New To Home Health Please Help it's my 2nd wk

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Hi! I am going to be on my 2nd week of HH. I get to take care of the 5 pt's we have in my city. I am an RN. I will be doing the case manager part and the skilled part. I oriented with the LVN the one day that she comes to see the 5 pt's. I ended up having a resumption of care I did on my own. I feel so overwhelmed and like I didn't do everything I should have for the week. I am going to the office on Monday to get help with the paper work and for case conference. We had a pt whose Blood sugars were up. We notified the doctor. I feel though if they have increased Blood sugars that I should have gone and done a prn visit. Do you all use your prn visits if there is a change in their meds ect. I am not quite sure on my charting. Does anyone have any charting suggestions for me? How and what do you all chart? I would greatly appreciate any tips or help. Do you all call the doctor for the lab work the pt had done or will the doctor's office fax it to the HH agency.

I am very grateful for this site and forum.

Thanks a lot

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Take a look at some of the many previous threads and posts on the home health forum. Just recently there was a good post concerning the regular scheduling and use of PRN visits.

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Look at the managing your case load thread, especially post number 11. Good advice throughout that thread. Also read the sticky posts at the top of the forum first page.

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Specializes in Hemodialysis, Home Health.

It IS overwhelming at first... I understand your fears/confusion/sense of OMG. ;)

Caliotter is right... so much to glean from these pages.. spend some time browsing around !

Wish you the best. :)

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I have been doing home health for 14 years (same agency) and am overwhelmed daily. Get used to it. Make sure you are an outstanding time manager

Good Luck

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