Tip for Hospice Nurses: Documentation Tips

Tip for Hospice Nurses:
Today, I'm discussing how Pain🤕, Nutrition🍎, and Affect😔 assessments can be documented to support hospice eligibility for patients with Alzheimer's or dementia.
📌 Remember these key points:
1️⃣ Use PAINAD or FLACC score to measure pain. Patients with primary dementia diagnosis cannot provide a numeric pain score.
2️⃣ Patients should always require maximum, if not total, assistance with feeding.
3️⃣ Patients should not be able to effectively express thoughts or feelings.
You can find more documentation tips in the Hospice Documentation Guides on my website: amitystaffing.com
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