Home Health Care Nursing

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about DRG’s and how this type of insurance
guideline determines what type of care a patient will receive. Then I will
proceed to explain about what type of experience and qualifications needed
for home health care nursing. Next, I will talk about how home health
nursing is an independent career and explain safety issues and rules for
playing it safe while in the field. Then I will talk about the importance
of documentation. It is the key to getting paid. Finally, I will talk
about the pros and cons of salary and benefits of home health care nursing.

Home health care is growing at a very rapid rate. As our older
population continues to age, the hospital stays continue to shorten, and
individuals prefer home over institutional health care, the need for home
health specialist will continue to be in great demand (Stulginsky,1993).
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1991,
predictions for the year 2000 indicated that home health will need 8,000
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have to be skilled in high-tech care to enter the field
(Gonzalez 1994). When one decides that he or she is ready to give home
health care a try, their past experiences comes in very useful. Patient
assessment skills are very important skills to have well developed prior to
selecting a career in home health care. When going to a patient’s
residence, the nurse must be aware of what he or she should be assessing
for pertaining to the patient’s diagnosis. For example, if a patient was
discharged three days after his coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), a home
health nurse would need to know how to assess for actual or potential
complications (Sebolewski, 1996)
Another important skill ...

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