Participants will learn to describe reasons nursing home residents are at risk for acute conditions, list symptoms and changes in vital signs, physical function, mental function, and body condition that could indicate acute conditions, identify ways to report a change in resident condition to the nurse, and discuss the CNA’s …
As the Director of Operations for my company, I have had the opportunity to encounter many different leadership styles among the various departments within the skilled nursing world. I’ve worked with those who have an unbelievable amount of knowledge but not a whole lot of common sense. I’ve worked with …
Are you checking regularly to ensure your call light process is working according to your policy? Use AADNS’s Call Light Audit Tool to check your system to ensure it is meeting the necessary standards, write notes to your QAA committee, and get suggestions on corrective actions. For permission to …
New Episode of CMS: Beyond The Policy is Available: Episode 5: Nursing Home Strategy Part 1 – Strengthening Oversight The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the 5th episode of the CMS: Beyond the Policy podcast which focuses on the first of the CMS’s 5-pronged strategy on strengthening …
Are you prepared to collect the needed information at the time of admission for residents under PDPM? The AAPACN PDPM Admission Checklist Tool can help SNFs collaborate with hospital discharge planners to collect the necessary preadmission records needed to make informed decisions and projections on referrals and planned admissions. SNFs …
Question: Does the primary diagnosis that physical therapy and occupational therapy use need to match the primary ICD-10 code used by nursing? Answer: Often confusion stems from the terms used across different disciplines. Therapists use medical and treatment diagnoses, while the SNF uses other terms, such as admission diagnosis, …
Participants will learn to define empowerment, list four factors contributing to powerlessness, describe eight sources of power, and discuss measures to foster empowerment. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form.
Being the DNS isn’t for the faint of heart. You navigate the survey process, solve staffing crises, advocate for residents, and so much more. The nurse leader in the nursing home often gives far more than he or she receives. This isn’t one of those stories – a story about …
Question: Under RUG-IV PPS, if the resident returns to a skilled level of care within 30 days the reason for skilled care would have to be something that was present/treated during the first qualifying hospital stay or developed during the skilled period. How does that work with PDPM and the Interrupted …
The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) hosted a Town Hall meeting in Chicago, IL on Friday, June 7 as part of the Future of Nursing: 2020-2030 project. The Future of Nursing project aims to “chart a path for the nursing profession to help our nation create a …
