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    A home visit by a nurse has several purposes: to provide care, assess living conditions and health practices, and give health teachings. When performing a home visit, the nurse should have a clear objective, plan using available patient information, prioritize needs, and involve the patient and family. Home visits allow for direct assessment and observation of the family's situation and care, but can be time-consuming. Key steps include introducing oneself, stating the purpose, making observations, providing care and teachings, and scheduling follow-up.

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    Home Visit

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    A home visit by a nurse has several purposes: to provide care, assess living conditions and health practices, and give health teachings. When performing a home visit, the nurse should have a clear objective, plan using available patient information, prioritize needs, and involve the patient and family. Home visits allow for direct assessment and observation of the family's situation and care, but can be time-consuming. Key steps include introducing oneself, stating the purpose, making observations, providing care and teachings, and scheduling follow-up.

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    A home visit by a nurse has several purposes: to provide care, assess living conditions and health practices, and give health teachings. When performing a home visit, the nurse should have a clear objective, plan using available patient information, prioritize needs, and involve the patient and family. Home visits allow for direct assessment and observation of the family's situation and care, but can be time-consuming. Key steps include introducing oneself, stating the purpose, making observations, providing care and teachings, and scheduling follow-up.

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    Home Visit

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    Nathaniel Pulido
    A home visit by a nurse has several purposes: to provide care, assess living conditions and health practices, and give health teachings. When performing a home visit, the nurse should have a clear objective, plan using available patient information, prioritize needs, and involve the patient and family. Home visits allow for direct assessment and observation of the family's situation and care, but can be time-consuming. Key steps include introducing oneself, stating the purpose, making observations, providing care and teachings, and scheduling follow-up.

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    Definition:

    • a professional face to face contact made by


    the nurse with a patient or the family to
    provide necessary health care activities and
    to further attain the objectives of the agency
    • A nursing home visit is a family-nurse
    contact which allows the health worker to
    assess the home and family situations in
    order to provide the necessary nursing care
    and health related activities.
    Purposes

    • To give care to the sick, to


    a postpartum mother and
    her newborn with the view to teach a
    responsible family member to give the
    subsequent care.
    • To assess the living condition of the
    patient and his family and their health 
    practices in order to provide the
    appropriate health teaching.
    • To give health teachings regarding the
    prevention and control of diseases.
    • To establish close relationship between the
    health agencies and the public for the
    promotion of health.
    • To make use of the inter-referral system and to
    promote the utilization of community services
    Principles

    •The following principles are involved when


    performing a home visit:
    •A home visit must have a purpose or objective.
    •Planning for a home visit should make use of
    all available information about the patient and
    his family through family records.
    • In planning for a home visit, we should
    consider and give priority to the essential
    needs if the individual and his family.
    • Planning and delivery of care should
    involve the individual and family.
    • The plan should be flexible.
    Following guidelines to be considered
    regarding the frequency of home visits:
    • The physical needs, psychological needs
    and educational needs of the individual
    and family.
    • The acceptance of the family for the
    services to be rendered, their interest and
    the willingness to cooperate.
    • The policy of a specific agency and the
    emphasis given towards their health
    programs.
    • Take into account other health agencies
    and the number of health personnel
    already involved in the care of a specific
    family.
    • Careful evaluation of past services given
    to the family and how the family avails of
    the nursing services.
    • The ability of the patient and his family to
    recognize their own needs, their
    knowledge of available resources and their
    ability to make use of their resources for
    their benefits.
    Advantages of HV

    • It provides a more direct and personal


    contact between the nurse and family.
    • It provides the opportunity for the nurse to
    assess the real situation or conditions of
    the family
    • It provides an opportunity to observe the
    actual care that is being given to the family
    members.
    • Family members become less hesitant to
    raise questions that they might be in
    another situation.
    Disadvantages of Home Visit

    • Burdens of the responsibility of the


    hostess to the nurse
    • Distractions in the home may make
    instruction difficult
    • Unable to share their experiences to other.
    • Expensive in time, energy and money.
    Steps in conducting homevisit

    1.Greet the patient and introduce yourself.


    2.State the purpose of the visit.
    3.Observe the patient and determine the
    health records.
    4.Put the bag in a convenient place then
    proceed to perform the bag technique.
    5.Perform the nursing care needed and give
    health teachings.
    6.Record all important data, observation
    and care rendered.
    7.Make appointment for a return visit.

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