Handbook of Home Health Nursing Procedures

This handbook provides practising home health nurses and students in community health nursing courses with a handy, portable, practical guide to nursing procedures commonly carried out in the home. Because of the independent nature of home health nursing practice, nurses who practice in this setting must accurately assess clients and plan, deliver, and evaluate care without the benefit of advice from other nurses or physicians. The handbook allows nurses to review complex or unfamiliar procedures prior to performing them and provides them with expert on-the-spot advice.

Presents over 200 of the most common nursing procedures performed in the home, featuring step-by-step instructions and appropriate illustrations.

Organise proceduresalphabetically within sections related to body systems to facilitate quick reference.

Follows a consistent format in each procedure for ease of use: the purpose of the procedure, general information, equipment required, the steps of the procedure, nursing considerations, and documentation guidelines.

Includes over 35 new procedures to ensure the most complete coverage of common home care nursing procedures.

Includes a new chapter on Nutrition that lists diets by disease process, reflecting the latest trends by the RDA.

Includes an extensive appendix on Internet Resources describing web sites relative to the needs of practicing home health nurses.

Robyn Rice, RN-C, MSN-R, Clinical Associate Professor, Barnes College of Nursing, The University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Home Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, American Nursing Development, Maryville, IL