Visits per day expectations

renerian, BSN, RN · Sep 17, 2003

5 to 6 was the expectation but an open counted for 2. A recert/dc/ROC was 1.5 in the point mix. Does your agency have a formula to increase the points for those items?

renerian

meowser · Sep 17, 2003

We allow 2 points for an admission and 1 point for meetings.

renerian, BSN, RN · Sep 17, 2003

OHHH I like the point for meetings! renerian

ksb13 · Sep 27, 2003

I work in rural Western Ky, right at the edge of KY Lake

Our agency allows 1 point for visit, 3 for admit, 2 for ROC/SCIC/recert or d/c, 1 for meetings and 0.5 for SV only. Our expectation is 6/day and if we drive over 300miles per week 1 point, 360 2points, 400 3 points..... I usually aveage 100 miles a day, but I cover one county as the only nurse. We also get 1 point for back up call, 6 points if we have to triage/visit on call for 24 hour period (the oncall nurse is sick or on vacation) and 1 point per day if we precept a new employee. How do other agencies define productivity?

sphinx, BSN, RN · Sep 28, 2003

We don't have any type of weighted productivity at all, meaning an opening counts the same as a revisit. Generally if you do 5 visits most days, and throw in 6 a couple other days, you make productivity. The problem is when patients drop off due to MD appointments they never told you about, or a myriad of other reasons.

We have recently gotten better at picking up productivity. Before, when a pt dropped off, the nurse would just go on with their day. Now they call and take back a pt they'd given off, move a pt from another day, or we can help another team with their patients. We still have room for improvement. Funny how the caseloads grow and grow, but productivity can still be in the toilet.

renerian, BSN, RN · Sep 28, 2003

Sphinx is that you in the avatar? Just wondered. If not who is it??? I do not know if your male or female LOL.

renerian