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HOME VISIT

Phases of home visit:

When making a home visit, community health nurse is faced with
many functions, immediate, or latent, which includes; -

I. Preparation phase (Pre-planning)
II. Introduction phase (Initiation)

III. Implementation phase
IV. Closing phase (Termination)
V. Documentation phase (post- home visit and preplanning)

Preparation phase for the visit:
 Collect the data about mother /newborn need and problem.

 Review the family file, records and nursing notes to understand

the family condition.
 Discuss with other health team members, who are concerned with

the family health care.

 Communicate with other community agencies or leaders about the
family to be visited.

 Review the previously acquired data.

 Identify client's need (physical, emotional, medical, developmental,
dietary, educational, and motivational).

 Review previous interventions for the problems/needs identified.

 Set priorities according the impact of the problem on health, client
concern regarding the problem, and ease of solution.

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