A nurse can change med times if they are not ordered at a specific time. I draw a line through the time and initial and date & note "time changed," write in the new time/s and make a copy for...
edit: it could also be because there are a lot of cna's who run around whining all day about nurses and how cna's work harder and yadda yadda. i've seen that. cna's bouncing between rooms while the...
Our office staff sends out continuation orders the same day they received the signed referral for eval. and treat. We usually have revisit orders back within 1 to 2 days. If we need to revisit on...
WOW, what ever happened about this? I'm pretty sure my administrator would not feel this client was appropriate for home health if that was his only treatment
We use a laptop with a medication validation program installed and have always had to do that and fax MD. It will be interesting to see how we elicit required response from MD. Fortunately my first...
Abbies replied to behindthedoor's topic in Home Health
Yes, 2 SOC would be a full day but rarely are 2 starts assigned to one nurse in a day. They have always asked me first and given me the option of saying no. I know our expectations seem reasonable...
Abbies replied to behindthedoor's topic in Home Health
We do all documentation in the home on the laptop. The clients are understanding. We are discouraged from working without documenting the actual time spent because it is important that Medicare have...
I completed an OASIS-C discharge today and it was not hard. Tomorrow will be my first OASIS-C start of care. We were well prepared but I'm a little worried about completing it in a timely manner....
The elderly patient that suffered an acute MI and was not expected to make it through the night might have wanted to say to you, if she could: "Before you and your partner :angel::angel: came into my...