Table of Contents

1 Home Care Nursing Practice: Historical Perspectives and Philosophy of Care
2 Understanding Home Care Nursing: Applying Theory to Clinical Practice
3 The Role of the Home Care Nurse and Orientation Strategies
4 Caring for Families in the Home
5 Developing the Plan of Care and Documentation
6 Infection Control in the Home
7 Patient Education in the Home
8 Legal and Ethical Issues in Home Care
9 Case Management and Leadership Strategies for Home Care Nurses
10 Quality Patient Care
11 The Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
12 The Patient with Congestive Heart Failure
13 The Ventilator-Dependent Patient
14 The Patient with Chronic Wounds
15 The Patient with Diabetes
16 The Patient with Bladder Dysfunction
17 The Patient Receiving Home Care Rehabilitation Services
18 The Patient Receiving Home Infusion Therapies
19 The Patient with Neurological Dysfunction
20 The Patient with AIDS
21 Maternal-Child Nursing: Postpartum Home Care
22 The Mental Health Patient
23 The Elderly Patient
24 The Hospice and Palliative Care Patient
25 Managing Environmental Threats in the Home
26 From Telehealth to Telecare: Implications for Clinical Practice