OASIS Ninja: A Home Health Nurse's Guide to Visits, Documentation, and Positive Patient Outcomes (Ninja Series) Paperback – July 23, 2022

According to Salary.com, the average home health registered nurse in California earns an average of $90,455 and up to $103,413 per year. You can certainly make money being a nurse in the home health care field, but it requires great skill to earn this much for a living. This is where OASIS Ninja comes in.If you’re a home health care provider, completing the OASIS tool is a must. OASIS Ninja helps clinicians complete the OASIS and provide cost-effective, patient-centered care. This will ensure you are up to speed on the OASIS process.This guide provides nurses with the information they need to provide quality care to their patients in the comfort of their own homes.The ultimate goal of this book is to orient a new grad nurse into quickly working effectively as a visiting nurse in home health. It assumes that the reader has basic academic knowledge they acquired in a BSN or LVN program, although with no prior experience working formally as a post-undergrad nurse. This is because if you can teach a new grad nurse, then you can teach any nurse regardless of experience level or which specialty they came from.Topics covered:• Introduction - What is OASIS• What is Home Health Care?• What Makes a Great Home Health Nurse?• Home Health and CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)• Changes to OASIS E-1 Documentation• What is OASIS E-1?• New OASIS Items and Retired Items• The SOC Checklist in SOAP Format• What is a SOAP NOTE - SOAP Notes for Physical Assessment• Before the Visit – Preparing to deal with people well in the home• The Three Phases of the Nurse-Client Relationship• Therapeutic Communication - Improving Therapeutic Communication• Importance of Active Listening• How to Use Silence Effectively - Intentional Silence• Nontherapeutic Communication - What to Avoid• Stress Management for Nurses• Time Management For Nurses - Effective Use of Time• Improving Your Emotional Self-Regulation• How to Read a History and Physical Examination (H&P)• Pathophysiology - Importance in Home Health• Pharmacology - Medications to Review• Physical Assessment - Importance for Nurses• Driving Safety For Home Health Nurses• During the Visit – Being Present with the Patient• Home Safety For Patients and Nurses• The Bag Technique for Home Health Nurses• Head to Toe Assessment for Nurses• Medication Reconciliation For Nurses• Some Common Medication Classifications• What Is Durable Medical Equipment (DME)?• Nursing Diagnosis• Nursing Interventions• Psychomotor Skills for Nurses• After the Visit – Documentation and Communication• Writing a SOAP Note for Registered Nurses• Five Star Rating Considerations For Home Health Agencies• Quality Assurance in Home Health• Mastering Your Agency's EMR• The SBAR Communication Technique for Reporting• The Role of Case Management in Home Health• What is SN in Home Health Skilled Nursing?• What Is a Home Health Aide?• The Role of the Physical Therapist in Home Health• What Is Home Health Occupational Therapy?• What is a Speech Therapist in Home Health?• Medical Social Worker in Home Health• Director of Nursing (DON/DPCS) in Home Health• Primary Care Provider Roles (PCP)• What Is a Primary Caregiver (PCG)• The Role of the Pharmacy• Motivating Yourself, Motivating Your Patients, and Motivating Other Team Members• What is Motivation?• Motivating Yourself As a Nurse• Strategies For Motivating Your Patients• How to Motivate Your Coworkers• Philosophy of Nursing Ideals and Beliefs• The Importance of Self Care for Nurses...and more!May this book serve you well.Buy now and secure your copy before price goes up! Read more