RAPs are something that I think every NAC struggles with in the beginning. It took me a long time to realize what I was truly doing. The best thing I can tell you is to follow the rap guidelines but tell a story. When I teach this process, I tell everyone that the mds and raps are a story of that individual. What the raps are doing is getting you to a conclusion through thorough investigation. For example, is cognitive loss a problem, does it affect the resident's daily lifestyle, are there other factors that compound cognitive loss (like hearing impairment) that may be corrected and help improve cognitive functioning, or is the cognitive loss irreversible and the resident needs to be stimulated through low-level activities, hands-on stimulation, etc. Raps will be repetitive at times, because each protocol will generally overlap into the next one.
I know love (I know some people think this is crazy) doing raps, because I am writing the past, present, and future of that resident. Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: katie fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
