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home health nurse

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home health nurse,
a registered nurse who visits patients in the home. The nurse works primarily in the area of secondary or tertiary care, providing hands-on care and educating the patient and family on care and prevention of future episodes.


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Every visit builds on the previous visit and the home health nurse will ask for a demonstration from the caregiver or patient to see if they have learned the instruction well.
Nursing Career Specialty - A Look into Home Health Nursing by Brent McNutt / Jobs and Careers community
Home health nurses care for an array of patients with various conditions and therefore must have knowledge and expertise in multiple areas.
Need for home health care services on the rise by Nevada RNformation
Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker LEOMINSTER - The healthcare system Central New England HealthAlliance has sent letters to 384 patients notifying them that their personal information, including Social Security numbers and health insurance information, may be vulnerable because a hand-held computer used by a home health nurse is missing.
Health data missing; HealthAlliance computer lost by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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