The Long Term Care Nursing Service Procedure Manual

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 Fourth Edition Book and CD, 184 Pages, 75 Comprehensive Nursing Policy and Procedure Forms on Easy to Edit Templates. The policies are operational, organized by department and outline step by step how a task should be completed and by which staff member. Major steps and staff members are bolded for easier location of information. Includes 22 Skilled Charting Guidelines for Medicare Nursing Documentation, Current with all RAI Manual Updates, Surveyor Guidelines and Federal Regulatory Changes, Abuse, Activities of Daily Living, ADLs, Admissions, Advance Directives, Airborne Precautions, Ambulation, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Bowel Movement Protocol, Care Area Assessments, Care Plan Completion, Care Plan Conferences, Contact Precautions, Covid-19 Virus Prevention, Dental Care, Director of Nursing Job Description, Discharges, Droplet Precautions, Fall Prevention Program, Falls, Post-Fall Protocol, Feeding Residents, Feeding Tubes, Glasses, Hearing Aids, Hydration, Incident Reports, Incontinence Care, Infection Control Nurse Job Description, Influenza Immunization, Informed Consent, Intravenous Therapy, Laboratory Services, Linens, MDS Coordinator Job Description, Meals and Dining Room, Medication Administration, Medication Errors, Medication Orders, Medication Storage and Handling, Medications: Adverse Consequences, Narcotics, Pharmacy Consultant, Psychotropics, Self-administration. Needles and Sharps, Nursing Documentation, Nursing Reports, Nursing Staff, Oxygen, Pain Care, Physician Services and Medical Director, Pneumonia Vaccine, Pressure Ulcers, Professional Communication and Sexual Harassment, Quality Assurance Director Job Description, Range of Motion, Resident Assessments, Resident Rights, Restorative Nurse Job Description, Restraints Program, Skin Care, Smoking, Staff Development Director Job Description, Standard Precautions, Suctioning, Therapeutic Environment, Toileting Programs, Tracheostomy Care, Transfers and Lifts, Tuberculosis Testing, Turning and Positioning, Urinary Catheter Care, Urinary Catheter Insertion, Wandering, Weight Loss, Workplace Violence. The seventy-five nursing policies and procedures in this manual are based on current standards of nursing practice and federal regulations and guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Center for Disease Control, and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. The Director of Nursing can review and update the manual annually. Some facilities have a policy and procedure committee that meets to review and consider changes to policies. The form at the top of each policy and procedure has spaces for the date the policy and procedure was approved by the DON and the date of any addendums or changes. Updates can be made when applicable due to changes in regulations or nursing standards of practice. Other appropriate additions to the manual would be manufacturer guidelines and instructions for new equipment and devices. Some facilities include with the policy and procedure manual master copies of forms, and this can help to ensure uniform documentation throughout the facility. Each of the policies and procedures in this book are also included on the CD so they may be easily edited on a word processor for desired updates and changes.