HOME VISIT

Evangeline S. Salas MAN, RN

College of Nursing
Our Lady of Fatima College
HOME VISIT
• It is a professional contact made
by the nurse to or in behalf of a
patient or family to further a
special activity of the agency
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MM4y4wQ0A8
 HOME VISIT
• Delivery of specialized nursing
care services in the home
health care setting.
• A process of providing nursing
care to patient or family at
their doorstep.
 PURPOSE OF HOME VISIT
To give nursing care to the sick,
to a post partum mother and To find out home living To teach health practices,
newborn, with a view of condition of the client and prevention of disease and
teaching a responsible family family in order to fit a health correction of defect for better
member on how to give teaching needs living
subsequent care

To establish close relationship

To detect & help prevent the To make use of the referral
between the health agencies
spread of communicable system and use of community
and the public for the
disease services
promotion of public health
 ADVANTAGES OF HOME VISIT

Opportunity to assess the family and home situation

Opportunity to seek out new health problems

The nurse can assist and supervise the family on how to render nursing care to the sick family
member

Permits teaching in the actual situation

Family is more at ease in discovering their problems

Family is more confident in a personalized service

DISADVANTAGES OF HOME
VISIT
• No opportunity for the families to share
experiences with others
• Distraction at home may make instructions
difficult
• Time consuming and costly on the part of the
nurse
 • Nursing care to post-natal cases
• Health supervision to visit prenatal
cases and infants
ARRANGEMENT
OF HOME VISIT • Visit to clients suffering from
communicable diseases
 • A home visit should have a purpose or objective
• Planning for a home visit should make use of all available
information about the client and his family, through family
records, information from health center personnel & other
existing agencies that have given services to the particular
family
PRINCIPLES IN • Planning for a home visit should revolve around the essential

PLANNING FOR needs of the individual and his family but priority should be
given to those needs recognized by the family itself
A HOME VISIT • Planning of a continuing care should involve the individual &
his family
• Planning should be flexible and practical.
• It should be able to meet the needs of the family members
other than those planned
 PHASES OF APPROACH:

Socialization Phase – establish rapport with the client and

family

Working/Professional Phase – apply problem solving

techniques to situations found in the home; plan with
family to resolve health problem situations

Summary Phase – documentation of significant findings

 GUIDELINES IN PLANNING FOR A HOME VISIT

Study records, referrals from other agency and available information.

Look into the size of the family, the members, and the types of
family health problems encountered

Appraise needs of total family and individual members. Consider:

• Recognized needs – health problems consulted by the family
• Unrecognized needs – health problems observed by the health personnel
GUIDELINES IN PLANNING FOR A HOME VISIT

Review Contact Decide on Consider

Review new and Contact health Decide on Consider other
forgotten content and social methods and possible ways of
materials related agencies, which materials to be meeting family’s
to the health have provided used. The tools needs
needs of the services to the which will
family family as facilitate effective
recorded contact with the
family
STEPS IN HOME
VISIT
❖ GREET THE CLIENT OR THE FAMILY
ACCORDING TO THE TIME OF THE DAY AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELF
 STEPS IN HOME
VISIT
❖Explain the purpose of home
visit; allow the client or the
hostess to feel at ease
before proceeding further
 STEPS IN HOME
VISIT
• Look for a place to put your
PHN bag; on the table or
chair six feet away from
bedside , but since more
homes have limited area any
convenient place will do, as
long as proper procedure can
be done in that area
 STEPS IN HOME
VISIT
• Inquire about health and
welfare of client and other
family members.
• Ask about any health and
health-related problems
 STEPS IN HOME
VISIT
• If nursing care will be given,
proceed to get articles needed
from the PHN bag observing
proper bag technique.
• Give necessary care or
demonstration
 STEPS IN HOME VISIT

• Perform physical assessment

and nursing care needed.
• If more than one member of the
family is for health supervision
and care, start with the well
member to avoid transfer of
infection
 STEPS IN HOME VISIT

• Give the necessary health

teaching and advice based on
the client’s need and condition.
• If client is weak or too
indisposed position, you may
teach the family member since
they are with the client most of
the time
STEPS IN HOME VISIT

• Clean all the articles used.

• Wash hands remove apron
and fold, place in the bag
 STEPS IN HOME VISIT

• Record findings and nursing services

done
• Set an appointment for a follow-up home
visit or clinic visit, and leave specific
instructions if necessary on how to ensure
nursing care to the sick family member
• When you gain the family’s trust and
confidence, you may look into more
detailed aspect of the household and
other health problems or concerns
THANK YOU!
 • David, Erlinda S., Rodolfo, Maria Jesusa Lourdes, D., Serraon –
Claudio,Virginia, Jamorabo-Ruiz, Adela, Community Health
Nursing: an Approach to families and Population Groups.
Merriam Webster Bookstore, Metro Manila, Philippines, 2007
• Maglaya, Araceli S. , Nursing Practice in the Community 4th
Edition. Argonauta Corporation, No.2 Makiling Street, Marikina

REFERENCES Village, Nangka, Marikina City,2004

• Home Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MM4y4wQ0A8
• Bag technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6np9f4XTRM
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUyhKffV3OY