Contents – Home Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice 2nd Edition (2013)

Administrative Roles
Administrator
Supervisor or Clinical Manager
Quality and Performance Improvement Nurse
Clinical Educator
Informatics Liaison Nurse
Trends, Issues, and Opportunities in Home Health Nursing
Practice Environments
Ethics in Home Health Nursing
Research in Home Health Nursing
Informatics in Home Health Nursing
Finances and Reimbursement
Summary of the Scope of Home Health Nursing Practice
Standards of Professional Home Health Nursing Practice
Significance of the Standards
Standards of Practice for Home Health Nursing
Standard 1. Assessment
Standard 2. Population Diagnosis and Priorities
Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
Standard 4. Planning
Standard 5. Implementation
Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
Standard 5C. Consultation
Scope of Home Health Nursing Practice
Standard 5D. Prescriptive Authority
Evolution of Home Health Nursing
Standard 6. Evaluation
Home Health Nursing’s Scope of Practice
Standards of Professional Performance for Home Health Nursing
Definition of Home Health Nursing
Standard 7. Ethics
Distinguishing Characteristics of Home Health Nursing
Standard 8. Education
The Nursing Process in Home Health Nursing
Standard 9. Evidence-Based Practice and Research
Educational Preparation of Home Health Nurses
Standard 10. Quality of Practice
Certification in Home Health Nursing
Standard 11. Communication
Practice Roles and Responsibilities
Standard 12. Leadership
Home Health Nurse
Standard 13. Collaboration
Graduate-Level Prepared Home Health Nurse
Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 15. Resource Utilization
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Standard 16. Environmental Health
Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Roles Glossary
Care or Case Manager References
Patient Educator Appendix A. Home Health Nursing: Scope and Standards
Patient Advocate of Practice (2007)

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