Home HealthCare
Abstract
Home healthcare nursing was a huge milestone in the development of nursing as a profession. It allowed family members to feel a sense of ease knowing that their loved ones were in good hands. The amount of home healthcare nurses started out small around 455 nurses and rapidly grew to 1,413 in just four years. The American Red Cross had a lot to do with this development by establishing visiting nurse service programs nationwide. Also, the Home Healthcare Nurses Association founded in 1993 helped this occupation develop by providing different methods and features in the home healthcare nursing practice. They also impacted the public practice by unifying their voice to the people.
Home Health Services
Origination of Home Health Nurses
Home health nursing, also known as domiciliary care is a type of health care in which professionals provide their assistance in the patient’s home instead of at the hospital, doctors office, or wherever their place of work may be. Before home health care originated which was around 1885, it was the families of the patients who played the role of a nurse by caring for their sick loved ones. In many cases, most of the illnesses or diseases became too severe for a family member to handle, which is when many home nurses started to become more in demand (National home care, n.d). The appearance of the home nurses put the families more at ease and took a huge weight off of their shoulders. Toward the late 1800’s, home nurses also helped new mothers and assisted them when it came to delivering their baby at home. Not only did these nurses help with the deliveries, they also educated the new-mothers about how to care for their newborns (National home care, n.d).
The Rise of Home Health Care By 1905, 455 home nurses had occupations through 171 different organizations (National home care, n.d). Many times, nurses had just one patient and stayed at their home and cared for them instead of going from house to house visiting
Home healthcare nursing was a huge milestone in the development of nursing as a profession. It allowed family members to feel a sense of ease knowing that their loved ones were in good hands. The amount of home healthcare nurses started out small around 455 nurses and rapidly grew to 1,413 in just four years. The American Red Cross had a lot to do with this development by establishing visiting nurse service programs nationwide. Also, the Home Healthcare Nurses Association founded in 1993 helped this occupation develop by providing different methods and features in the home healthcare nursing practice. They also impacted the public practice by unifying their voice to the people.
Home Health Services
Origination of Home Health Nurses
Home health nursing, also known as domiciliary care is a type of health care in which professionals provide their assistance in the patient’s home instead of at the hospital, doctors office, or wherever their place of work may be. Before home health care originated which was around 1885, it was the families of the patients who played the role of a nurse by caring for their sick loved ones. In many cases, most of the illnesses or diseases became too severe for a family member to handle, which is when many home nurses started to become more in demand (National home care, n.d). The appearance of the home nurses put the families more at ease and took a huge weight off of their shoulders. Toward the late 1800’s, home nurses also helped new mothers and assisted them when it came to delivering their baby at home. Not only did these nurses help with the deliveries, they also educated the new-mothers about how to care for their newborns (National home care, n.d).
The Rise of Home Health Care By 1905, 455 home nurses had occupations through 171 different organizations (National home care, n.d). Many times, nurses had just one patient and stayed at their home and cared for them instead of going from house to house visiting