This is a decision for the licensed nurse overseeing the program to make. Since there is a maximum case load that designated aides can handle there should be a policy in place to help determine when a resident can/should be transferred off the designated restorative aide program. Ususally it is after a resident is completing the program without difficulty and with no further progress. Some residents that have more difficult programs to carry out may never come off the designated case load. While decisions are made on a case by case basis, some use 90 days as a marker for making the decision to move the resident off the designated restorative aide program.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 2:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Discharging a resident from a formal restorative nursing program We have been looking for documentation related to when a resident is appropriate to be discharged from the formal restorative nursing program and to be followed by the unit staff. (unit staff have been trained for maintenance care such as routine range of motion, ambulation for residents who can walk with supervision, etc.) An example is: resident has met restorative goals, is now walking 100 feet for the last month. Or there are no goals and the exercises to the contracted limb are routine in nature. We have other residents who could be in the program, but due to a limited number of restorative aides, there is a limit as to how many residents can be put in the formal program. How are other facilities with designated restorative aides dealing with this? thanks darlene /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
