Long-Term Care Survey Alert
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Long-Term Care Survey Alert
- Survey Management:
Teach CNAs These Inside Secrets To Fending Off F Tags During The Survey
Here's what they need to know to win the day.
Surveys can be traumatic for CNAs [...] - Clip -n- Save:
Survey Resources:How Do You Spell Survey Success? S-O-M For State Operations Manual
The State Operations Manual should definitely be on your shelf, but never stay there for [...] - Resident Abuse:
This Abuse Investigation Policy Will Keep Everyone Out Of Harm's Way
It's better to be safe than sorry.
The next time your facility receives an allegation that [...] - What Do You Think?
Should a facility report every allegation of abuse to the state survey agency - and [...] - Best Practices:
Use CPGs To Improve Care And Survey-Proof Your Facility
Avoid these 5 common mistakes.
They say the best defense is a good offense, and in [...] - Survey Management:
Thinking On Your Feet Can Keep You From Slipping Into A Survey Disaster.
This NF's quick response left it deficiency free at the end of the day.
The way [...] - Best Practices:
Select The Best CPGs For Your Facility
These tips will put you on the right track.
You don't want to fix what isn't [...] - Clip -n- Save:
Guidelines Galore: Check Out These Evidence-Based Protocols
Nursing facilities looking to implement best practices have a number of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines [...] - Wound Management:
Turn Around Those Poorly Healing Wounds
Wow surveyors with these dietary best practices.
Wounds do not heal by medical and nursing care [...] - Sample form:
Staff Incident Statement - RAI Manual Update Contains Good News And Bad
Here are the highlights.
CMS giveth and taketh away in the August 2003 update to the [...] - Follow These AMDA Guidelines To Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Maintain personal hygiene.
Try to assure adequate nutrition and hydration.
Evaluate and manage urinary and [...] - Reader Questions
Develop A HIPAA- and OBRA-Compliant Internal Complaints Policy Question: What must be included in a [...] - News Briefs:
Survey & Clinical News To Use
CMS may be taking more time to get the MDS 3.0 right. CMS official Mary [...]
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