My employer paid for the 3 day certification course. I passed the regular MDS part, but failed Medicare. The instructor actually said "I can tell those of you who only do MDS by the glazed look in...
We've taken MDS off the chart entirely. It was just too cumbersome. They are kept in file cabinets in a separate room. As for 3.0, it still has many problems in my opinion. The wound section leaves a...
On quarterlies, if you go to the last section under diagnosis with the drop down boxes and list the psych diagnosis first, it will clear it from the QI/QM. If you do that on the annual, it is...
I am an old nurse, but new MDS Coordinator. I have a question about the pain section. Sorry, I don't know the exact section, but it has No pain, Daily pain or pain less than daily and goes on to...
I 've been offered the position of Medicare manager. Everyone tells me it's stressful, but no one can tell me why or what I would be doing. Anyone ever done
I tried it for leg cramps after reading about it in Dr. Gott's column. I just put the soap under the fitted sheet ( no baggy). The soap moves around in the bed. I can't swear that it helps leg cramps,...
I agree with doing what is best for you. For me, the third night is terrible. When I worked in ICU, I felt it was hazardous for the patient to have me as a nurse on the third night! I still prefer to...
In general, when a blister develops it started 7 days before. Ask yourself " where were they a week ago". If the heel is kept offloaded and the skin does not break, the fluid will resorb and the skin...