pennyrwalker

Please describe the process your agency has in place for discharges. Specifically for a discharge visit for pts that are being discharged d/t being no longer hospice appropriate/no longer terminally ill. I am very interested in how other agencies do this. I can not find any Medicare regulations on exactly how this process is supposed to work in regards to whether the pt is supposed to have a visit on the day of discharge, and who is to make said visit. RN? LVN? Thanks for input! Penny RN

Hi! I am new here to the site and also new to office nursing. I previously worked in an area of the hospital where I NEVER called-in RX. I now am in the office setting and I am unsure of the correct wording when calling in a RX. I know to say the name of med, strength and instructions for how to take med. But, I am not sure how to properly indicate the # of pills for example. Please provide any input you have. Sorry to sound so dumb! Thanks.