On July 17, 2020, AAPACN urged the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes to provide sufficient resources to SNFs and to streamline and ensure coordination between CMS and state and local governments. Read full comments.
ICD-10-CM coding plays a substantial role in the accuracy of Medicare reimbursement under PDPM. However, collecting this information often requires a lot of research and queries or clarifications with the resident’s physician. AAPACN’s Comprehensive Diagnosis Collection Flow Chart helps the NAC to communicate the time and effort it may take …
By Julie Helling, BSN, RN My life changed at age 14. I had no plans on becoming a nurse. In fact, I was entertaining the idea of becoming a music teacher. Then, my grandfather came to live with us when I was in the 8th grade. I didn’t know him …
Daily clinical rounds allow the nurse leader opportunities to connect with staff and residents, gain valuable information, reinforce consistency of standards, and model clinical leadership behaviors. The AAPACN Daily Clinical Rounds tool assists the nurse leader to conduct rounds for compliance along with how to look for potential improvements for …
Meetings are a normal and necessary part of daily operations, but it is important to spend the time wisely so that the meeting achieves its intended purpose. AAPACN’s Guide to a Successful Meeting tool will assist the nurse leader to plan and lead meetings and to follow up on action …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and AAPACN recognizes the struggles long-term care professionals are facing right now to keep their mental health balanced during to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses may be feeling stressed, tired, overwhelmed, or depressed by the hard decisions they must make every day and the situations …
AAPACN joins coalition in urging Congress to enact temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full letter.
Question: I am a relatively new DNS and my job description includes overseeing the Therapy Department. Is this within my scope? Answer: In most SNFs, the therapy department usually has its own director/manager, with ultimate oversight by the administrator. But in smaller facilities, such as yours, sometimes those oversight roles are shared. …
This Nurse’s Week, we honor four rising stars in long-term and post-acute care. The AAPACN Education Foundation positively impacts the lives of 1.4 million people living in nursing homes by providing scholarships for nurses seeking their RN license and degrees in nursing. In 2020, the AAPACN Education Foundation awarded more …
The blog post is the last in our series honoring the AAPACN 2020 Award Winners. We look forward to celebrating with these winners and the 2021 winners next year at the AAPACN 2021 Conference in St. Louis. 2020 Innovation Award WinnersTammy Kelly, PT, LNHA, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, and Carrie Tidd, RN, …
