Qualifying Factors
The minimum frequency to administer an IV medication to consider it a skilled service.
What is daily?
The type of nutrition administered intravenously long term
TPN
These licensed professionals administer IV nutrition, hydration, IV/IM medications in the PAC setting
Who are LPNs, RNs
Dehydration requires what kind of IV treatment?
What is IV hydration
This is the person responsible for ordering the IV/IM nutrition, hydration, and medications.
Who is the physician, PA, NP?
This type of medication is injected into a muscle
IM medications
A practical matter that skills IV nurition, hydration, IV/IM medication in a PAC setting
What is economy or efficiency?
Daily Double
IV Medications usually used to treat C. Diff
Vancomycin and Flagyl
DAILY DOUBLE - The number of factors that must be met to quality a patient for a SNF setting
What is 4?
Zosyn, Ancef, Cipro, Unasyn, Vancomycin, Pepcid, Lasix
What are IV medications?