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amglpn

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  1. Team MDS

    I need helpful tips/ideas for making MDS team stronger, we seem to have one of every personality these is know to man kind! and was wondering how everyone else keeps up the moral? Just been...
  2. case load

    We have 2 mds nurses, 113 beds with MCR census for 35-55, (we are at 51 today)and if the MCR census is over 45 approx we can use a PRN nurse 1-3 days a week depending on census. We had 60 admissions...
  3. UR question?

    Hoping someone can help me. I have a few questions about UR meetings so here goes: How do you run your UR meeting? ie:does PT or nsg run it,how long does it take?do you bring charts and if you do just...
  4. Calling all LPN coordinators: or anyone that can help :) Do or did you have problems with RN's that worked with you in MDS(lpn/rn issues) and how did you deal with it?
  5. Problems with co worker

    Had a long reply but lost it!! Thanks for the advice guys its nice to be able to talk about it. I will start documenting
  6. Problems with co worker

    Thank you for the replies!! The problems are she thinks she should be the coordinator since shes the rn and has to sign my mds's yet she has only been doing them for 1 1/2 years and ive been doing...
  7. Problems with co worker

    No one can
  8. UR question?

    Hope you got my message Thanks
  9. First it has nothing to do withg me liking it or not. Yes, you have in be a RN to sign but not do a MDS. Second IF it was against the law one would think that it would state that in the manual, which...
  10. Blood Pressure...am I really this stupid?

    BREATHE You will get this!! My problem in school was breath sounds. Just remember not to be breathing to hard while trying to hear, it might sound stupid by you could be breathing to loud to really...
  11. I have to do this

    Good luck to you all enjoy your
  12. wow here they have nurse
  13. The QI report is not my fault

    I know the feeling! It is nice to know Im not alone though.
  14. This is what we do too. But if they are ins/MC and under 65 we will treat them like ins and just do admission
  15. LPN here also and am the coordinator and have trained a few RNs to help me. You dont have to be RN to be one and its doesnt make you any better at MDS's either. Last I checked they dont teach MDS in...
  16. Any MDS data collection forms?

    I would love a template if you dont mind? For both forms [email protected]
  17. case mix question

    Thanks for the site Great
  18. UR question?

    Someone has to have some ideas! Im begging here!
  19. Would also love a copy it not to much of a problem :} Thanks
  20. I think its TCN. I dont know why they use many different
  21. We are a 113 bed SNF w/ anywhere from 25-55 medicares We have 2 MDS nurses. One experienced and one not. How would you or do you divide it? Thanks
  22. how do you divide the load?

    Thanks for the replies. And yeah I know the 'MDS WORLD' I was just wondering how others did