I've completed week #4 me thinks. It kind of just flew by me and I'm already swimming in (not drowning just yet) in mounds of paperwork. The more I learn, the more new forms I get exposed to. I've been on my own for a couple of weeks with "call me with questions" as my orientation motto from the preceptor(s). Of course I have many but when I'm driving, do not have time to write them down and out of my head they go. But I digress.
The first week I went out on my own, I learned about homebound status and how to judge that. OK. That was no problem. Now I'm learning about "the dump". Of course it's after I admitted a couple of them. It's sad. These people really need help but there's nothing I an do for them from a nursing perspective and they deserve better. Still, I'm not supposed to admit them. I hate referring to them as a "dump". They're the sick poor, unable to get what they need. Veterans are sadly the biggest segment.
I'd like to know from the experienced HH nurses how to recognize a "dump" situation. Thanks for helping me learn the ropes as I go. So many questions...
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