reylem

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1. MDS and LTC Admin.

   reylem replied to MissAttitude's topic in Geriatric

   First, you buy an RAI Manual and read through it. Then, you go to the HCFA site and familiarize yourself with the regulations and visit related links in the web Being a member of the AANAC, participating in the cmdg discussion group and attending the...

2. MDS - SURVEY DEFICIENCY

   reylem replied to km rn's topic in Geriatric

   i do emphatize with you. it's unfair for these surveyors to site you on the basis of just a small percentage of inaccurate coding. they should have a standard criteria for inaccurate MDS coding citation. why don't you file an appeal? because of the n...

3. New Job- no knowledge base

   reylem replied to FranW's topic in Geriatric

   Hello fellow MDS Coordinators. Welcome to the MDS/PPS world. I have been an MDS Coordinator from 1996. Our MDSC at that time resigned and I was 'promoted.' Well, I started by reading the RAI manual. Also made an MDS roster which list the residents a...

4. FRUSTRATED DIETITIAN

   reylem replied to CarolRD1's topic in Geriatric

   I can understand your frustration Carol. We can set the ARD earlier than scheduled. If Feb. 1 is your scheduled ARD, you can set the ARD maybe 2 days earlier like Jan.30 so that the extra 2 days can be devoted to checking completion and working on th...

5. I have a question for all nursing home nurses.

   reylem replied to chili2641's topic in Geriatric

   Nurse aides plays a vital role in the nursing home. Care of the elderly is hard work and I do admire our nurse aides that are dedicated to this service. It is when I see CNAs that are not sensitive to the needs of the residents, that spends time run...

6. Should new grad LPN work 11p-7a alone

   reylem replied to irish777's topic in Geriatric

   We should not allow this to happen because if we continue to tolerate being taking advantage of by employers, it will continue to happen. An RN should always be present in the facility 24 hours. If this is not happening in your facility, you can very...

7. Nurse Aides

   reylem replied to Judy T's topic in Geriatric

   We call them CGA (Certified Geriatric Assistants).

8. nurse aides rules

   reylem posted a topic in Geriatric

   I would like to get feedback from the group on the topic that in some nursing homes, nurse aides rule. I have worked in facilities where charge nurses are afraid of the nurse aides. They complain that have noticed nurse aides sleeping on the job, run...

9. New MDS Coordinator

   reylem replied to Tim-GNP's topic in Geriatric

   Support of the Administration is first and foremost for you to be able to function effectively as MDS Coordinator. They should understand the importance of MDS,PPS and Care Planning process in your building. If they do, they should support you by giv...

10. MDS-RNAC...HELLO?

    reylem replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

    I have been an RNAC from 1996 and I tell you I love every minute of it. It's not really that hard if you have good time and management skills and of course you have the support of the Administration. You learn as you go along. I started by reading ...