Home Health 101
Taxing effort, needs assistive device or assistance of another person to leave the home.
What is "Homebound Status"
Which 4 clinician roles can complete OASIS assessments?
Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists.
Upon entering and before leaving the home, when entering or re-entering the treatment bag, before donning PPE and during and after doffing PPE ,before or after direct patient contact.
What are some examples of indications for Hand Hygiene?
The floor, the couch, the upholstered chair, the bed.
Where should you NOT place your treatment bag in a patient's home?
Characterized by a defect in Insulin secretion, insulin action or both.
What is Diabetes?
Advanced wound care, medication education, pleural catheter care, urethral catheters change and care, CHF management and education, diet management and education, falls prevention education.
What are examples of "Skilled Care"
The system that CMS uses to report to the public how well our agency provides care to their patients compared to other agencies; is also a "shape"?
What are Star ratings?
Minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all patient care regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status of the patient.
What are Standard Precautions?
Unopened dressings/gauze, vital sign equipment, gloves, barriers, alcohol pads and PPE.
What belongs in the "clean compartment?"
Dyspnea, Fatigue, Fluid Retention.
What are signs and symptoms of Heart Failure?
House, apartment, assisted living facility, hotel/motel, house boat, group home, independent living facility
What are examples of a "home" where VNAHG can provide services?
The length of time for each certification period in Home Health.
What is 60 days?
Microorganisms, predominantly bacteria, that are resistant to one or more classes of anti-microbial agents.
What are Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms ( MDROs)?
Hand hygiene supplies, pens, pencils, trash bags, devices, education material (zone tools) and barrier for under bag.
What belongs in the "dirty compartment"?
Excessive trouble breathing during everyday activities, increased mucus production or change in the appearance of mucus, muscle cramping, unusual weakness, trouble sleeping related to shortness of breath.
What are symptoms of COPD exacerbation?
Hair cut/ beauty parlor, religious services, healthcare provider appointments, adult day care, graduations, funerals, weddings
What are examples of acceptable absences from home when a patient is still considered home bound?
A case-mix model that drives PAYMENT by grouping patients within clinical groups.
What is Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) ?
This concept includes: single use only, must have a safety, return when container is 3/4 full, never remove a lancet from the lancet device?
What is Needle Safety?
These are the specific things we ask/inform a patient prior to entering the home.
What are s/s that would indicate the use of Transmission-Based Precaution PPE and if there is a pet in the home the requires being secured prior to the clinician entering the home.
Poor nutrition, aspiration pneumonia, inability to perform self-care tasks, personal safety challenges and death.
What are some complications of Dementia?
The program on the tablet we use to complete at least 80% of our documentation in the home and promote work-life balance.
What is N-voq
This ensures health care providers are accountable for providing high quality, high value care and a satisfying patient experience and rewards Home Health Agencies that provide better quality care based on Outcomes
What is Value-Based Purchasing?
These are the 5 categories in Transmission-Based Precautions.
What are Standard, Airborne, Droplet, Contact, and COVID-19?
These are safety suggestions that we learned during clinical orientation to remain safe as clinicians in the field.
What is be aware of your surroundings, do not keep personal belongings in your treatment bags, wear your uniform and ID at all times, do not park in secluded areas, if your not feeling safe in a home, leave and call your manager when you are safely away.
Electric heaters, fireplaces, candles, lighters, cigarettes and gas stoves.
What are fire safety hazards?