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1. Palliative with home health

   iowahomecarenurse posted a topic in Home Health

   Our hospital offers a Palliative care NP to go into the home and see a patient on palliative care, where some hospitals have a palliative care department and as a regular clinic appointment. My questions is, does anyone else have an agency that off...

2. Cleaning up a dead person in a hospice setting

   iowahomecarenurse replied to PhoebotNiChungngay's topic in Hospice

   I usually close their eyes, reposition on their back (not elevated) and check their bottom for any soiling, put on a new brief, ask the family if they have special clothing they want family to wear to the funeral home. Most families are interested in...

3. This isn't the hospice I used to know

   iowahomecarenurse replied to jeannepaul's topic in Hospice

   Wow interesting convo. I work in a very small hospice agency and we are struggling to grow. Why? Because we had a census of 20 2 years ago, and now down to around 10-12. A competitor came in and won over the doc's/nursing home and that agency admit...

4. Hospice EMR

   iowahomecarenurse replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Hospice

   We use Brightree with a small home health/hospice/hme agency. We started with just the basics, and now have expanded to include the scanned in option and really have very few problems with the system. This is for RHC, not inpatient. The office sta...

5. 2 years in...and I have questions

   iowahomecarenurse posted a topic in Home Health

   Looking forward to hearing from experienced HH nurses. I work in rural iowa region and get to see home health and hospice nurses as we are all crossed trained to both. I prefer hospice but am looking into getting more comfortable with home health. A...