Category: Nursing support
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Life as a Clinical Reimbursement manager
We often are focused on the frontline staff that we may have not noticed the changing roles of your management staff. What has changed for your managers ? Your Manager could be at the center level who is responsible for the reimbursement team reaching goals. They may be in a regional role and are responsible…
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The important role of Nursing Assistants in skilled nursing homes. They need to be valued for their ideas and the knowledge they possess.
Why is it so important to empower your nursing assistant team to have open communication with your direct care Nursing staff and your leadership team? Nursing assistants in the long term care setting are often the first staff person that a resident will have interactions with at the start of the day. They should be…
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Is technology helping MDS nurses do their jobs or adding to stress levels?
Today, although only a Tuesday was a very busy day for the facilities that I oversee. Billing for all the skilled care that is provided is due this week. That means that the MDS assessments that are used for this purpose need to be complete as possible. Completing the MDS is not where it ends.…
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Approaching Monday. How can leadership help a tired nurse be ready to meet the challenges of the new week?
I am a manager who functions at a Regional level. My Mondays begin by reviewing each of my assigned facilities to assess what processes the nurses were able to complete. What may be needed for Monday and for the rest of the week. How I relay the results of that assessment can either cause more…