Regulations
This is how often RN's need to complete supervision for the HHA.
What is every 2 weeks? or what is every 14 days?
This is how often staff should ask patients if they have had any medication changes.
What is every visit?
This process started after our last CDPH survey and is part of our action plan. This process is an extra step and is required for all IV patients. We use forcura to complete this step.
What is, upload a photo of all all IV medications?
This item is given to all patients on their first visit. It contains several pages of information with loose pages and a booklet. We should refer to this item frequently while on service.
What is the folder?
This charting demonstrates that the patient/caregiver received medication teaching and captures their response.
What is medication documentation?
This is how often staff should look at all the patient's medication bottles.
What is once a week?
This should be done for all IV patients and includes having the patient or caregiver show the nurse how to administer the medication.
What is return demonstration?
This page needs to be in all homes and should be updated each time the patient has a medication change.
What is the medication list?
This is how often PT's are required to supervise PTA's for charting within the assessment documentation.
What is every 30 days?
These are examples of questions that we should ask all patients as a way of fully gathering a list of current medications that the patient is taking. (give 3 examples)
What do you take if you get a headache?
What do you take if you have allergies?
What vitamins do you take?
Do you use any nasal sprays or eye drops?
What ointments do you use?
This is when all IV patients should be scheduled for their weekly visit.
What is Monday morning?
This page is part of the handbook in the folder and outlines the patients plan in the event of a natural disaster or power outage.
What is the evacuation plan?
This is how documentation is captured within the wound assessment steps that includes what the nurse did for wound care.
What is past tense?
This documentation captures actions, side effects, duplications, & contraindications of medications.
What is charting to medications?
This packet contains sterile supplies that are needed to care for patients receiving IV medication.
What is a PICC line dressing kit?
This booklet should be in every patient home who has a diagnosis of CHF.
What is the CHF handbook?
This is how often we need to upload wound measurements and a wound photograph to the chart.
What is every week?
The medication profile in the home must match the medication profile in the computer and both must match what the medication is labeled by the pharmacy. Otherwise, it should be stated in the med list that the patient is not taking as labeled.
What is medication reconciliation?
This color printed pages often contain QR codes that bring up videos that teach the patients about their disease process.
What are patient education resources that are available in the office?
My timecard currently meets this requirement
This is how often I am required to complete my timecard.
What is daily?