FleaRN

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1. New Charting Regs?

   FleaRN posted a topic in Hospice

   At my previous place of employment we were instructed we could no longer use the shorter PRN form for PRN or second/third routine scheduled visits starting about October or November last year. We were told that this was due to changes in Medicare req...

2. Highs and Lows in Hospice

   FleaRN replied to cd365c's topic in Hospice

   I love actually building relationships with patients and family and knowing that I make a real difference to their life and experience. I sometimes grow weary of the cumulative grief that is present in hospice. I find going to funerals helps me to f...

3. Assessing Anxiety, SOB, nausea in patients that can not rate the symptom

   FleaRN replied to nashva's topic in Hospice

   The charting software my company uses just has a scale of mild to severe for these symptoms which I find utterly useless due to its subjectivity. When charting SOB, I'll chart how many words the patient can speak in one breath as a way to illustrate...