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LTC NAC Chat episodes

February 11, 2025 Self-Care and Why It Matters in Healthcare
In this podcast, Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, director of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, and Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, discuss self-care and the importance of taking a break.
8 min
February 05, 2025 A New Method for Auditing PDPM
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, senior curriculum development specialist with AAPACN, discuss a new method for auditing the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM).
Additional Resource:PDPM Audit by MDS Section
16 min
January 07, 2025 January 2025 Five-Star Unfreeze: What to Expect
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, senior curriculum development specialist with AAPACN, discuss what to expect this January when Five-Star unfreezes several quality measures.
18 min
December 04, 2024 How to Prepare for AAPACN Certification
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, curriculum development specialists with AAPACN, discuss best practices to prepare for an AAPACN certification.
Additional Resources:
Resident Assessment Coordinator—Certified (RAC-CT®)
Resident Assessment Coordinator—Certified Advanced (RAC-CTA®)
QAPI Certified Professional (QCP®)
Director of Nursing Services—Certified (DNS-CT®)
Candidate Handbooks
17 min
November 19, 2024 Conduct a Thorough Candidate Interview for Improved Staff Retention
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss how conducting a thorough candidate interview can help to improve staff retention in skilled nursing facilities as well as a resource from AAPACN to assist with this process.
Additional Resources:
Interview Template Tool
7 min
November 05, 2024 Follow-Up Answers to Q&A from ICD-10 Updates Sept. 12, 2024, AAPACN Webinar
In this podcast, AAPACN Curriculum Development Specialists, Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA and Jennifer LaBay RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC, discuss a few of the questions asked during the recent AAPACN webinar, “How to Prepare for FY 2025 ICD-10 Updates,” held on Sept. 12, 2024.
Additional Resources:
How to Prepare for FY 2025 ICD-10 Updates – Sept. 12, 2024
12 min
October 08, 2024 Conduct a Comprehensive Systems Review to Improve Quality Measure Outcomes
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss how a comprehensive review of whole systems can help to improve Quality Measure outcomes in skilled nursing facilities and how a new resource from AAPACN can assist with this process.
Additional Resources:
QM Rescue Guide
QM Survival Guide
8 min
October 02, 2024 Quality Measures: Fundamentals of Exclusions
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss Quality Measures and some fundamentals about exclusions.
Additional Resources:
QM Survival Guide
13 min
September 17, 2024 Infection Control Issues and Career Advancement of the Infection Preventionist
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Dr. Devin Jopp, EdD, chief executive officer for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), discuss the role of the infection preventionist in long-term care and how this respiratory season may impact the infection preventionist’s workload.
Additional Resources:
APIC website, find prep courses and more
APIC Staffing Calculator
APIC Infection Preventionist Career Development and Advancement Guide
CBIC Associate - Infection Prevention and Control (a-IPC ™)
CBIC Certification in Infection Control (CIC®) – after 2 years of experience
CBIC Long-Term Care Certification in Infection Prevention (LTC-CIP®)
12 min
September 11, 2024 Top Five Changes in the RAI User’s Manual for October 2024
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss the top five changes coming to the RAI User’s Manual this October and how they will impact nurse assessment coordinators (NACs).
Additional Resources:
Small Updates, Big Impact: October 2024 RAI Manual Changes
16 min

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