Ask the nursing expert… about emergency preparedness plans
By
Amy Stewart
Dec 07, 2023
The three aspects of the emergency preparedness plan most important for the nursing department are: staffing, supplies/resources and communications. Let’s consider each in depth.
Ask the nursing expert … about preparing for respiratory illness season
By
Amy Stewart
Nov 07, 2023
Q: How can we prepare for the coming respiratory illness season?
Ask the nursing expert … about QAPI
By
Amy Stewart
Oct 10, 2023
Q: How can I involve staff in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program?
Ask the nursing expert … about medication lists
By
Amy Stewart
Sep 12, 2023
Q: On Oct. 1, the MDS starts collecting information regarding provision of the current reconciled medication list to subsequent providers or the resident. How should we prepare?
Ask the nursing expert … about MDS fraud
By
Amy Stewart
Jul 10, 2023
Q: When does a Minimum Data Set error become fraud?
Ask the nursing expert … about social isolation
By
Amy Stewart
Jun 09, 2023
Q: Social isolation is being added to the MDS this Oct. 1. How should we care plan this new item?
Ask the nursing expert … about patient transitions
By
Amy Stewart
May 03, 2023
My facility is working with home health agencies to improve discharges. How can we smooth patients’ transition to home?
Ask the nursing expert … about annual facility assessments
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 10, 2023
We update the facility assessment annually. How can we use it to improve resident outcomes?
Ask the nursing expert about … an interrupted stay and the MDS
By
Amy Stewart
Mar 12, 2023
Q: How does an interrupted stay affect future MDS assessments?
Ask the nursing expert… about employee gossip
By
Amy Stewart
Dec 05, 2022
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of staff who like to cause drama and gossip. I can’t afford to lose workers. What can I do?
