Can anyone share with me their daily assignment sheets and care directive sheets?
For the daily assignment sheet, I'm talking about the sheet that tells the CNAs who their patients are and what they have to do for them during their shift. I feel our current one lacks vital information.
For the care directive I'm talking about a sheet that is done on admission and it put in the chart and also inside the patient's closet door. It tells us how the patient ambulates, their diet is etc.... Again, our current tools is lacking vital info.
We seem to have a communication problem at my SNF and I'm trying to find ways to improve it. Appreciate any advice or tools you can offer me.
Specializes in Long term care, pediatrics, orthopedics,.
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Becarefull about posting information on the closet door. It might be a HIPPA violation. We use a CNA book that tells the CNA what the resident needs for ADL'S
Specific resident information should be posted on the inside of the closet door to satify HIPPAA guidelines. This may not be the most convenient but the information would still be available. State inspectors also want to see this specific info on the inside of the closet door.
You could look in a Briggs catalog. They make a form for almost anything. We are using a relatively new CNA care plan...one page with all vital information on it...do you have a fax #? I'd be glad to fax you one.
I would like a copy too, if you don't mind... thanks for the help!!
Becarefull about posting information on the closet door. It might be a HIPPA violation. We use a CNA book that tells the CNA what the resident needs for ADL'S
We post the info on the INSIDE of each pts closet door....HIPPA solved!
We are required to carry a sheet with us at all times with a bunch of info about each resident. They say the assist level for toileting, the assist level for ambulation (including if their BP needs to be taken first), and what to use for transfers (walker, pivot disc, hoyer...), if the resident has alarms and what kind, if they use floor pads, if they have a low bed, if they are on a repositioning schedule, if they are a choking risk, where they eat meals (dining room or room), and what day their shower is.
They also have some other info but it's usually either wrong or not really necessary. If I'm working on a unit I haven't been on in a long time that is the stuff i want to know.
mercy1975
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Specific resident information should be posted on the inside of the closet door to satify HIPPAA guidelines. This may not be the most convenient but the information would still be available. State inspectors also want to see this specific info on the inside of the closet door.