KATTB_RN

KATTB_RN specializes in geriatrics.

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1. as DON/ADON ....do you help or hinder your staff?

   KATTB_RN replied to sasha2lady's topic in LTC Directors

   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 think the same goes for all different areas of nur...

2. too specific or not specific enough?

   KATTB_RN replied to carrieMDSrn's topic in MDS

   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 the only person that does anything to the careplan....

3. Help with Care Plans!!! What all to care plan???

   KATTB_RN replied to Illusion_mbk's topic in MDS

   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 residents careplan and know exactly how to take ca...

4. Meetings

   KATTB_RN replied to carrieMDSrn's topic in MDS

   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 concerned-especially if you also do the careplans. We have daily sta...

5. Meetings

   KATTB_RN replied to carrieMDSrn's topic in MDS

   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 is working with them, like if they are improving or...

6. MDS Duties

   KATTB_RN replied to mercy1975's topic in MDS

   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 significant changes-take quiet a while to get done. ...

7. Rn/don

   KATTB_RN replied to sunnyd11's topic in Management

   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 two shifts a week. But if a shift has to be covered ...