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How to Become a Home Health Care Nurse By Michael V. Gruber Home Health Care Nursing Information and Overview Home health care is allowing the patient and their family to maintain dignity and independence. According to the National Association for Home Care, there are more than 7 million individuals in the United States in need of home health care nurse services because of acute illness, long term health problems, permanent disability or terminal illness. Home Health Care Basics Nurses practice in a number of venues: Hospital settings, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and home health care. Home health care nursing is a growing phenomenon as more patients and their families desire to receive care in their homes. The history of home health care stems from Public Health Nursing where public health nurses made home visits to promote health education and provide treatment as part of community outreach programs. Today academic programs train nurses in home care and agencies place home health care nurses with ailing individuals and their families depending on the nurse's experience and qualifications. In many cases there is a shared relationship between the agency and the academic institution.Many changes have taken place in the area of home health care. These include Medicare and Medicaid, and Long Term Care insurance reimbursement and documentation. It is important for the nurse and nursing agency to be aware of the many factors involved for these rules and regulations resulting from these organizations. Population and demographic changes are taking place as well. Baby boomers approaching retirement and will present new challenges
for the home health care industry. Technology and medical care in
hospitals has lead to shorter inpatient stay and more at-home rehabilitation.
Increases in medical outpatient procedures are also taking place
with follow-up home care. This has resulted in the decrease of mortality
rate from these technologies and medical care has lead to increases
in morbidity and chronic illness that makes the need for home health
care nursing a greater priority.Home Health Care Nurse Job Description
Through an array of skills and experience, home health care nurses
specialize in a wide range of treatments; emotional support, education
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