AMEN SISTER!!!!!! I have worked in LTC for 17 years, started as CNA, LPN, MDS/Careplan Coordinator, and now DON. I have worked in some terrible places, and I have worked in some wonderful places. I...
I would definately just put the classification of the med-not the specific name. And as far as other nurses transcribing orders and tx's on careplans-where I work at the MDS/Careplan Coordinator is...
A careplan should be like a book of the resident. It should reflect all the care that that resident should recieve, plus there certain preferences that they request. You should be able to pick up a...
I am now a DON at a facility, but before that I was MDS/Careplan Coordinator for 4 years. I think that as the MDS nurse it is important to attend all the meetings as where pts are...
You need to have weekly medicare meetings to make sure that every one is all on the same page with skilled days-like how many they have left, how many they have used, discharge planning, how therapy...
I am a DON at a facility that has 46 residents. Prior to being DON, I was the MDS/Careplan Coordinator. I will tell you that any full assessment that you do-which is your admissions, annuals, and...
You need to check your states regulations and it should tell you in the regulations manual about the DON and the amt of hours that they can work as charge. I know the state where I live it is like...