CEDAR CREST NURSING &
REHABILITATION

Cedar Crest utilizes a Primary Nursing Model to develop a therapeutic relationship with patients and residents resulting in highly individualized plans of care. Primary Nursing staff, which includes RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, is assigned to individuals creating consistent care for the length of the patient’s stay.

In Primary Nursing, the RN, in collaboration with the patient’s physician and nursing team, is responsible for decision-making regarding care during a patient’s stay. The Primary Nurse’s role is to identify the patient’s unique health needs and priorities, establish an individualized plan of care, and communicate that plan to other members of the team. In doing so, she or he focuses on the nurse-patient relationship, strengthens accountability for care and facilitates family involvement in the planning of care.

Cedar Crest’s Unique Nursing Program

• High licensed staff to patio ratio that exceeds both State and National statistics
• Continuity of care: Primary Nurse follows patient from admission to discharge back to community
• Tools for high quality medical management include computers-on-wheels for bedside assessment, documentation and access to medical records; computers at all nursing stations for lab/pharmacy reference and communication; wall-mounted units to allow nursing assistants to input patient vital signs and instantly access patient information.
• Nurses administer medications, perform all wound care, and provide on going assessments of their patients medical condition
• Strong Focus on pain management
• Nursing certifications include BLS, IV and Wound Care
• Patient and family education of disease process and medication management