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An 8 page research paper that examines the field of home health nursing. This examination looks at the conceptual, philosophical, and legal foundation to this field. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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students nursing practice that this writer/tutor simply does not know. The student could be working with rural or urban clients, in the US or Canada or Great Britain or
Australia. However, while the writer/tutor cannot accurately address questions that are specific to the students experience and practice, this research can address the conceptual, philosophical, legal and ethical foundation of
professional nursing practice in regards to the role of the home health nurse. Conceptual foundation--what is home health nursing? The beginning of organized home nursing care dates back to
the 1800s (Blevins, 2001). Home care nursing practice reinforces traditionally oriented nursing principles, such as "autonomy, patient empowerment, environmental adaptation and stress reduction" (Blevins, 2001, p. 114). In a hospital
setting, a nurse can consult with a colleague concerning a case, and, thereby, taking advantage of another individuals expertise; however, the home health nurse must perform "assessment, disease management, and
other skills" more independently (Blevins, 2001, p. 114). In regards to questions of competency, Blevins argues that experienced home care nurses may not require exposure to the elementary aspects of
home care (such as "bag technique"), there is often wide variance in the nursing role between agencies due to differences in the population served (2001). Also, agency policies, such
as business practices, documentation systems, process flows and lines of communication can differ (Blevins, 2001) Home health nursing is often "exhausting and frustrating," according to home health nurse Linda
Senapatiratne (Senapatiratne and Ventura, 1996, p. 54). But it offers tremendous rewarding as this form of nursing is central to patients lives. She describes a typical day in
her practice. She starts her day with six patients to visit on her schedule, two just starting home care. As she copes with a car covered in frost, she loads
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