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HOME VISIT

Documentation phase;
 If the visit is not recorded, is not done

 Elements of good record keeping include (accuracy, conciseness,
legibility, promptness, and use the standard abbreviation only)
 Accurately record the problems identified, interventions employed

and their effectiveness.
 Record include future plans and recommendations for subsequent
home visits

 Community health record is considered a legal document and is
subjected to the court order

 The appropriate use of the patient and the family record enables
the nursing staff to provide continuity of care in case of

(vaccination, emergencies, and staff absences)
 Record is frequently used as a supervisory tool, it is helpful to
review and trace the nurse's growth and development and to

determine the need for additional help in working with the
families

 When visual aides have been used during the visit, the name of the
pamphlet, guide or any aid should be given.

Infection prevention and control during home visit;

Infections have always been a problem for health workers. As for
infection prevention and control in welfare facilities and medical

facilities including hospitals and clinics, such institutions prepare
infection control manuals and endeavor to adequately implement control
measures as specified in them. Similar to the situation in medical or
welfare facilities, the first priority of infection management at home is
the implementation of standard precautions.

Factors affecting home infection;

A. Poor personal hygiene.
B. Infrequent hand washing.
C. Inadequate environmental sanitation.

D. Exposure to individual with infectious disease.
E. Exposure to stagnant water.
F. Exposure to pet excreta.

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