Most recent articles by Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
What we have is a failure to communicate
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 25, 2019
Recently, I saw a group email pop-up on my computer that basically states that surveyors showed up in a particular building and they may need electronic medical record access, so please stand by.
Documentation nightmares: so noted
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 28, 2019
The bane of any nurse leader’s existence is reading some of her staff’s notes and just praying a surveyor or lawyer never finds them.
Dessert or Brussels sprouts — you need both
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 14, 2019
I was watching a sermon on raising your children in today’s age and found myself completely intrigued. The pastor was talking about two different styles of patenting which kind of made me think of leadership...
Washington state senator doesn’t get the deal
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 23, 2019
The internet is exploding with nurses who are pretty hot under the collar due to one very uninformed (or one highly lobbied) Washington senator named Maureen Walsh.
Excessive citation?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 16, 2019
A man was recently charged with animal cruelty after abandoning his pet fish Oscar. Yep, you read that right, a fish. Not some exotic fish in expensive tanks, but a fish in a bowl. The guy had been evicted...
You know what you’re getting at a one-star wedding
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 02, 2019
I’m seeing stars all right, and not in a good way, after recently reviewing a webinar on the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Rating System changes.
Is long-term care a flea market?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 20, 2019
Recently, I overheard a business office manager speaking on the phone to a managed care company, which after approving dozens of patients, kept denying payments — without giving a reason, of course....
On the road again and the plight of going solo
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 05, 2019
Eating out alone can be uncomfortable. Not for me, but apparently for people around me.
Impacting quality — my way
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 19, 2019
Last week, I once again joined my colleagues at the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Examiners meeting. What a joy.
Is there an ‘I’ in team?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 05, 2019
We’ve all heard it: “There is no ‘I’ in team.” But I challenge that.