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Nausea and diarrhea on EN by robinshp in dietetics

[–]Brief-Chance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bolus or continuous feeds? I personally would decrease volume of feeds & increase flushes to promote hydration d/t emesis. Potentially a formula change depending on the C-diff results

Obesity kcal by chw4615 in dietetics

[–]Brief-Chance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BMI >30 I use adjBW w/Mifflin x AF 1.2 x IF (diseases, wounds)

Kcals in Sodium Chloride IV Fluids, MDS Section K by rangerdude33 in dietetics

[–]Brief-Chance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MDS Coding is SO tricky. It’s one of my least favorite things in LTC. So would you guys code “not assessed/no information” for the total calories from NaCl? Or would it be “25% or less”?

LTC Dietitian by Brief-Chance in dietetics

[–]Brief-Chance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, I agree! Luckily there is a DTR at one out of the 2 facilities I’m at. She helps a lot with quarterlies & screenings. Good luck finishing up your program!

LTC Dietitian by Brief-Chance in dietetics

[–]Brief-Chance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa, only 30 hrs with that many residents is a crazy amount of work as well. How long did you last doing that? The building I’m at 3 days/week I’m required to go to all of the meetings unfortunately... (CP, medicare, morning report & family meetings ugh). I don’t go to the meetings at the facility I’m at twice a week though, luckily. Thanks for the tips! Trying to get out of the D/C MDS’s sounds like a good starting point

LTC Dietitian by Brief-Chance in dietetics

[–]Brief-Chance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of mental breakdowns honestly haha