Disciplines and Occupations

Home Health Nursing

A nursing specialty in which skilled nursing care is provided to patients in their homes by registered or licensed practical NURSES. Home health nursing differs from HOME NURSING in that home health nurses are licensed professionals, while home nursing involves non-professional caregivers.

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Abstract

A nursing specialty in which skilled nursing care is provided to patients in their homes by registered or licensed practical NURSES. Home health nursing differs from HOME NURSING in that home health nurses are licensed professionals, while home nursing involves non-professional caregivers.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Home Health Care Nursing
  • Nursing, Home Health

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2014

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Previous Indexing

  • Community Health Nursing (1984-2013)
  • Home Care Services (1984-2013)

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NLM Classification

WY 115

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Home Health Nursing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064650. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064650
  2. Home Health Nursing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_health_nursing
  3. Home Health Nursing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5889061