In this episode I pick back up on my ”Avoiding Hospice Burnout” blog series with part 7.
Check out the whole series by clicking HERE!
For this episode I review the fallout I received after posting the following visit schedule.
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6 patients who will be known as 1-6
All Charting completed at the bedside.
Patient 1 – 8:00am – 8:45am (no new orders)
Travel 43 miles to Patient 2
Patient 2 – 9:30am – 10:30am (Actively dying)
Travel 30 miles to Patient 3
Patient 3 – 11:15am – 12:00pm (pillbox)
Travel 0 (same building)
Patient 4 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm (pillbox)
Travel 25 miles to Patient 5
Patient 5 – 1:30pm – 2:30pm (new orders)
Travel 23 miles to Patient 6
Patient 6 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm (no new orders)
Drive 5 miles to where my daughter works to pick her up since her car is in the shop. She gets off at 5:30pm.
Worked from 4:00pm-5:30pm to do Recert notes on patients 5 and 6 above. Also completed IDT notes on 3 patients for a nurse who is out sick.
Start nice and early. Chart at the bedside. Be intentional!
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I discuss that my main goal of the post was to show that bedside charting can be accomplished in any situation. This post turned into more than I ever imagined with a lot of different feedback. Some was positive and some was negative.
I then discuss the following color wheel, and how it completely changed how I looked at my day. I also share what I learned from the color wheel.
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I then engage in some reflection and discussion regarding the color wheel and how it applies to all of us.
To close out the episode I challenge all of us to begin to take the next step in our journey to complete as much as possible at the bedside of our patients.
I also provide some updates on Hospice Nurse Training (click HERE) and how I will be changing the free trial period to 3 days instead of 14 and why I’m making the change.
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