RE: bladder assessment

[Brenda Chance]

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Would you be willing to share your cognitive assessment?  Would you email me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED].   Thanks!   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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 6:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: bladder assessment   I've worked for a facility where we did a cognitive assessment before we did a bowel/bladder incontinence assessment.  Our policy stated if the cog. score was 18 or less the resident was cognitively unable to participate in a bowel/bladder assessment and therefore any tolieting program.  It makes sense not to put someone through something they can't understand and possibly triggering anxiety symptoms or behavior disturbances.  The policy has been through two state surveys and passed without any problems.  Just something to think about before you do a lot of work or stress the resident for nothing.   In a message dated 1/6/2004 1:39:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In order to not reinvent the wheel, would anyone out there be willing to share a bowel / bladder incontinence assessment that has worked for them?     Susann Irwin, RN MDS Coordinator Garner, NC