Course Summary:
Since the inception of PPS, many facilities have not been successful in operationalizing an interdisciplinary restorative nursing program. They view implementation of a restorative nursing program as cumbersome at best. This workshop provides an overview of an RAI compliant program and explains how restorative nursing fits into the continuum of care. It will assist the facility in learning how to implement an effective restorative nursing program.
Three Course Objectives:
At the completion of this session participants should be able to:
Define the requirements of an RAI compliant restorative nursing program.
Explain the integration of restorative nursing along the continuum of care.
Identify two options for restorative nursing documentation.
Presenter:
Evonne A. Fillinger, RN, BSN, WCC, RAC-CT and Clinical Operations Consultant at Boyer & Associates, LLC has more than 23 years of professional health industry experience. Her areas of expertise include long term care operations, legal consulting and wound care management. Among the health care positions she held include Director of Nursing Services, Nurse Manager, Legal Nurse Consultant, CBRF Consultant, and Manager of Clinical Services. Her primary professional goal is assisting facilities process to improve resident quality of life at the highest level of care. She has been instrumental in developing person centered clinical processes that have been integrated into facility culture change. Evonne’s direct responsibilities are implementing systems to improve reimbursement, measuring facility performance in evaluation processes including mock survey, implementing culture change, developing wound care systems, auditing and diligently focusing facilities to excel in a standard of practice that maintained continuous compliance. She has also trained and tested nursing assistants and provided educational workshops in multiple states.
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