I agree - I would think there are more important
things for them to worry about than that! In my facility pretty much everyone
has access to e-mail. WHen a nurse on the floor found a strange looking wound on
a new admission. She did a internet search and was able to determine
the cause. I think in this day and age we should take advantage of all resources
available! Just my 2 cents!
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Holly
Sox, RN, RAC-C Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 4:20
PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: simple
question
That is absolutely nuts. I am fortunate
that my DON respects the information that I receive from this list and from
the aanac website, and in fact, will often ask me to post a question to the
list for her.
I would actually estimate that most of us do
NOT have email at work. In many of my positions in the past, I have
been either scolded, written up or actually fired once, for reading this
list serv, or the one that preceded, at work. Often, as another on
this list serv wrote, either the DON or the Administrator don't really
understand all of the in's and out's of the process, and the actual
relationship of income to careful scheduling and coding of the MDS.
Many of them think of 5,14,30,60, etc. as the actual dates, and no amount of
explanation helps. Most often, reading email has been considered
"surfing" the internet during work hours. Actually showing the
downloads, such as the manual, the email filings and addresses, postings by
CMS, etc., are considered things that are "private interest" and should be
done "on your own time at home". Several years ago, the DON had the
modem removed from the submission computer so that all submissions needed to
be done from the administrator's computer, which was fine until the day the
MDS team needed to use her computer for the submission. The next day,
the modem was returned, but all use of internet explorer was blocked, which
lasted until they needed to look up something and realized they had shot
themselves in the foot. (I suppose it's rude to giggle, isn't
it?)
I have noticed in the past day or so that
several of us on the list serve have indicated that they do not have
access to email at work. I just took for granted that most of us
access the list while at work. Is there some reason or rationale
that those of us who do not have access at work? Just
curious.
During my 10 years in MDS, I have only had
2 jobs where we were allowed internet access to get email. Got
fired from one job for going on line to look something up at the CMS
site. It was considered "surfing".
Try to take
some time during your work day to review the emails. I consider
it part of my job to be informed.
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Message----- From:cmdg[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Behalf Of katie
fox Sent: Wednesday,
November 05, 2003 9:44 PM To:cmdg@aanac.org Subject: Re: simple
question
Hi
I do have a
manual and it is on my lap the whole time I am at the computer.
We are the only facility on the island that does MDS. We are
very small, 25-35 residents. I did not get much training, as our
consultant was trying to catch us up from our computer going down in
June, she was there for two weeks. I started in the
middle of August. (surveyors came on my second day on the
job) I do all the sections some of the time and some of the time
I can get our other departments (activities, social services) to do
their sections. Therapy always comes through for me and they
give me the information for their section.
I did join
AANAC and have been reading emails almost every night after
work.
Katie Fox,
RN Seaview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility St. Thomas,
Virgin Islands 340-777-3303 ext. 114
I think
the best place for you to start is the RAI Manual...do you have
one?
Also, it
will be very important for you to check out (and if possible join)
AANAC's membership.
Tell
us...how much training you have had in the
process?
When did
you start?
How many
beds are you responsible for?
What
sections do you complete?
Yes, you
did ask a basic question...but we are all basic to some extent...as
the regulations are always changing or being clarified. So
feel free to ask basic questions...infact, we welcome them!
You are a brave person to write...others like to
lurk....so you may be asking a question that others are thinking
about.
I won't
bore you and others with the answers as I am sure the questions
are being answered as I write this.
A bit of
advise....
Don't try
to be a perfectionist you will disappoint yourself. Always,
know you will always be learning regardless of the seminars,
conventions and articles...no one has it all! Which is the
reason you can feel free to ask the questions on this
listserver...someone out there may have part of an answer and others
will expound of that answer...this is all part of growing with the
MDS. Oh one last thing...try not to look at the position as a
job...but rather as a career I do believe you will find much more
rewarding.
I am
very new to the whole MDS process and am trying to learn
everything at once. I am the only one in this area
that does this job, so I am learning a lot from everyone's
emails. (thank you)
I have a
very simple question-- What is the time frame for me to complete
the MDS after the ARD? And how long for me to
transmit?
Forgive
me for the basic question.
Katie
Fox, RN Seaview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands 340-777-3303 ext.
114
