Abuse and Neglect
This is how you report abuse and neglect.
DSHS website and/or 1-800-562-6078
Bed hold notification, ED transfer sheet
What needs to have copies or be documented in progress note?
Consent, care plan, behavior monitor
What do you need prior to beginning a psychotropic medication?
Antibiotics, Falls, Allegations, all incidents
When do you update a care plan as a cart nurse?
Protect resident, report incident, investigate incident
What are the steps to an incident?
Everyone in this building.
Who is a mandated reporter?
Md, DNS, Administrator, Emergency contact
Who do you notify upon transfer?
Actual/ range number of behaviors observed
What needs to be documented on behavior monitor?
Edit the focus and interventions
How do you update a care plan?
Who needs to write a witness statement for an investigation?
Any time you suspect or hear a statement regarding abuse and neglect you report it.
What does it mean to be a mandated reporter?
24 hours
How long you have to notify patient of bed hold policy?
On the care plan or in the drug guide
Where do you find side effects to be monitored for?
A fall mat requires consent
Do fall mats/ safety devices require consent?
Use the purple book
When do you need to call the state?
Sexual, Verbal, Physical, Emotional, Financial
What are types of abuse and neglect?
Discharge skin summary
How do we prove whether a resident had skin impairment prior to discharge?
Mood stabilizer, anti-depressant, Anti-anxiety, anti-psychotic, hypnotic
What are classes of psychotropic medications?
No edit the current focuses.
Do you create a new focus each time you update a care plan?
CNA must complete.
Who completes the fall scene investigation report?
What do you do when staff members are implicated in an allegation?
Disharge Checklist
How do you know that you collected and sent all information necessary on discharge?
Assess resident, notify provider, follow through on recommendations/ orders, document in progress note
What do you do if a resident is experiencing ASE?
Quarterly and with change of condition/ status
How often must care plans be updated?
MD, DNS, Administrator, Emergency contact
Who needs to be notified for an incident?