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nurse42long RN

L&D, OR, ICU, Management, QA-UR, HHC

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  1. Patient beds in hallways

    nurse42long replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Many, many years ago, (many, many) I was admitted to the hallway of my small town community hospital after I was shot in the eye with a BB gun. This was long before "The Christmas Story". Anyway,...

  2. noncomplian patient...what to do?

    nurse42long replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like you know what to do, but you have bonded with this pt and don't want to do it. That can be draining and can lead to burnout on your part. You can't solve her problems, she maybe doesn't...

  3. noncomplian patient...what to do?

    nurse42long replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    Actually if this is a Medicare patient then the documentation of continued noncompliance makes her ineligible for HH care. Check with your Clinical Manager or Supervisor and see if continued visits...

  4. Teaching and When to get out

    nurse42long posted a topic in Home Health

    Here's a question: When you go in to do wound care teaching, and the pt and caregiver become competent, how long do you stay in? We have mixed ideas here, (a small rural agency). Some of us feel that...

  5. Most trivial complaint ever?

    nurse42long replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    I had a second day (otherwise healthy) post op C-section who had just been assisted back to bed (could have done this on her own) once we had gotten back to nurses' station she called out in a panic....

  6. Medicare Supplies

    nurse42long replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    I thought that the Home Care Agency was supposed to provide supplies to Medicare patients. That they should not be getting from a DME company. I'm talking about wound care, Foley's, etc. not beds,...

  7. Homebound guidelines

    nurse42long replied to cny4rn's topic in Home Health

    Your supervisor is wrong, driving at all, let alone daily is not homebound per Medicare guidelines. Medicare auditors will pounce on this

  8. Scrubs or Street Clothes

    nurse42long replied to nurse42long's topic in Home Health

    When the weather was nicer I was wearing scrubs, in solid colors, either navy or maroon, with tennis shoes but now that winter is in full swing I've taken to jeans, sweaters and boots. We're a rural...

  9. Do you ever eval pts in hosp prior to discharge?

    nurse42long posted a topic in Home Health

    Do any of you ever evaluate patients in the hospital prior to their discharge to see if appropriate for HH care? We have taken on many patients once in the home who should never have been discharged...