bandaidexpert BSN, RN

If men got pregnant... 1. Morning sickness would rank as the nations number one health problem 2. Maternity leave would last for two years with full pay. 3. Children would be kept in the hospital until toilet trained. 4. Natural childbirth would ...

Had an independent old guy in the nursing home I started in. He became ill and I went in to help CNA bath him. Upon removing clothing, find a down to the bone infected wound from knee to ankle. Everything was showing! Copious amounts of pus coming fr...

I know this doctor!!! Just kidding. This is a good one :roll

The AAOD software includes billing, medical records, MDS and scheduling. It all kind of works together. I was using Lifestory prior to AAOD. I don't think I can help you. Sorry. dawn

Way to go mario! But, you did this all by yourself. You will be a fine nurse. dawn:)

no, I do the Braden by hand. What type of back up are you looking for? dawn

I have been using "Advanced Answers on Demand" and am very happy with it. It is easy to use/learn and easy to teach others to use. It includes 672/802 information and I am able to pull up and print QI's on a monthly basis. It also has a resident "pro...

In my experience, it is best to assess each resident individually. If a resident is on a pureed diet r/t dysphagia, however, the diet is tolerated and no s/s of aspiration, I then cp risk for aspiration. I also incorporate approaches in other care pl...

I have tried to vote on polls and it gives me a "no can do" message. Anybody else having this problem?

tex, I wondered if you might be interested in the draft for new RAI manual to be released 2003. I downloaded it from aanac site. Let me know. dawn

For all who responded to earlier thread re: evil survey, Well, our IDR conference is tomorrow morning. We went through re-survey yesterday and they cleared all tags. Wish us luck! dawn

Thanks cats.....you are there for me again. We had not heard anything as of Friday. I did not "Labor" today, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. dawn

Thanks tex. dawn

I have been doing MDS's for 10 years and I am still learning. The RAI process is dynamic. You can never know enough. But, I love it and wouldn't do anything else. You assist in quality care of the resident's more than you know. This makes a differenc...

tex, I also put ICD-9 codes on the MDS, but the UB-92, and 700 form from therapy have to match your MDS, how do you make sure this happens? If a resident is on a antihypertensive med, or an antidepressant med do you code in section I? I was always ta...

Sandra, IDR means Independent Dispute Resolution. It means we are disputing certain "tags" we do not feel were justified. During the conference call, they asked for additional documents. We have not heard at this time the outcome. Cross your fingers....

I am here! I have a question for you, who completes section I, ICD-9 coding? I am having a horrible time with billing. The software we use defaults the codes over from billing to my MDS, and they are WRONG! I communicate with therapy to ensure the MD...

Good job, tex. I had a similar experience a few years ago. This woman followed through, she did not have a gun, but I happened to walk in her room and she had the garbage can liner over her head attempting to suffocate herself. You just never know. W...

Amen, jennie. I too am considered part of the management team and find it hard to bite my tongue at times. I am fortunate to work with the team I do. My thoughts are with you. dawn

ditto bluEyes.:)

It's always nice to have a good boss. It makes getting up in the morning and going to work a less grueling experience.

shygirl, yes I have! It it good stuff.

adrienurse: how is the hydrogel working? There is a very good protein supplement made by Novartis called Arginaid. I have tried it and find it is accepted (by the resident)better than Promod or other products used. I am not sure of the cost. http://w...

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Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. Do you think illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup? I have six locks on my door, all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how lo...