New to Home Health

[WeirdNurseKelly, BSN, RN]

i am new to home health and feel like i have finally found my place as a nurse. at least for the time being. i have been a nurse for almost two years and struggled to find a full time job. when i did i was miserable. i was basically a dns at an alf. i was overworked and exhausted. i probably should not have taken on this job still being a fairly new nurse.

i am now happy as a clam and excited to start this new adventure in my career. i have know idea where i am headed next but for now i am loving every minute of my job and the patients i get to work with on a daily basis. home health nursing is great!!!

i am currently in a bsn program which requires what seems like a ton of research. this term we are learning about community health nursing. i was fortunate enough to pick the topic of home health to do a little research on, which is great because i get to learn a little more about my current area of nursing. i was hoping some of you veterans to home health nursing could help me out by answering a few questions for me for my upcoming discussion for school. i would really appreciate it. there is another piece to this discussion, i must research and find answers to the same questions and compare and contrast.

thanks in advance for your help!

questions:

whatare the unique aspects of this area of practice?

what are the main job functions of this nursing practice?

whoare the populations served by this practice area, and what is the scope of thechallenges/opportunities?

describethe larger picture: what are the contexts for this practice area? who are themembers of the "team" that makes this practice possible?

whydo we need this practice area of nursing?

whatare important agencies of the federal, state and local levels that affect thispractice area?