Hospice Nursing 101

Hospice Nursing 101

A must for anyone working in Hospice, especially RN, and LVN, LPNs, Home health Aids, Chaplains, Volunteers, Social workers and office staff. It is not a text book, but an Orientation to Hospice workbook. It has large margins and extra blank pages to make notes for yourself. It gives philosophy of Hospice, Safety review, Certifications and recertifications and when and how to do them, infection control, HIPPA, QAPI, How to make a regular visit, How to complete a visit when a patient passes away, Intake procedure, CTI sample, Hospice admission worksheet example,Commonly used ICD 10 Codes, Changing from one hospice to another, Live discharges, Sample of assisted living, Nursing home, and home orders.Facility communication note. On call log documentation and communication.Format for presenting patients during Team meetings.Audit formats ( both nursing and non nursing audits. It is a perfect for all new hires in Hospice and Admission Nurses and any supplement information can be added to it, specific to the agency.