surveyor2b

How do the 'higher ups' feel when the survey deficiencies come in?...This might be a good bargaining opportunity.

I hear your pain! I'm new to learning the MDS process as well and I'm wondering what you use as an assessment tool for your look-back period. Is it useful or could it be better? If you can get your nurse educator to help teach the techs why you need the Real info on their reports, it might help...sometimes just knowing why the things we do are important and how that information is used is helpful. Once the tech info is correct you should be able to generate accurate MDS and the RAPs that you care plan around. Voila --- the care plan is reflective of the resident...just have to remember to update, update, update with changes. Am I making any sense???