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  • Re: Wound Care Program at a Long Term Care Facility

    I also made up this sheet for the MD to do a dictation on in order to capture the medicare A/B piece. Helps to summarize all the information to decide if a pressure ulcer is avoidable vs. unavoidable... Pressure Ulcer Communication Sheet for Physician/NP Resident: _______________________________________________________________...
    Posted to General Forum (Forum) by bandaid12 on 09-26-2007
  • Re: Wound Care Program at a Long Term Care Facility

    This is a copy of the form we use.... Monthly Skin Care Flow Sheet Resident: ____________________________ Room #: _____________ MR#: ____________ Present on Admission: _______ Acquired Date: ___________ New: ______ Chronic: ______ Site: ____________________________________ Risk Assessment Score: _____...
    Posted to General Forum (Forum) by bandaid12 on 09-26-2007
  • Re: Wound Care Program at a Long Term Care Facility

    [quote user="mark1542"] I recently was put in charge of wound care at a 76 bed rehab based Transitional Care Center. The nurse who was there before me was very disorganized and scattered in her routine of seeing patinets and did not have a good system of documentation and ongoing treatment...
    Posted to General Forum (Forum) by bandaid12 on 09-26-2007
  • Re: Wound Care Program at a Long Term Care Facility

    Mark1542, I am in NY. There is a site called IPRO.org which has a "sub-site" called JENY (joint effort of NY) on this sub-site is the topic Long term care-look under the subject Nursing Homes share and there is a wealth of information. Dave Johnson created a excel program that allows you to...
    Posted to General Forum (Forum) by bandaid12 on 09-26-2007
  • Re: Wound Care Program at a Long Term Care Facility

    First thing to change is the frequency of your measurements...it is required that a RN assess a wound and obtain measurements on a weekly basis. I will be happy to share what I have done at our facility when I have more time available. Today is just an overly busy day...but that is the first thing that...
    Posted to General Forum (Forum) by bandaid12 on 09-25-2007
  • Wound Care Program at a Long Term Care Facility

    I recently was put in charge of wound care at a 76 bed rehab based Transitional Care Center. The nurse who was there before me was very disorganized and scattered in her routine of seeing patinets and did not have a good system of documentation and ongoing treatment choices for each patient. I am a fairly...
    Posted to General Forum (Forum) by mark1542 on 09-06-2007
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