surveynurse replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing
Franlpntorn: This is a tough issue. If staffing ratios are mandated by the State at a certain ratio (say 6:1 max), then some facilities would interpret that literally and possibly assign 6 very sick patients to one nurse. That would obviously not ...
surveynurse replied to nelligolitely's topic in General Nursing
Nelligolitely: Yes. I am a State Surveyor in the Long Term Care Department. Many of the surveyors are former LTC nurses, so we really do know what is like. Most surveyors are aware that facilities try to pull one over during the survey. However, ...
surveynurse replied to nelligolitely's topic in General Nursing
I have heard it said in LTC that the only time the med pass is done within the time frame is when there is a survey. During this time there "just happens to be adequate staff". The sad part about this is, it makes it look like it is a possible and...