This presentation involves checking an individual on various aspects of anxiety and mood disorders as requested on the recently updated version of patient assessment form, OASIS-E. We also discuss the following mandatory questions in this presentation-M1720, D0150, D0160, D0700, M1740, & M1745.

Though musculoskeletal system significantly falls into the therapy area, a basic assessment could be done by an RN to complete the OASIS assessment. Skilled nursing evaluation of the patient should always justify and support any therapy services being requested. Apart from answering the mandatory questions on OASIS E, on the musculoskeletal section of OASIS, RN should always evaluate and document some primary information regarding the patient, such as, patient presentation, physical limitations if any, ambulatory status, gait patterns, compromised balance, use of any assistive device and compliance with the device, hand dominance, grip strength, safety issues in the dwelling, any recent falls, and factors contributing to falls. We will discuss each of these topics in this video presentation.

In this presentation, we will discuss the following mandatory questions related to the Musculoskeletal documentation- M1800, M1810, M1820, M1830, M1840, M1845, M1850 & M1860. The M questions on this section check for the patient’s current ability to safely perform the tasks addressed for the question on the day of assessment. These questions consider the level of patient independence and caregiver dependence for safe performance of the said task.

The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act or IMPACT Act was signed into Law in 2014. The IMPACT Act requires assessment data to be standardized and interoperable to allow for exchange of data among various post-acute care providers. Section GG on the musculoskeletal part of OASIS was introduced to meet this intent of IMPACT act. In this presentation, we will discuss the implementation of section GG Functional Abilities and Goals. This presentation also discusses the following mandatory questions related to GG section- GG0100, GG0110, GG0130 & GG0170.

Documentation of medications is one task that many nurses starting career in home health industry experience difficulty with. As this section of OASIS assessment includes a lot of detail, forgetting to collect needed pertinent information regarding one or few aspects can be likely. Here we are attempting to summarize all the information to be collected from the patient or caregiver to be able to promptly complete this section on the OASIS. For this page on the OASIS E, clinicians should be informed regarding the appropriate way to collect all the active medications patient is on and what all to be included under the list of medications.

In this video, we will learn about how to answer the following mandatory questions on medications profile on the OASIS – N0415, M2001, M2003, M2010, M2005, M2020 & M2030.

Advance directives allow the individuals to make their health care decisions in advance. In this presentation, you will learn the basic concept of advance directives including terminology on advance directives, types of advance directives, guidelines for choosing witness on the advance directives.

Vaccinations against multiple health conditions are recommended for patients spanning across different age groups. Vaccinations are aimed at protecting individuals from contacting infections, preventing serious illness due to infection, avoiding development of complications, and reducing risk for prolonged hospitalization. Collect information on all your patients regarding some basic vaccination history, such as, for conditions discussed in this presentation.

This video includes information regarding some screening and diagnostic studies that are routinely and periodically recommended for individuals with history of or at risk for certain health conditions. These studies help diagnose issues in their early phase for appropriate management measures to be adopted. They also serve as good prognostic indicators to study the course of an ailment in affected individuals and also aid in identifying recurrence of issues that were once treated.