1 Older Americans who have health problems, but who want to maintain their independence in their homes with the support of a professional caregiver.  Patients of all ages who return home after surgery, and need care, supervision or assistance.
http://www.vnaa.org/home-health-car-faq
Nursing May 06, 2014. Like doctors, nurses are trained to help people heal from their illnesses and injuries and to focus on facilitating a cure. But sometimes, a cure is no longer an option, and the focus of care shifts to comfort measures, or what is called palliative care.
https://www.fortis.edu/blog/nursing/hospice-and-palliative-care-what-is-the-nurses-role/id/3222
Another role of the nurse, as a decision maker, is to use critical thinking skills to make decisions, set goals, and promote outcomes for a patient. These critical thinking skills include assessing the patient, identifying the problem, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating the outcomes.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/roles-and-functions-of-the-nurse.html
Apr 21, '05 by Maerzie. Hi Melissa-. A Home Health Nurse does almost everything that a hospital nurse does. Sometimes more, because the facilities are only what is or is made available in the home.
http://allnurses.com/home-health-nursing/responsibilities-of-home-98459.html
Video: Roles and Functions of the Nurse. What exactly does a nurse do? This lesson explores some of the different roles a nurse plays in patient care, including caregiver, decision maker, communicator, manager of care, patient advocate, and teacher.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/roles-and-functions-of-the-nurse.html
Being a patient advocate may be the most important of all nursing roles. As a patient advocate, the nurse's responsibility is to protect a patient's rights. When a person is sick, they are unable to act as they might when they are well.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/roles-and-functions-of-the-nurse.html
Home health care agencies or Visiting Nurse Agencies (VNAs) care for patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly. They offer comprehensive services from maternal/child health programs to hospice care (link to hospice page). These services can include, but are not limited to the following: Skilled nursing.
http://www.vnaa.org/home-health-car-faq
Hospice and Palliative Care: What Is the Nurse's Role? Like doctors, nurses are trained to help people heal from their illnesses and injuries and to focus on facilitating a cure. But sometimes, a cure is no longer an option, and the focus of care shifts to comfort measures, or what is called palliative care. Hospice and palliative care focus on the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of a patient facing a life-threatening illness. And it's a specialty where nurses really get to use their strengths as caregivers.
https://www.fortis.edu/blog/nursing/hospice-and-palliative-care-what-is-the-nurses-role/id/3222
Professional home health care services includes a broad range of care and support services for those who are recovering from a hospital stay, who are disabled, chronically- or terminally-ill, and need medical, nursing, social, or therapeutic treatment and/or assistance with the essential activities of daily living.
http://www.vnaa.org/home-health-car-faq
It does, of course, provide quite a number of government workers with a guaranteed job. What I am saying is that the government has made the paperwork requirements in home health nursing almost insurmountable. Paperwork to patient care ratio is about 3:1 because of this creation. It is enjoyable work because you meet hundreds of people of every different character and demeanor that you can imagine.
http://allnurses.com/home-health-nursing/responsibilities-of-home-98459.html
what is the role of the home health nurse
A home health nurse offers comprehensive services from maternal/child health programs to hospice care. The role of the home health nurse is to offer comprehensive services from maternal or child health programs to hospice care.