Janice... from northwest Iowa... up by the lakes. Didn't focus on falls for us this year thank god!!!! Susan
--- Janice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Susan....I am from Iowa also....Pain...the fifth > vital sign. what part of > Iowa are you in. We are done with survey for a > while. They just came first > of March...Didn't focus on pain with us but falls > was a big focus. and the > temp of food in the kitchen and when served. Good > luck with your next > facility. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Mohror" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "AANAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 2:11 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 > -----------------------------------------------------------/ __________________________________ 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
