HOME VISIT

1. WELCOME

2. 1. 2.

5. Home Visiting
Mr.Suraj Pande

6. AIM
 Students gain in depth knowledge
about Home Visiting and will able to
apply this knowledge in practice.

7. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
At the end of the class the student will be able to :-
 state meaning of the term home visiting
 state the concept of home visiting.
 enlist the purposes of home visiting.
 enumerate the principles of home visiting.
 discuss the Phases of home visiting
 list down the advantages of home visiting.
 enlist various problems of home visiting & its possible
solutions.

8. MEANING
 Home visit refers to meeting
the health needs of people at
their doorsteps.

9. DEFINITION
 Home Visiting is a process which is
carried out by a nurse whereby she
visits the family to provide care, prevent
illness, promote health and empower
clients in their health care

10. GOAL
To Provide
appropriate nursing care leading to
wellness of the patient.

11. CONCEPT OF HOME
VISITING
1. Opportunity for direct observation.
2. Family health assessment.
3. Family has time, privacy, clear
clarifications.
4. Direct observation of care.

12. CONCEPT
5. Good rapport
6. Active participation
7. Feasible to plan and provide
comprehensive family health care
services.

13. Purposes
1. Routine Part- planned visiting programme
2. Felt need by family and sickness
3. Assess nutritional , immunization status &
environmental hazards and give health
education.
4. Investigate the source of infectious diseases.
5. Follow up on problems & care given by
family.
6. Health education to the individual, family &
community.
7. Supervise & guide other health workers.

14. Principles
 Need Based.
 Priority Based
 Regularity
 Flexibility
 Scientific Based
 Analysis Based
 Developing Relationship
 Sensitivity
 Educative

15. PHASES OF HOME VISIT
Initiation
Phase
Pre Visit
Activities
Action
Phase

16. PHASES
Post Visit
Phase
Termination
Phase Of Visit/
Transfer Phase

17. INITIATION PHASE
 Clarifies source of referral
 Purposes
 Shares information on reasons

18. PRE VISIT ACTIVITIES
Nurses must know :-
 Location of the house
 Distance
 Address
 And information on need for visit

19. PREVISIT ACTIVITIES
 Gather Patient Information
 Investigate community resources
 Assemble supplies
 Plans first patient contact.
 Develops contact with family
 Determine family willingness.

20. 1. Introduction.
2. Taking Permission.
3. Explain purpose of visit.
4. Assess family needs.
5. Plans the nursing care.
6. Implement nursing care.
ACTIVITIES DURING
HOME VISIT

21. TERMINATION PHASE OF VISIT
 Nurse patient goals are reached
 Health is resolved
 Patient functions without nursing actions.
 Patient changes/leaves the home to go to
another place.
 Nurse transfers patient care to another
nurse.
 Review visit with family
 Plan future visits.

22. POST VISIT ACTIVITIES
 Recording and reporting.
 Record important events in family and
reports points to higher authorities.
 Plan for activities for next.

23. ADVANTAGES OF HOME
VISITING
 Helps see home and family situation in
action.
 Family members are relaxed.
 Family gains confidence.
 Observe Family practices

24. ADVANTAGES
 Observe actual care given by family
members.
 Provides opportunity to identify health
problems.
 Realistic teaching , Socio-economic
background becomes clear.

25. PROBLEMS
 Consumes lot of time and energy
 Unforeseen events
 Nonacceptance
 Problem of local language
 Role confusion

26. SUMMARY

27. QUESTIONS

28.  List down the supplies in a community
health bag?
ASSIGNMENT

29. REFERENCES
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Mumbai;2008
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Brothers:Mumbai; 2009
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Publishers: Delhi;2011
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Bhanot:Jabalpur;2008.
 K. Park, Park’s Textbook Of Preventive And Social Medicine.Banarsidas
Bhanot:Jabalpur;2011
 Swarnakar.k. Community Health Nursing.N.R. Brothers: Indore;2011
 www.ana.com
 www.currentnursing.com

30. THANK YOU