I would probably not do the sig change in this situation, but would definitely be sure the care plan is up to date, like you said.
HS Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacee Kunse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 2:10 PM Subject: sig change or not?? > Question: > Resident was totally dependent for all ADL tasks, brain stem injury, > non-communicative, rarely attended an activity program, did get OOB to > the geri-chair in her room. She suffered a pathological fracture of her > right femur with ORIF. She is now back. I have addressed her pain, > surgical incision, etc on the careplan. Her MDS is essentially > unchanged, except she has been bedfast rather than in a geri-chair. > Would a significant change be indicated for this resident? Any ideas? > > > > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential information intended > for the sole use of the addressee listed. If you are not the intended > recipient, please notify the sender immediately via return e-mail, or > call our Management Information Systems Coordinator at (989)673-4117, > and delete the e-mail. Unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or > copying of this e-mail or attachments, in whole or in part, is strictly > prohibited and may be unlawful. > > Stacee Kunse, RN > MDS Coordinator > Tuscola County Medical Care Facility > 1285 Cleaver Road > Caro, MI 48723 > Phone: (989)673-4117 > Fax: (989)673-6665 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
