How true. You never know when it is your "time". Do not be foolish enough to believe that you are too young. I lost my brother when he was 28, my mom was 65 and just recently my dad died at 72, a very young 72 as he faithfully supported his grandson's in their sport's and theatrical endeavors. He never missed a game or a play. After my mother died I decided to live life like today is your last day. You never know when it is. Michelle
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Petros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:56 AM Subject: RE: I'm Frustrated!- congrats > Gail: > I have been there, done that!! The DON was the person not accepting the > sig. change as well as the team. The POC meeting was a horrendous event > and I simply got up and left. I documented everything in the patient's > medical record though. I did smarten up and resign. It still hurts as > I loved that facility and my job. BUT---as you said, tomorrow is > another day. I say--"Life is too dam short not to enjoy the simple > pleasures." I would like to share with the group something I found > somewhere. My husband has had two MIs and is only 55. Our outlook has > changed drastically in many ways. I have always been a fighter for what > I firmly believe. Yes, I can compromise but only to a certain point and > within the law. Oh!! We are taking our 6 year old to the Broadway > production of "Cats" tonight. She is so excited. I think she thinks > there will be REAL CATS on stage. This should be quite delightful > tonight. Life is good. > > My philosophy of life is simple. > Life is too short not to live it the way you want to. > It isn't about money. It is about attitude. > It is giving up old limitations and > Understanding you have choices. > Begin by believing that everything is possible! > > Cathy Petros,RN > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This e-mail, and any attachments there to, is intended for use by the > addressee(s) named herein, and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of the e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > immediately notify me by telephone at 207-866-4914 and permanently > delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and any printout thereof. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Colleen Wolf > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 7:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I'm Frustrated!- congrats > > > Wow, Gail, it's incredible that you're the only RAC-C for such a large > facility for one thing!! And for the rest of the team to not understand > or > take your word as a credible source is doubly dumb-founded! I > congratulate > you on your ability to do your job and stay in that position; I'm sure > if I > was in your place I'd have left long ago. I'm in a 108 bed M/M facility > and > we have two full time MDS coordinators; me being one of them. That fact > in > and of itself holds no comparison to yours. Again, I want to give my > support and understanding that you need to vent!! Glad you did. > Colleen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dfrias" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: I'm Frustrated!- congrats > > > > Gail.... > > You have every reason in the world to vent!!! > > Sometimes this listserver is the only available ones that will listen > or > for > > that matter care. > > > > Let it be known...you did correctly and the heck with the team! Your > > responsibility is to the resident and your facility to remain as much > as > > possible within the guidelines of OBRA. > > Congratulations for a job well done! > > > > The Nose > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gail RN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:13 PM > > Subject: I'm Frustrated! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > I don't understand where non MDS people come from. I am referring to > other > > > disciplines (the team!) that have no clue about MDS's and yet in my > > facility > > > are responsible for determining if someone is a change in status. > > > I am a RAC-C and although I would never profess to be an expert in > doing > > > MDS's, when I came across a Resident that was coded 1-1 in > transfers, > > > mobility and toileting last quarter and now is an extensive 2 person > > assist, > > > to me that is a change in status. To them, since his only areas of > change > > > were in sec G, he is not a change of status. I pointed out to the > TEAM > in > > > the RAI manual where it very clearly says 2 or more changes can be > in > the > > > same domain, but its always fighting a battle! When I "cleared" > doing > > this > > > change with the physical therapist she reluctantly said I could do > it. > > Then > > > I found out today that in patient care to which I am never invited, > I > was > > > slammed for taking it upon myself to do this sig change because this > same > > > physical therapist had apparently forgotten that I had talked to her > about > > > it. > > > Ya know, I just needed to vent. Thanks for being a great support > group! > > > Gail > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~And tomorrow's another day!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Share holiday photos without swamping your Inbox. 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