I've doing RAPS since "the beginning" and struggled for several years before I became proficent with them. The longer you work with them, the easier they'll become. Always keep the RAI manuel close at hand. Look at the first section for each triggered RAP. It will tell you the INTENT of the RAP, as well as WHAT triggered it. Try to address each area under GUIDELINE section in some way. What I aim for is to have a RAP that is concise, but to the point..... and also would tell the surveyor quite a bit about each resident without having to look at the whole chart, and that staff familiar with the residents could tell who I was talking about even if there was no name on the RAP.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of katie fox Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Basic RAP Help Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone has some helpful tips as to how to go about RAPS. I feel like I am repeating myself and I do not feel like they are good. So, I am asking experienced MDS people to give me some direction. Thank You, Katie Fox, RN Seaview Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 340-777-3303 ext. 114 _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
