[2] Home health nurses create care plans to achieve goals based on the client's diagnosis.
Nurses and social workers that worked at the Henry Street Settlement visited patients in their homes, assessed their health needs, and provided support with hygiene, nutrition, immunizations and more.
[9] Providing the most up-to-date and effective care for a patient is also a very important part of a home health nurse's job.
Some organizations, like the American Nurses Credentialing Center offer certifications in home health care.
[5] The standards of home health nursing integrate research, education, proper use of resources, the quality of care provided, team collaboration, and ethical principles.
Nurses typically visit the patient to provide monitoring, perform lab work, and administer medications.
When possible home health care helps regain independence, become more self-sufficient, and maintain current level of function.
The primary payer for home health care is Medicare dependent on meeting certain eligibility criteria.
[13] If skilled nursing care is needed more than this over extended period of time it would not qualify for home health benefits under Medicare guidelines.