Documenting in car

OldDude · Feb 14, 2017

Regardless of what is preached by your company, the practice of reality is documentation is done at the office or at home; not in the patient's house or sitting in the car in front of their house.

1sweetday · Feb 15, 2017

I try to get most of my charting done while in the patient's home and then I do the rest of my charting at home. Since I am paid per visit, I like to get all of my visits done back-to-back and then finish up at home. I use google maps to track mileage but our EMR is usually pretty accurate with the mileage.

4boysmama · Feb 20, 2017

Regardless of what is preached by your company, the practice of reality is documentation is done at the office or at home; not in the patient's house or sitting in the car in front of their house.

I pretty much ALWAYS do at least my narrative note, if not all the documentation, outside the house in my car after a visit.

OldDude · Feb 20, 2017

Listen to what you guys are saying...

Mom2boysRN · Feb 27, 2017

I just jot down some quick notes and then do my charting once I get home. I have a calendar/planner that I track my mileage on. My agency doesn't do anything on paper for the most part. I'm able to set reminders for myself inside the charting software etc. Organization is key!

KSU-SN · Mar 29, 2017

I would never get my documentation done if I didn't chart in my patients' homes! I can't imagine seeing 5-6 patients every day and then at the end of the day have all that charting to do :eek:

caliotter3 · Mar 29, 2017

When I did a home health clinical placement in nursing school, my preceptor did her note while sitting in the car in front of the home. However, when I started working in the field, I found that most of the time I don't spend too much time in my car in any neighborhood. There is an aspect of discomfort when loitering too long. I go in, do my thing (which is usually a shift, but has been a visit), get out, and finish any necessary documentation at my abode.