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  1. Supplies in bag and Car

    jmn126 replied to smlentzrn's topic in Home Health

    We start all of our urses off with a "starter kit" for their trunks, i think it is a very good idea, when you get out to a bime a d need something and dont have it you will necer not have it again....

  2. Pressure ulcer patient with PAD

    jmn126 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi all, i have a pt with a very small pressure ulcer, unstagable due to slough, on his heel, pt has severe PAD, the surgeon put on a duoderm, i took it off after 3 days and area is getting macerated....

  3. need help with stasis ulcer!!

    jmn126 replied to Oskie06's topic in Home Health

    Idoflex? Not familiar with that, can you explain...do u also use dompression?

  4. OASIS questions

    jmn126 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    OASIS chapter 8

  5. OASIS questions

    jmn126 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    There is a great OASIS manual, u can download it or purchase itJust google OASIS chapter manual, that should get you there, it helps with every

  6. Thinking of doing HH per diem but...

    jmn126 replied to ILveNursing's topic in Home Health

    there a lots of places that do "open house", the process is then to fill out an application and be called in for an

  7. H&P

    jmn126 posted a topic in Home Health

    Do you all get a h&p on a new referral? If not do you use your clinical knowledge when determining diagnosis, such as patient on insulin-- you can assume IDDM,,,on lisinopril you can assume HTN....

  8. H&P

    jmn126 replied to jmn126's topic in Home Health

    i was intending the question to be used as a generallity question, i guess i should of worded it differently. for that i apologize,,,,my question is what do you do if you do not get and can't get a...

  9. Wound Care

    jmn126 replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in Home Health

    Use foam on hypergranulation, it will reduce

  10. Where does the job end?

    jmn126 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

    To sum it all up,,,,the answer to your questions, is......it never ends. You re either finishing up todays work or getting ready for tomorrows! There literally is very very little down time. I have...

  11. Home Health Recert Calendar

    jmn126 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Recert window would be

  12. Home Health Bags

    jmn126 replied to busyrninva's topic in Home Health

    You can use any bag that has enough sections to make a clean and a dirty

  13. Transitioning to home health nursing

    jmn126 replied to hhneophyte's topic in Home Health

    please to do not think HH has alot of flexibility, as it does not, those days are gone, while there is some freedom, the acuity level of the patient and the documentation allot this job now to be a...

  14. Home Health for Single Moms??

    jmn126 replied to flygirls2's topic in Home Health

    if you live and work in your own community it may be possible to schedule your patients around "your schedule",,,i drive about 100 miles a day, and it would be impossible to schedule that way, i would...

  15. Home health and family life?

    jmn126 replied to vbgniner's topic in Home Health

    I have done HH for 25 yrs and always have paperwork to do at home, about2 hrs each night, no getting around it, just goes with the territory of doing

  16. 485 after SOC

    jmn126 replied to I<3H2O's topic in Home Health

    How do you have the 485 before the soc? It isnt generated until the soc oasis is done. We copy the oasis and goal sheets and place into the travel chart until the 485 is

  17. Real Nursing

    jmn126 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    We encounter allmthe same things you mentioned here. It is extremely frustrating and when it is brought to the nurses' attention they of course dont like it, and then more crap starts... Everyday i...

  18. 485 after SOC

    jmn126 replied to I<3H2O's topic in Home Health

    it can take up to a month to get the 485 printed at my agency, that is why the admitting nurse makes a copy of the oasis and places it in the travel

  19. What kind of bag do you carry?

    jmn126 replied to oldlady2dog's topic in Home Health

    any bag that you can find that was separate zippered areas to separate "clean and dirty" is fine, i like one that has an outside pocket to put my hand cleanser in. i don't carry alot in my bag as it...

  20. Pay cut!

    jmn126 replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    OMG!!!!

  21. "Fee Basis" Exemption for Home Health Nurses

    jmn126 replied to sweetsugar's topic in Home Health

    all the agencies in my area are Pay Per Visit, only salary positions are the office

  22. M0102 and M0104

    jmn126 replied to jmn126's topic in Home Health

    thanks

  23. M0102 and M0104

    jmn126 posted a topic in Home Health

    i have read and reread the verbage on these 2 items and still need some clarification. example: if you call a pt to schedule soc for lets say 11/16 and patient says "oh no you need to come on 11/21"...

  24. Foam Dressing

    jmn126 posted a topic in Home Health

    can someone tell me the difference between Optifoam and Allevyn. I understand they are both foam dressings, but i work with a nurse that says she will only use Allevyn (more expensive), when i ask...

  25. Foam Dressing

    jmn126 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    can someone explain the difference between optifoam and allevyn, i know they are both foam dressings but a nurse i work with will not use optifoam,,,now optfoam is much less expensive. and when i ask...