Did the resident take a few steps from their bed to the w/c to go to therapy? Did therapy take them out of their area into the corridor to walk a few steps. Question why not w/therapy. Explain that you need for them to do both, not exclusively in the therapy department. After I showed the therapy dept what I have to code, how it effects our QI's, the how, when and where's, it seem to shed some light from the MDS view over to theirs. If they only walked w/therapy, why can't you and another nurse or CNA walk them? espically just in their room. Start assisting the resident to walk closer to their door that leads to the corridor, and bang, you have both. Unless specifically ordered by the MD that therapy are the only ones, it is an unnecessary "8".
Claudia >From: "Richardson, Christine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Section G Ambulation >Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:38:54 -0600 > >Then where do you reflect >in the MDS that the res does have the ability to walk? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Michelle Witges [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:42 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Section G Ambulation > > >Does the resident walk in her room, in the hall or the therapy room? If the >only place the resident walks is in the therapy room then they would have 8 >on walking in room and hall. >Michelle > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Green, Ava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:09 PM >Subject: Section G Ambulation > > > > If you have a resident who does not walk in her room, but does walk in > > therapy, do you code on MDS section G for ambulation, or do you code as an >8 > > because they never walked in their room? > > > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > > > Ava > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 >-----------------------------------------------------------/
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