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Home Health Nursing Theories and Models

aka visiting nurse provide care for people in their homes recovering from illness, an accident, childbirth, or surgery elderly or disabled patients are discharged sicker; able to provide complex treatments at home assessment of vital signs and health wound care, medication management, IV therapy assess for need for assistance with ADLs, home health aides or caregivers, home safety education of the family home health care agencies work directly with patients, serve as administrators or policy developers hospitals and other settings as consultants and educators. assess the home environment and determine the needs of patients may work with one patient on a long-term, full-time basis, or they may visit multiple patients each day

Theories and Models for Home Health Nursing

  • Nursing as Caring
  • Self-care deficit

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