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) |