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1. Home visiting service

2. Introduction Home visiting / home health service is that components of a continuum of a comprehensive health care in which health services are provided to individuals, and families in their place of residence for the purpose of promoting maintaining or restoring health or of maximizing the level of independence while minimizing the effect of disability and illness, including terminal illness.

3. Objectives 1. To create close relation ship with communities and families . 2. To discover the condition in which the family lives & to identify how these conditions affect their health. 3. To promote family health by providing family members with health education adapted to their levels of growth and development.

4. Cont.. 4. To monitor the use of skill learned in health education . 5. To demonstrate to the family how to administer health care needed by others family members. 6. To refer to appropriate specialized services.

5. Kinds of home visiting Home for the aged : This is a kind of home health care provided for the elder greater than 65 years of age, who need a minimum care which is often characterized as “supervised living or residential care.” Basic home : It is a home for those individuals who need assistance in activity of daily living (ADL), such as eating, breathing or routine nursing care including administration of medication .

6. Cont.. Skilled home : It is a home for those individuals with serious health problems who need 24 hours nursing care or supervision.

7. Factors influencing home visiting 1. Increasing elderly population . 2 . Growing of HIV/AIDS populations: for better understanding of client need at home. 3. Advanced technology: technology allows all the services at home level. 4. R aising the cost of health care . 5. Demands for consumer satisfaction.

8. Advantages 1. T he family is seen in a familiar atmosphere which is were relaxed and makes communication easier than at hospital or clinic . 2. All family members can be seen & assessed by one person at one visit . 3. The health workers, who know the neighborhood, are aware of local problems, priorities, customs, difficulties, & resources.]

9. Cont.. 4. High risk families can be identified & visited as a priority . 5. The health workers, can observe, assess, & act up on obvious and latent health problems. Health workers can follow these problems, Health workers can follow these problems at subsequent visit .’ 6 .Much can be assessed at one time. Ex personal hygiene, water supply, sanitation, waste disposed, food storage ……

10. Cont.. 7 . More accurate assessment is done . 8. Better understanding & good relation ship is established with the family members. 9. Advice will be practical and suited to the family’s needs .

11. Principles of home visiting 1. Family members should be included in all phases of the care process . 2. The health workers (teams) are guests in the clients home there fore only make these interventions that the clients agrees with mutual health team . 3. C lient goal and intervention may require long periods to achieve, therefore, patience is necessary .

12. Cont.. 4. Home visiting can be done by health professionals employed in various ways . 5. The health team function autonomously in the family health care provision. 6 . The health team is a visitor at a client therefore; the team must not wait to be motivated .

13. Limitations 1. T ime consuming . 2. Limited equipment can only be carried to home . 3. A ppointment might be not kept . 4. Destruction in the home makes construction difficult . 5. Certain homes may be geographical not reachable .

14. Phases and activities of home visiting Phase 1: Initiation phase C larify purpose of home visiting S hare information to family member

15. Cont.. Phase 2: Pre-visit phase Initiate contact with family Determine family willingness Schedule home visiting Review records

16. Cont.. Phase 3: On home phase I ntroduction him/her self Warm greeting Social interaction (to develop trusting ) Implement nursing process

17. Cont.. Phase 4. Termination phase Review visit with family P lan for future visit Phase 5. Post – visit phase Record visit P lan for next visit

18. P oints to be assessed during Home visiting 1. General cleanliness 2. Solid waste disposal 3. latrine 4. personal hygiene 5. vaccination of <1yr infants

19. Cont.. 6. vaccination of women 7. ANC 8. Feeding of children <2 yrs 9. FP 10. Presence of insects / rodents in the house 11. Presence of sick person in the house and action taken.

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