Resources
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Documentation
Forms:
Incontinence Assessment [preview]
IV Flow sheet
MDS (seven day documentation of ADL's and mood/behavior) [preview]
Monthly Nursing Summary [preview]
Nursing Admission Physical Assessment
Respiratory Assessment [preview]
Scheduled toileting
UTI documentation
Rehabilitation/Restorative
Nursing Forms:
202 Worksheet
Functional Maintenance form
Job Description for Restorative Nurse Aide [preview]
Nursing Rehabilitation form
Restorative nursing form (reverse side)
Restorative Nursing Program Procedure
Therapy referral form
Miscellaneous
Forms:
Assessment and Management of Urinary Incontinence
Chart Audit forms
Restraint audit forms [preview]
Restraint documentation guidelines
TILE reporting and tracking form (communication form nursing to bookkeeping)
Research and C.E.U.'s Sites
Agency For Healthcare Policy, Research, and Quality
(AHCPR)
Clinical Practice guidelines
www.ahcpr.gov
Interactive Merck Manual On-Line
www.merck.com
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Research on pressure ulcer treatment and prevention
www.npuap.org
Nurse CEU.com
CEU articles arranged by category - some even free
www.nurseceu.com
Nursing Center .com by Lippincott
Nursing information, CEU's, and nursing journals
www.nursingcenter.com
Nursing Center.com
CEU's, employment opportunities, career management
www.nursingspectrum.com
Untie the Elderly by Kendal Corp.
Articles about restraint reduction
www.ute.kendal.org
Organizations' Sites
American Nurse's Association
www.nursingworld.org
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
www.apic.org
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
www.rehabnurse.org
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jcaho.org
Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
www.tahsa.org
Texas Nurse's Association
www.texasnurses.org
Government Sites
Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
CMS (Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services)
www.hcfa.gov
Long Term Care Quality Reporting System
Texas Department of Human Services rating of Texas nursing facilities
http://facilityquality.dhs.state.tx.us/ltcqrs_public/nq1/jsp2/qrsHome1en.jsp?MODE=P&LAGCD=en
MDS Information from HCFA
www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/mds20/default.htm
MDS - Texas Website (new address)
http://ltc.dhs.state.tx.us/policy/MDS/mds.html
Medicare Computer-Based Training by HCFA
www.hcfa.gov/medlearn/default.htm
Medicare and Medicaid Program Transmittals
www.hcfa.gov/pubforms/transmit/transmittals/comm_date_dsc.htm
National Heritage Insurance Company (NHIC)
www.eds-nhic.com
State and Local Government on the Net - Public Information
www.piperinfo.com/index.cfm
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
Nurse Practice Act, Position Statements
www.bne.state.tx.us
Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners
http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/tx/bvne/scope_of_practice.htm
Texas Department of Human Services
www.dhs.state.tx.us
TDHS - Long Term Care Policy Section
CARE Instructions, MDS policy information, Advanced Directives, Provider letters, and
Survey and Certification letters
http://www.dhs.state.tx.us/providers/ltc-policy/
www.dhs.state.tx.us/providers/LTC-Policy/index.html
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
www.hhsc.state.tx.us/
Texas Register
http://lamb.sos.state.tx.us/texreg
Consultants
National Cost Report - Consultants for Medicare and Medicaid
Preparation of Medicare and Texas Medicaid cost reports and Enhanced Direct Care Staff Rate implementation reports.
www.nationalcostreport.com