| Introduction | |||
| Scope of Practice of Home Health Nursing | |||
| Evolution of Home Health Nursing | |||
| Home Health Nursing's Scope of Practice | |||
| Definition of Home Health Nursing | |||
| Distinguishing Characteristics of Home Health Nursing | |||
| The Nursing Process in Home Health Nursing | |||
| Assessment | |||
| Diagnosis | |||
| Outcomes Identification | |||
| Planning | |||
| Implementation | |||
| Evaluation | |||
| Educational Preparation of Home Health Nurses | |||
| Certification in Home Health Nursing | |||
| Practice Roles and Responsibilities | |||
| Home Health Nurse | |||
| Graduate-Level Prepared Home Health Nurse | |||
| Advanced Practice Registered Nurse | |||
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | |||
| Nurse Practitioner | |||
| Clinical Roles | |||
| Care or Case Manager | |||
| Patient Educator | |||
| Patient Advocate | |||
| Administrative Roles | |||
| Administrator | |||
| Supervisor or Clinical Manager | |||
| Quality and Performance Improvement Nurse | |||
| Clinical Educator | |||
| Informatics Liaison Nurse | |||
| Trends, Issues, and Opportunities in Home Health Nursing | |||
| Practice Environments | |||
| Ethics in Home Health Nursing | |||
| Respect for the Individual | |||
| Commitment to the Patient | |||
| Advocacy for the Patient | |||
| Responsibility and Accountability for Practice | |||
| Duties to Self and Others | |||
| Contributions to Healthcare Environments | |||
| Promotion of the Nursing Profession | |||
| Research in Home Health Nursing | |||
| Informatics in Home Health Nursing | |||
| Finances and Reimbursement | |||
| Summary of the Scope of Home Health Nursing Practice | |||
| Standards of Home Health Nursing Practice | |||
| Significance of the Standards | |||
| Standards of Practice for Home Health Nursing | |||
| Standard 1. Assessment | |||
| Standard 2. Diagnosis | |||
| Standard 3. Outcome Identification | |||
| Standard 4. Planning | |||
| Standard 5. Implementation | |||
| Standard 5A. Coordination of Care | |||
| Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion | |||
| Standard SC. Consultation | |||
| Standard 5D. Prescriptive Authority and Treatment | |||
| Standard 6. Evaluation | |||
| Standards of Professional Performance for Home Health Nursing | |||
| Standard 7. Ethics | |||
| Standard 8. Education | |||
| Standard 9. Evidence-Based Practice and Research | |||
| Standard 10. Quality of Practice | |||
| Standard 11. Communication | |||
| Standard 12. Leadership | |||
| Standard 13. Collaboration | |||
| Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation | |||
| Standard 15. Resource Utilization | |||
| Standard 16. Environmental Health | |||
| Glossary | |||
| References | |||
| Appendix A. Home Health nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (2007) | |||