You still have to monitor the drainage, the appearance of the surrounding tissue, sometimes the seal breaks and the dressing has to be changed more frequently. The patient may be having pain?? It's not like you change the dressing and don't look at it again until the next scheduled change. Are you monitoring for complications, infections, nutritional status...?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Wound Vic In a message dated 4/2/2004 1:47:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Jane Holmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Why would PT be changing the wound vac? Our nurses do it. >Jane > -----Original Message----- Plus, "every other day" does not constitute a skilled need. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lisa >Pippin > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:33 PM > To: AANAC ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Subject: Wound Vic > > > Question for the group? Does a wound vac qualify a resident for skilled >nursing it would be changed every other day and take about 30 min by a PT. >And would you count min in the P section? > > Thanks Lisa > > /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/ NOTE: This e-mail message may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure. It is intended for use only by the person to whom it is addressed. If you have received this message in error, please do not forward or use this information in any way. Delete it immediately and contact the sender as soon as possible by the reply option or by telephone at the telephone number listed (if available). In the event you cannot fulfill your obligation or there has been any improper release of this information, please contact the Privacy Officer at Carondelet Health at (816) 943-4611. /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
