Hi all! I've been doing per diem in a nursing home, and I have a young patient constantly on a laptop. For some reason I think this patient might be recording me, no proof of that just a feeling. Is...
Papercutz replied to Papercutz's topic in Home Health
I understand what carwin says; but sounds like this is not a universal policy. I've been searcing the CDC website and others looking for this specifically and don't see it. Of course it talks about...
Greetings! I am a PT not long in homecare, still learning the ropes. My agency has no policy in place currently regarding PT only cases and the discharge oasis. RN does Soc. We had a patient who was...
Understood; wasn't really looking for med advice, just thoughts on bicitra; sorry if it was misleading. I'm just doing research about this medication and looking for input. Thanks for the info about...
This thread popped up on my google search of 'bicitra and aspiration'. Unfortunately my mother just had a lumpectomy and was given the liquid bicitra prior to surgery by the anesthesiologist. Not...
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This is what I thought as well. But what if your patient is not a candidate for the TUG test? ie need assist to walk or are bed bound? The answer will always be technically "NO" but they are still at...
Just trying to get an idea of thoughts on this question about the multifactorial falls risk assessment. Seems to me that if a patient can't do a TUG test (bedbound, or needs physical assist to walk)...
Papercutz replied to Sue Damonas's topic in Home Health
I'm new to homecare so I don't have much to compare to. That being said there are a lot of changes with regard to PTs answering drug regimen review questions. A big change for us is the timed up and...
I know how you feel....it's an awful gut wrenching thing, but sounds like you did everything correctly. I second guess myself a lot in certain situations...but you can only go forward and try to keep...