Documentation related to home care has specific guidelines and regulations that the nurse must consider and follow. What is most important for the nurse to document to ensure reimbursement for services while taking care of a patient who has Medicaid?
A) The supplies the nurse will need
B) Directions to the patient's home
C) Quality of nursing care needed
D) The patient's homebound status and the need for skilled professional nursing care
Ans: D
Feedback: Documentation should include medical diagnosis and specific detailed information about the functional limitations, expected patient outcomes, actions for attaining the outcomes, and nursing diagnoses and interventions. Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payers require documentation of the patient's homebound status and the need for skilled professional nursing care.
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