Home Nursing

HOME NURSING

INTRODUCTION

Home health nursing competencies are integrated knowledge, skills, judgement and attributes required of a nurse working in home health to practice safely and ethically. Home health nurse encompasses disease prevention, rehabilitation, restoration of health, health protection and health promotion with a goal of managing existing problems and preventing potential problems.

Home health activities includes teaching, curative interventions, end of life care, rehabilitation, support and maintenance, social adaptation and integration for the family care giver(Canadian home care association) and involving, initiating coordinating, managing and evaluating the resources needed to promote the patients maximum level of health and function

DEFINITION OF HOME NURSING

Home health nursing is a nursing speciality in which nurse provides multidimensional home care to patients of all ages.