This update includes instructions for surveyors relating to branch offices, separate entities, and survey procedures. A suggested lesson plan to be used with the video also is included. These tools will become a mainstay in your facility's continuing education program. This highly-quality video presents a positive, balanced explanation of the right to make one's own medical treatment decisions. Use this video and the included presentation outline to educate your community about advance directives.
Emphasis is placed on knowing the options and exercising individual choice.
Alicia Hudson, Jennifer Markley, RN, BSN, and Sharon Newton, RN, BA, CDMS provide an overview of PAS requirements, draft policies and procedures, guidelines for assessment and supervision, and respite guidelines. A tape recording of the presentation is available through Rollin' Recording for use with these materials. This revised manual comes complete with the new RN delegation rules adopted in June 2000, a sample policy, skills checklists, and multiple-choice tests. This policy can be used for any category of service. A comprehensive manual that includes all the necessary information an agency requires to comply with OSHA regulations related to bloodborne pathogens, including CFR Chapter 29 Bloodborne Pathogens Standards and a Sample Exposure Control Plan.