katoline

katoline has 22 years experience and specializes in long term care - MDS.

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1. lpn as ADON?

   katoline replied to nd deb's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   Wow. I have been a nurse for 28 years. This argument has been going on this long at least. I am on here today after moving to Texas and checking the Nurse Practice Act myself about just these issues....

2. Are you a VN or an RN?

   katoline replied to mlbluvr's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   So mlbluvr, did you start this thread? Is it a trick question? who signs and attests to the assessments being complete? 50 PPS huh, hmmm. are you a mole? just

3. Medicare coverage for end of life/pallative care when not hospice

   katoline replied to dbsue1954's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   I know this is a month later, but things that might skill a palliative care patient could be things like pain management, respiratory support, suctioning, checking O2 sats and they may even be on...

4. BE CAREFUL on social networks

   katoline replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

   Very scary all. This is another take. I didn't even have a facebook acct. but several people at work did. There are always cliques at work. I 'shared' an office with a coworker who had taken over the...

5. Long story...need to vent ...

   katoline replied to blessedmomma247's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   Dear Blessed, you are you know. It may be hard the way things ended, but if they hadn't with your intelligence, conscientiousness, and strong feelings to make things right, you would have burned out...

6. Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

   katoline replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   Well, went in Monday, computers down again. Good time to catch up the Medicare book with admissions since Friday (5). I have heard that other facilities, at least Kindred where I worked before had a...

7. Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

   katoline replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   My coworker does my discharges, other than that she stays to herself and has nothing to do with "this side over here". it seems that others are disappointed in my ability to handle the workload or...

8. Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

   katoline replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   After leaving Eastern North Carolina for the Great State of Texas (it's a whole nother country - i was going to get that license plate, next time when i can order online and not wait two hours in a...

9. care conferences

   katoline replied to AlleeBooRN's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   Are you talking about Medicare or case-mix care plan meetings? With medicare, our social worker usually scheduled the care plan meeting the week after the 14 day ARD so they would fall around that 21...

10. Side duties of MDS/PPS coordinators

    katoline replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I really think that delegation of duties and who actually does what varies from building to building, company to company. Where I work, I do 90% of the MDS and usually all the CAAs. Everyone is always...

11. Long Term Care Cutbacks

    katoline replied to katoline's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    noc4senuf, where are you located? i wanna go there! maybe you should become a consultant and get things started in the right

12. psychotropics

    katoline replied to katoline's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    we have a medication toxicity careplan. i think maybe meds like depakote, klonopin should be careplanned there. it covers dig, coumadin, lasix some others. then have a seperate behavior

13. psychotropics

    katoline replied to katoline's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    no, klonopin is one of those meds like depakote that's used for mood/behavior. it's an antiseizure medication. sounds like a sedative or antianxiety because clonazepam (it's generic name) sounds like...

14. Do you soley use Section G for careplan ADLs

    katoline replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I was taught that a careplan is a work in progress. I often do the careplans as i am working on the CAAs simply because i work on so many and often at once, i need to do them while fresh in my mind....

15. psychotropics

    katoline replied to katoline's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    :)PNWB, what is the DQA website? I feel that the reason for the medication should be careplanned as well as the medication itself. I think there should be behavior sheets on the MAR if appropriate as...