MDS Coordinators should learn how to stand up for themselves in cases like these. We should not be following blindly our DONs or Administrators. They won't be around to defend us when our licenses are at stake. Defend yourself with regulations. If they still insist on making us do something foul, protect yourself and do what is right.
--- Park Lane MDS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My question is this, who signs the mds, and who is > going to get the blame for the write up from state > if it is found you should have done the significant > change. Does your DON have any idea about the mds > process. But on the other hand, my DON thinks that > I should be doing more significant changes on res. > even if there is not a significant change there. I > just show her the criteria from the mds bible, and > she backs off for a while. It is such a vicious > cycle mds coordinators live with. As Rodney > Dangerfield once said "I don't no respect." > Shellie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 2:57 PM > Subject: Re: Significant Change > > > MY DON Doesn't like to me to do significant change > MDS assessments if there are MDS items on there that > will raise the QI's: example weight loss, wounds > ===== *******CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE******* This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and solely for the use of the person (s) or entity to whom it is intended. If you have received this message in error and are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and any attachment from your system. Please be advised that any use of this message is prohibited and may be unlawful, and you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
