Q: How can I involve staff in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program?
Ask the nursing expert … about annual facility assessments
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 10, 2023
We update the facility assessment annually. How can we use it to improve resident outcomes?
Ask the nursing expert: How can I determine if a problem rises to the level of requiring a performance...
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 01, 2020
How can I determine if a problem rises to the level of requiring a performance improvement plan (PIP)?
Ask the Nursing Expert about … the Facility-Wide Assessment
By
Judi Kulus, MSN, MAT, RN, NHA, RAC-MT, DNS-CT
Dec 06, 2017
My administrator has asked me to lead the effort to prepare our Facility-Wide Assessment (FWA). What does this mean for me, as the director of nursing?
Ask the nursing expert … about trauma care approaches
By
Amy Stewart
Nov 11, 2022
Q: How can we care plan for resident trauma?
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By
Amy Stewart
Dec 01, 2021
When and how should we use the informal dispute resolution process?
Ask the nursing expert… about the difference between retention and turnover
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 12, 2024
What is the difference between staff retention and turnover, and how can I use these metrics in our Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) meetings?
Ask the nursing expert: What should we be doing to prepare for this SNF QRP measure?
By
Amy Stewart
Oct 01, 2021
CMS has finalized the SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) Requiring Hospitalization measure in the Fiscal Year 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule. What should we be doing to prepare for this SNF QRP measure?
Ask the Nursing Expert about … fostering critical thinking
By
Kathy Owens, RN, MSN, DNS-CT, RAC-CT
Mar 05, 2017
Some nurses struggle with critical clinical thinking, especially my newer nurses. The clinical orientation process mainly focuses on teaching how to document and reviews core competencies. What can I do...