chartingtildawn

My parting words to the caregiver during a home health visit was, " don't forget to call the office for any increased SOB or any falls, even if there no injuries" to which the CG replied, "well that's just common sense, I'm not stupid!" I explained that we always review home health safety education and 1st call procedure with our patients and caregivers. To which she replied," well, you can just take your education and leave" Gotta to love trying to help people that are mad at the world. The kicker is she said she pastors a church, I'm thinking hmm, The Church of Hell!

Does any other home health RN feel that the paperwork required an RN is out of control? In my office the joke with the RNs is that we want a promotion to an LPN! Admission oasis, recerts and resumption of care following hospitalization run 50+ pages. We RNs have all agreed that we can not do a 1st admission in home in less that 90 minutes. Then starts the 90 minute + paper work then MD calls and putting charts together. Divide the time spent doing all that and we're working for $12-$15 /hr. Hmm 50 pages for RN paperwork or 2 pages LPN paperwork. Why do you think my member name is "chartingtildawn" Been doing this 1 1/2 years. Any others think the same?