one of them is having a certain number of hours in the specialty you want certification in. Good luck.

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lMDS Folks:

I was informed last week that I will have to become wound certified in order to continue being an MDS coordinator for my company, when 3.0 arrives. When I protested that all I need is for the already certified nurses in my building to do their documentation, the reply was "Yes, but it's not getting done."

I am not one to shy away from free education, but this is not my thing. Might as well certify me in neo-natal ICU.

Anyone else hearing craziness from the corporate types, or are my reality testing mechanisms faulty here? I will be starting the AANAC on line classes tomorrow, but have already been exposed to 3.0 through my corporation and my colleagues. We have monthly meetings to discuss the implementation, etc. I see we have to describe and give measurements, which I think is a good idea, but I would rather see the chart than the actual wound. (After 38 years of nursing, I have enough PTSD to last the rest of my life, and I don't need to add regular wound rounds to my psyche, or my work load).

Comments pleeeeeeeze.

ST

Just because Wound Care Documentation is "not getting done" should not be a legit reason for cramming more on the MDS Department. Your Corporation is dumping on MDS & all of us MDS Coordinators know this is typical. Learn 3.0.....Update your Resume.....And get out of there!! :)

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Specializes in Assessment coordinator.

Interesting-they backed down from that right away. They realized it costs way too much to train someone for wound care, and that person not have enough time to do it. They came to their senses.....about that anyway.

3.0 doesn't scare me either. I like the idea of making Social Services do a care plan for DISCHARGE, thank you very much! And I like that the resident has so much more to say about their care. At one training, instead of the sappy poem they gave us to motivate people, I used the words from the new song, "King of Anything." It went over very well.

ST

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