Solutions: A Blog for Healthcare Professionals

July 21, 2010

Marci Pederson, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator/Consultant, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

Regulations Update
Federal Regulation - F514 Clinical Records

F514 titled Clinical Records was the 6th most cited regulation as a deficiency during 2009 in long term care facilities in South Dakota. There were 24 deficiencies written.

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July 2, 2010

Marci Pederson, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator/Consultant, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

Regulations Update
Federal Regulation - F253 Housekeeping and Maintenance

South Dakota long term care facilities had 28 deficiencies cited for F253 in 2009. It ranks number five in the top ten deficiencies for long-term care facilities in South Dakota.

F253 states, “Housekeeping and maintenance services necessary to maintain a sanitary, orderly, and comfortable interior”

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June 3, 2010

Marci Pederson, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator/Consultant, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

Regulations Update
Federal Regulation - F371 Sanitary Conditions

F371 had 36 deficiencies cited in South Dakota long-term care facilities in 2009. It ranks number four in the tiop ten deficiencies for long-term care facilities in South Dakota.

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June 3, 2010

Marci Pederson, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator/Consultant, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

Celebrating Success

I am grateful to be a part of Avera Education & Staffing Solutions. Today I returned to my office from a nursing home feeling joyful! I have worked with this facility the past three years by providing mock surveys, updating policies and procedures, and assisting with their post-survey plans of correction. This week I had the privilege of being present during their survey to lend support.

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March 31, 2010

Marci Pederson, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator/Consultant, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

Regulations Update
Federal Regulation - F323 Accidents and Supervision

F323 states, “The facility must ensure that – The resident environment remains as free of accident hazards as is possible; and each resident receives adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents.”

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February 25, 2010

Marci Pederson, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator/Consultant, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

Regulations Update

Let’s look at this regulation and the Guidance to Surveyors. F281 states, “(3) The services provided or arranged by the facility must—(i) Meet professional standards of quality”. Professional standards of quality mean accepted standards of clinical practice and can apply to any professional discipline. Because many of us reading this newsletter are in nursing, we may refer more to that clinical area of expertise.

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Janaury 22, 2010

Marci Pederson, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator/Consultant, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

Regulations Update

Starting this month I will have a regulations update every month in the new Solutions Blog.  Check in regularly for other blog entries from our consultants.

My topic this month is regulation F441—Infection Control.  This regulation has tremendous importance for our long-term care residents.  According to the Guidance for Surveyors, “Infections are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for nursing home residents and account for up to half of all nursing home resident transfers to hospitals. 

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December 21, 2009

Connie J Wagner, RN, BSN, MSAS, Operations Manager, Avera Education & Staffing Solutions

First Post of Many!

I'm not very excitable. Certainly I'm not high strung, edgy or emotional. Maybe you would call me unflappable.

But when I think about a blog, the ho-hum world of education having a blog, and Avera Education & Staffing Solutions sponsoring a blog…now, that excites me!

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