Our residents all need assist to transfer to the chair so no fits. They also don't mind it outside the door because of the room sizes. So far so good. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faye Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:24 AM Subject: RE: electric wheelchairs
> If they need the electric w/c to mobilize wouldn't we be restraining > them if we removed it from their immediate use? Just curious cause we > have several also and our residents would pitch a fit it we put it where > they couldn't use it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > nursejane > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: electric wheelchairs > > I would also like to know. I have gotten 5 in our building so far and > am > working on another one. Sometimes kept in rooms, but because our rooms > are > double we usually set them outside the residents door when they are in > bed. > Courtesy to roommates too. We have never been cited when they are in the > residents room during survey, and I have yet to hear about the OSHA. > Jane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Junot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:55 PM > Subject: RE: electric wheelchairs > > > > please let me know where it is in writing that electric wheelchairs > can > not > > be stored in resident's room, when you find it. > > thanks, > > sue > > > > > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: electric wheelchairs > > >Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 17:43:28 +0000 > > > > > >I have a question for the group that is not MDS, but I need help. I > was > > >told that OSHA says electric wheelchairs can not be stored in > resident's > > >room by corporate. Now I have to find it in writing somewhere. Help > > >please. > > > > > >Thanks in advance, > > >Davina DeMerritt, RN > > > > > >/---------------------------------------------------------- > > >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 > > -----------------------------------------------------------/ > > > > > > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
