Need help with documentation/assessment

Hi,

I'm new to this site so I did not know the best place to post this. I just started work with a small in-home services agency and I'm not able to contact the previous nurse. On the nurse visit report that we use there are 2 sections that I'm not familiar with. The first is LOC and the second is P/Risk. When I look through past visits the LOC will be documented with numbers, usually 24 or 27. The P/Risk will usually be 2 or 3. Can anyone help me with what thses are? I'm embarassed but I don't know who to ask because none of the other staff are familiar with the nursing terms.

Thank you! Last edit by meagho on Sep 17, '10 : Reason: grammar
Quote from meaghoHi,I'm new to this site so I did not know the best place to post this. I just started work with a small in-home services agency and I'm not able to contact the previous nurse. On the nurse visit report that we use there are 2 sections that I'm not familiar with. The first is LOC and the second is P/Risk. When I look through past visits the LOC will be documented with numbers, usually 24 or 27. The P/Risk will usually be 2 or 3. Can anyone help me with what thses are? I'm embarassed but I don't know who to ask because none of the other staff are familiar with the nursing terms.Thank you!

Quote from meaghoHi,I'm new to this site so I did not know the best place to post this. I just started work with a small in-home services agency and I'm not able to contact the previous nurse. On the nurse visit report that we use there are 2 sections that I'm not familiar with. The first is LOC and the second is P/Risk. When I look through past visits the LOC will be documented with numbers, usually 24 or 27. The P/Risk will usually be 2 or 3. Can anyone help me with what thses are? I'm embarassed but I don't know who to ask because none of the other staff are familiar with the nursing terms.Thank you!

Thanks for your replies. The problem is that no one here knows because I'm the only nurse, at present and I can't reach the previous nurse.I will keep trying to find out. I've only been familiar with person, place, time as well.

I'm happy to report that I found the answer on one of the state forms we use!

Quote from meaghoI'm happy to report that I found the answer on one of the state forms we use!

It has to do with the person needing to meet a 21 point system to qualify for Medicaid In-Home services. So a person who gets LOC (Level of Care) 24 definitely qualifies. The P/Risk is the risk level of living independently (i.e. 1 is low, 2 medium and 3 is high risk).

Kudo's for persisting until you found the answer!

Maybe that's phall risk, lol.