Don S Handbook For Long Term Care

Resources, guidelines, and regulations for the Director of Nursing in a long term care facility.

Resources, guidelines, and regulations for the Director of Nursing in a long term care facility.

194 pages and CD. Includes FREE 2019 MDS Assessment Scheduling Calendar. Current with all RAI Manual Updates, PDPM updates, Surveyor Guidelines and Federal Regulatory Changes. Comprehensive manual for the new or experienced Director of NursingAll the essential information on Staffing, Resident Care, Quality Assurance, MDS Essentials, Nursing Policy and Procedure, Long Term Care Regulations, Survey Protocols. Forms in the Director of Nursing book and on the CD for Nursing budget, Staffing, Scheduling, Employee records, Staff education, Quality assurance audits, Infection control. Includes 23 Skilled Charting Guidelines. This Director of Nursing book aims to give all of the basic information a long term care Director of Nursing needs today. For the experienced Director of Nursing it provides a good reference for long term care regulations, standards, and laws. The forms included in the Director of Nursing book can greatly expedite job performance. Information is given on organizing the job, managing resident care, staffing, and quality assurance issues.For the new Director of Nursing, or the nurse aspiring to that position, the book outlines all of the major responsibilities of the job. Applicable federal regulations are quoted in each chapter, and forms are throughout the book. Forms and care plans have been updated to ensure compliance with the change to MDS 3.0 and with all of the federal regulations and guidelines updated during the past year.All of the forms and nursing care plans in the Director of Nursing book are included on the CD so they can be saved to a computer whenever needed. By adding or deleting entries, the forms and care plans can be made resident specific.

2023 Edition for MDS v1.18.11. Comprehensive manual for the new or experienced Director of Nursing. All the essential information on Staffing, Resident Care, Quality Assurance, MDS Essentials, Nursing Policy and Procedure, Long Term Care Regulations, Survey Protocols. Forms in the book for Nursing budget, Staffing, Scheduling, employee records, Staff Education, Quality Assurance audits, Infection Control. Current with all RAI Manual Updates, PDPM updates, Surveyor Guidelines and Federal Regulatory Changes. Updated Survey Section with F-Tags List, Survey Focus Areas for F-Tag Deficiencies, Federal Regulatory Groups for Long Term Care, Matrix for Providers, and Surveyor’s Entrance Conference Worksheet. Includes FREE MDS Assessment Scheduling Calendar.

For every D.O.N. or an A.D.O.N, a unit manager or shift supervisor this is a must read to add to your insight of running your facility. If you're an up and comer who is ready to climb the ladder to Long Term Care management this book provides the rungs to that ladder and will separate you from the rest of the crowd. If you are a non clinical Nursing Home Administrator who is looking for a crash course in the clinical demands of Long Term Care, your search is over.

Not a "care-plan-in-a-can," this revised edition updates the classic toolkit for developing plans in the field of long-term care that meet HCFA's increasingly complicated standards, make the most of staff time, and ensure the quality of individualized care. Essential for all types of service--including adult day care and nursing homes--this hands-on workbook's simple format shows how to create care plans that address patient-centered outcomes and offers varied approaches to achieving goals from the many perspectives of a multidisciplinary team. The Complete Care Plan Manual for Long-Term Care, Revised Edition, features the most recently published NANDA listing of nursing diagnoses and offers the flexibility needed to meet JCAHO requirements. This practical handbook also correlates with MDS 2.0 and the Resident Assessment Protocol, which HCFA mandates for each resident in a Medicare/Medicaid-certified facility.