Chris | September 11, 2011
You, the DSD, come on duty Monday morning and are told Sunday night three residents began having several episodes of Vomiting and Diarrhea; in addition, a Nursing Assistant went home with the same symptoms. What should you do with this information?
Consider this a potential Norovirus- associated Gastroenteritis outbreak.
First notify DON, Medical Director, resident’s Physicians, Administration [...]
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Chris | September 10, 2011
I have been reviewing my mail again; thanks to everyone for their encouragement and kind comments. Someone asked about an RSS feed; there is one available; it’s at the bottom left of the page, just scroll down.
I’ll soon be posting some questions and answers regarding situations found in some of the Long-term Care Facilities I work with. Thank [...]
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