Includes bibliographical references and index.

Home Care Nursing Practice: Historical Perspectives and Philosophy of Care -- Understanding Home Care Nursing: Applying Theory to Clinical Practice -- The Role of the Home Care Nurse and Orientation Strategies -- Caring for Families in the Home -- Developing the Plan of Care and Documentation -- Infection Control in the Home -- Patient Education in the Home -- Legal and Ethical Issues in Home Care -- Case Management and Leadership Strategies for Home Care Nurses -- Quality Patient Care -- The Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- The Patient with Congestive Heart Failure -- The Ventilator Dependent Patient -- The Patient with Chronic Wounds -- The Patient with Diabetes -- The Patient with Bladder Dysfunction -- The Patient Receiving Home Care Rehabilitation Services -- The Patient Receiving Home Infusion Therapies -- The Patient with Neurological Dysfunction -- The Patient with AIDS -- Maternal-Child Nursing: Postpartum Home Care -- The Mental Health Patient -- The Elderly Patient -- The Hospice and Palliative Care Patient -- Managing Environmental Threats in the Home -- From Telehealth to Telecare: Implications for Clinical Practice -- Complementary Therapies and Home Care Nursing Practice -- Epilogue: Reconsidering Caring in the Home.

HOME CARE NURSING PRACTICE is a practical text and reference that provides guidelines for nurses managing complex patient care in a home environment. It addresses the basic concepts of home care nursing, common clinical conditions found in the home, patient education, and life span coverage packaged in a comprehensive, consistent format.