Am very interested in knowing the amount of paperwork hospice nurses are confronted with in comparison to homecare nursing (Oasis forms, insurance papers and authorizations, documentation of necessity of services such as HHAs and medical equipment).
My reason for asking this is as follows:
I love homecare nursing, but absolutely despise the paperwork - the amount of time I spent on paperwork was probably 3 times the amount I did actual caring for my patients - 3, 4, 5 hours at home every night, and on weekends - and this was utilizing a laptop!. Needless to say, I left homecare because of this. I am in the line of research nursing now, and I am so very much missing the patient interaction and nursing skills that this position lacks. I am considering hospice, but, quite frankly, if the paperwork is anywhere near the amount as homecare, I will have to look elsewhere.
Please tell my about your paper workload. Thanks so much.
Laurie
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