Our therapy dept puts out a schedule daily and it is kept at the nurses station with a cover...HIPPA. It is easy for the staff to tell the resident the time of their therapy and for the LN's to schedule the prn meds prior to therapy if needed. Gail
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chriss, Theresa M. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:24 AM To: AANAC Q&A (E-mail) Subject: THERAPY SCHEDULING We are a 21Medicare Bed SNF. We are having difficulty with our residents knowing when they are going for therapy and were thinking of doing some type of schedule on a day to day basis. We were thinking that then the residents would know when they would have therapy and when they would want to time pain medications. Also, we thought it would help the nurses out as well as the aides in getting the residents ready for therapy. How do some of the rest of you handle this problem?? Do schedules seem to work? Any ideas would be appreciated. THANKS TERRI CHRISS, RN :0) Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing Center Dekalb, IL 60115 /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
