Every skilled nursing visit includes vital signs, a comprehensive nursing assessment, documentation, and communication with the client’s chosen primary care provider, with consent. Treatments requiring a prescription or provider order are performed according to those orders.
Cardiovascular & Circulatory: Blood pressure and pulse monitoring; assessment of swelling and circulation; monitoring symptoms associated with hypertension or heart failure; education on medications, daily weights, and symptom reporting.
Respiratory: Respiratory assessment and oxygen saturation monitoring; assessment of breathing changes; prescribed oxygen and nebulizer support; inhaler education; breathing exercises and caregiver instruction.
Neurological: Monitoring cognition, alertness, sensation, and movement; support for clients living with stroke effects, Parkinson’s disease, or other neurological conditions; seizure precautions; caregiver education and home safety assessment.
Endocrine & Diabetes: Blood glucose monitoring; prescribed insulin administration and injection education; recognition of low or high blood sugar; skin and foot checks; diabetes self-management education.
Gastrointestinal & Nutrition: Assessment of digestive symptoms, bowel patterns, hydration, and nutritional concerns; gastrostomy tube site care; prescribed tube feeding support; ostomy assessment, pouch changes, and caregiver education.
Genitourinary: Urinary assessment; prescribed urinary catheter insertion, changes, and care; monitoring for catheter complications; education on urinary symptoms, continence, and infection prevention.
Skin, Wounds & Pressure Injury Prevention: Skin assessment; prescribed wound care and dressing changes; monitoring healing and signs of infection; pressure injury prevention; positioning and caregiver education.
Musculoskeletal & Mobility: Assessment of mobility, pain, and functional limitations; fall prevention; safe positioning and transfer education; reinforcement of prescribed exercise and rehabilitation plans.
Immune & Infection Monitoring: Monitoring for signs of infection; postoperative infection surveillance; infection prevention education; prescribed injections and medication administration within the services offered.
Services that apply across body systems: medication reconciliation and education, postoperative nursing support, pain and symptom assessment, caregiver teaching, and coordination with the client’s healthcare team.
NOTE: Service is charged per 30 minutes
Every skilled nursing visit includes vital signs, a comprehensive nursing assessment, documentation, and communication with the client’s chosen primary care provider, with consent. Treatments requiring a prescription or provider order are performed according to those orders.
Cardiovascular & Circulatory: Blood pressure and pulse monitoring; assessment of swelling and circulation; monitoring symptoms associated with hypertension or heart failure; education on medications, daily weights, and symptom reporting.
Respiratory: Respiratory assessment and oxygen saturation monitoring; assessment of breathing changes; prescribed oxygen and nebulizer support; inhaler education; breathing exercises and caregiver instruction.
Neurological: Monitoring cognition, alertness, sensation, and movement; support for clients living with stroke effects, Parkinson’s disease, or other neurological conditions; seizure precautions; caregiver education and home safety assessment.
Endocrine & Diabetes: Blood glucose monitoring; prescribed insulin administration and injection education; recognition of low or high blood sugar; skin and foot checks; diabetes self-management education.
Gastrointestinal & Nutrition: Assessment of digestive symptoms, bowel patterns, hydration, and nutritional concerns; gastrostomy tube site care; prescribed tube feeding support; ostomy assessment, pouch changes, and caregiver education.
Genitourinary: Urinary assessment; prescribed urinary catheter insertion, changes, and care; monitoring for catheter complications; education on urinary symptoms, continence, and infection prevention.
Skin, Wounds & Pressure Injury Prevention: Skin assessment; prescribed wound care and dressing changes; monitoring healing and signs of infection; pressure injury prevention; positioning and caregiver education.
Musculoskeletal & Mobility: Assessment of mobility, pain, and functional limitations; fall prevention; safe positioning and transfer education; reinforcement of prescribed exercise and rehabilitation plans.
Immune & Infection Monitoring: Monitoring for signs of infection; postoperative infection surveillance; infection prevention education; prescribed injections and medication administration within the services offered.
Services that apply across body systems: medication reconciliation and education, postoperative nursing support, pain and symptom assessment, caregiver teaching, and coordination with the client’s healthcare team.
NOTE: Service is charged per 30 minutes