LTCE 706-08 Federal Requirements: Resident Assessment; Quality of Care 10 CEUs
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Resident Assessment: covers such areas as admission orders, comprehensive assessments, frequency of assessments, comprehensive care plans requirements, services that meet professional standards, discharge summary and post discharge plan of care, preadmission screening for mentally ill and mentally retarded persons.
Quality of Care: covers all the required areas of care to avoid unfavorable outcomes such as activities of daily living, pressure sores, hydration, unnecessary drugs, medication errors, required nursing services, vision and hearing, range of motion, naso-gastric tube requirements, minimization of antipsychotic drugs, drug discontinuance efforts, medication error rate under 5%, and similar quality of care issues.