1. Definition of Home Visit
Is a formal call by a nurse on a client at a client place of residence for the purpose of providing nursing care.

2. Home visit technique Aims:
1- To provide family health services to prevent diseases, promote and maintain health of family members.
2- To carry out simple nursing care at home for the needy clients.
3- To provide treatment for minor ailments.
4- To rehabilitate the sick and the disabled members of the families.
5- To help the family to help themselves to maintain their health.

3. Principles of home visits:
1- Home visit should be made according to the need f the family.
2- Be sensitive to the members feelings and needs at the time of the visit.
3- Understand the other persons point of view and accept useful suggestions made by the family.
4- Be sure of the scientific soundness of the subjects you discuss.
5- Use safe technical skills and nursing procedures.
6- Have a full understanding of your agency’s policies.

4. Cont.
7- Attain a working knowledge of the community resources and use them wisely.
8- Collect background information about the client, home and environment and make an objective analysis of the information as an initial step in home visiting.
9- Work with client and family and plan jointly.
10- Be kind and courteous and show concern for the family with a view to gain their confidence.

5. Phases and activities of the home visits.
Phase Activities
1 Initiation Phase: Clarify source of referral for visit Clarify purpose for visit.
- Share information for reasons and purpose of visit with family.
2 Pre visit phase: Initiate contact with family
- Establish shared perception of
purpose with family.
- Determine family’s willingness for home visit Schedules for the home visits.
- Review referral and family records.

6. Cont. 3 In–Home phase: - Introduce self and professional identity.
- Social interaction to establish rapport.
- Establish nurse-client relationship.
- Implement nursing process.
4 Termination phase: - review visit with family .
- Plan for future visits.
5 Post visit phase: Record visit.
- Plan for next visit.

7. Advantages: - Convenient for the family.
- Client control of the setting.
- When client is unable to travel.
- Nurse identify minor health changes.
- Nurse can see other factors influence client health.

8. Disadvantages: - Pre-visit preparation - Travel to and from the home.
- Time spent with family.
- Post-visit activities.
- Paper work.
- Making referrals.
- Consulting and collaborations.