I would continue to cover her. Monitoring and assessing for pain with IV medication intervention would certainly qualify. Winona Phelps
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Still skilled - Please help! Therapy to discontinue a resident. This resident has Morphine running continuously on a PCA pump (drip, no bolus). Would she remain skilled for the monitoring and assessment that we are doing for pain? Bonnie /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
