Home Health Nursing

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Specializes in critical-care.

I have a family member who benefits from regular visits from a home health nurse. It's easier to have someone who can travel to him rather than having to get into a car, drive to a clinic, and move around more than he can tolerate.

As healthcare and technology evolve, we are finding ways to save money and prevent illness by keeping clients out of the hospital and in their home, as well as discharging clients quicker from the hospital. This will dramatically change the way home health care agencies operate--especially in rural areas.

In what ways, good or bad, will this affect home health nursing? What services will be provided in the home in the future?

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Specializes in hospice.

Do your own homework. ;)

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Are you a RN? What do you need the answers for? If this is research we have a process for this....Want to submit a research request?

We are happy to help with homework however, we need to know what you think and what your research has revealed to you?

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Specializes in Home Health.

Home Health is not warranted just to avoid the inconvenience of going to the MD. Home Health is for HOME BOUND patients. If you can drive yourself to the MD then do so! Leave the home health resource available for the ones that can’t get out to get to the MD!

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