Not even if I really, really want them to come take me away?????? (Calgon, anyone?)
Sorry, could not resist that one. Will add on to this, though, by saying that I keep a log at my desk whenever I complete an assessment late for any reason. In January and February, we had 2 ice/snow storms which completely disrupted things. The entire state of South Carolina is paralyzed if 3 snow flakes fall consecutively, so you can imagine a 3 day ice storm. At any rate, I just keep the log with res name, type of assessment, when it was due, when it was completed, and the reason it was late. In the MANY times state has been in since I have been at this facility, they have not even raised the issue of late assessments. At my previous facility, they did bring me a late assessment list with one survey. This was a 250+ bed facility, and the list was about 1.5 pages long. I was really stressing about it, and going back to find the reasons they were late, and the survey team leader said something like, "We just give you this for information. We really don't look at this unless it is a pattern or really serious situation." She went on to tell me that they had been in another facility earlier that had 10 or 12 pages of late assessments with half the number of beds. Holly Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 5:44 PM Subject: Missed annual > No one will come and take you away.Do it and write a note that it was missed.There is no real issue unless there is a pattern of late assessments in your facility. > > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
