CONGRATS! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Norma Jean LaPoint Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 3:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Survey here and gone
On our exit interview 4/1/04, our survey team commended us and said we were doing a good job with pain management, . Norma Jean-New York State ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Mohror" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "AANAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 3:11 PM Subject: Survey here and gone > State survey has now passed for one facility that I am > associated with. All I have to say is pain, pain, > pain, and pain assessments. If you are in the state > of Iowa, I can say that this is the big one that they > are hitting on this year. You need to make sure that > you have crossed every T and dotted every I in this > situation. Make sure that you are assessing pain, > have interventions for pain, and assessing the > usefullness of pain meds and the effects the pain meds > are having on the resident. Also assess residents to > see if the medication you are giving are not causing > adverse side effects on the residents and that you are > documenting really, really well that you are > discussing with the doctors about effects of the meds, > and what that doctor is doing about it. I have one > more nursing home to go through state with, so all I > have to say to the rest of you is good luck. And for > the rest of you in other states just follow what I > just wrote, because I don't know what they are looking > for in your state but sure it is the same thing. > > Susan J. Mohror RN/MNC/RAC-C > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� > http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash > /---------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
