Antonia RN

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1. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   Antonia RN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   I work in 2 northern California valley cities well known for high rates of murders and drive-by shootings. I have questioned many nurses who have worked Home Health for many years, and have not heard of any assaults, rapes, or even robberies of any ...

2. Face to face MD visits

   Antonia RN replied to Antonia RN's topic in Home Health

   Thank you.

3. Face to face MD visits

   Antonia RN replied to Antonia RN's topic in Home Health

   We are not charging these patients, nor are we sending bills to Medicare. Some people we keep on as "charity" cases because if they go to nursing homes, which means a minimum of an hour drive for their family to visit, if they have transportation, t...

4. Face to face MD visits

   Antonia RN replied to Antonia RN's topic in Home Health

   So, we just "abandon" our patients because they have lazy or overworked doctors? In our case, we live in a mostly rural area and getting around is a challenge for a lot of people, expecially the elderly. What would you do - just "dump" them? We d...

5. Face to face MD visits

   Antonia RN replied to Antonia RN's topic in Home Health

   One is a patient who has a suprapubic catheter that gets changed q 3-4 weeks, and is a paraplegic. It is difficult to get him in to the doctors, plus, the office is not equipped witha lift, making it impossible for the MD or APN to do any real asses...

6. Face to face MD visits

   Antonia RN posted a topic in Home Health

   Our agency has a couple of patients who have not been seen by their primary MD for over a year now. The doctors keep renewing their medications and signing off on our orders and recerts. We are "threatening" to close their cases if they don't manage ...