Am seeking clarification on how you all would handle this---
A patient was admitted on 10/1 with an admission weight of 150(accurate).
On 10/7 the patient was weighed again--the weight was 136(accurate). An
assessment is done 10/8. There is a 10 lb weight loss, or 9.3%.
Does this get recorded at K3a? Or do we do as the RAI Manual says, and
compare the most recent weight only to a weight 30/180 days ago?
Weight loss has been care planned, and interventions in place.
Thanks.
To admit you were wrong is to declare you are wiser now than before.
--Unknown
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