Home nursing care provides tailored nursing care in a home setting, with nurses administering medication, assisting with physical therapy, and providing basic patient care. It can be used for a range of patients, from those temporarily incapacitated to those requiring long-term care. Home care can be a live-in position or involve visits from nurses, and is often chosen by patients who prefer to avoid hospital stays.
Home nursing care is nursing care provided in a home setting, rather than a medical facility. There are many circumstances in which people need home care, ranging from people who are temporarily incapacitated to people who need long-term nursing care at home. Employment in this field is quite diverse, with some nurses working through home care agencies, while others are freelancers, hiring as needed.
The level of care involved in home nursing care is tailored to the needs of the patient. Some nurses only visit the home one or more times a day to perform nursing duties that cannot be performed by other caregivers or to check on the patient’s well-being if other caregivers are not being used. In other cases, home care is a live-in position, because the patient requires constant monitoring and assistance.
Some people choose home care because they are strongly against staying in a hospital or similar care facility. If a doctor thinks the patient would be as well or better off at home, he or she will allow the patient to go home. In other cases, doctors may actively recommend home care or family members may express a desire to care for a patient at home. As long as a patient is stable and at low risk for complications or sudden medical emergencies, home nursing can be an excellent treatment option.
Home nurses administer medications, assist with physical therapy, and check surgical sites, supplemental feeding tubes, and medical devices, to make sure everything is running smoothly. They often help with basic patient care such as bathing, toileting assistance, and so on. Home nurses can also take their patients on field trips, making sure someone is available if the patient has a sudden medical need.
For those with a network of healthcare providers, home care ensures that critical medical procedures are performed properly. Some people also prefer to use a visiting nurse for tasks they find humiliating or inconvenient, such as assisting with going to the bathroom. Home nurses are also concerned with the patient’s well-being, using their medical training to identify instances where a patient could be better cared for by more intensive hospital or nursing care.
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