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Section Navigation Part 7 of 15 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What to assess, technique, and required data 4. 3. Normal findings — documented with skill justification 5. 4. Abnormal findings — the necessity chain 6. 5. Skilled interventions and teaching 7. 6. Red flags — escalate / transfer 8. 7. Skilled-need justification (SNF) 9. 8. MDS & care-plan linkage 10. 9. Weak vs. strong documentation 11. 10. Audit and denial risks (Medicare Part A) 12. Smart phrases 13. Daily-note bank — routine skilled days 14. Daily-note bank — change-of-condition / at-risk days 15. 12. Sources and clinical references Previous Next 6. Red flags — escalate / transfer 🚩 Red flags
Uncontrolled or posterior epistaxis — bleeding not controlled with pressure, a posterior bleed, or hemodynamic change (especially on an anticoagulant) — escalate/transfer.
Airway compromise — bleeding or swelling threatening the airway — protect the airway and activate EMS/transfer.
CSF rhinorrhea after neurosurgery — clear watery nasal drainage — urgent neurosurgery notification (meningitis risk).
Post-operative infection — fever, purulent drainage, or facial pain/swelling after nasal/sinus surgery — escalate.
Section Navigation Part 7 of 15 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What to assess, technique, and required data 4. 3. Normal findings — documented with skill justification 5. 4. Abnormal findings — the necessity chain 6. 5. Skilled interventions and teaching 7. 6. Red flags — escalate / transfer 8. 7. Skilled-need justification (SNF) 9. 8. MDS & care-plan linkage 10. 9. Weak vs. strong documentation 11. 10. Audit and denial risks (Medicare Part A) 12. Smart phrases 13. Daily-note bank — routine skilled days 14. Daily-note bank — change-of-condition / at-risk days 15. 12. Sources and clinical references Previous Next 