Re: turning/repositioning program

[Peggy Voitik]

a facility's practice to turn & reposition residents on a regular basis is not considered a program. a program must meet ALL of the following criteria have measurable objectives (specific to the resident) evidence of periodic eval by a licensed nurse in the clinical record (good idea to correlate with MDS time frames) CNAs must be trained in the techniques (in-service records as well as return demonstrations) activities carried out or supervised by nursing staff ROM; scheduled toileting & turning &positioning fall in this definition see section P# page 3-192 RAI manual Peggy Voitik VP Circle of Quality, Inc. Tel: 309-432-3639 Fax: 309-432-3728 ----- Original Message ----- From: HighlandPark414-MDS To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 12:51 PM Subject: turning/repositioning program Hello to all Can you please specify for me in what is turning/repositioning program is? If we turn and reposition our patients 2, 3 times per shift does it mean we have a repositioning program or we should do something else? Thanks a lot. Lana