HOME VISITING

Remove apron from the bag

Touch the inner part of outer layer and open the inner lining of the bag and keep the folds aside on both
sides
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENTS
OBJECTIVES
Nursing bag is a vehicle to carry tools during home visiting to provide nursing care.

 Home , School , Industrial visit

 Demonstration of nursing care
 Cleanliness demonstration

INNER POCKET
Spread a newspaper
NURSING CARE

BAG TECHNIQUES

 The home visit is a family-nurse contact which allows the health worker to assess the home and
family situations in order to provide the necessary nursing care and health related activities.

Return articles to the bag

Wash and boil all the equipments used during the visit for 5 min before replacing them
TREATMENT

 Home visiting provide more accurate assessment of family structure and behavior in natural
environment

 Reducing the maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rate by providing maternal and child
health services
 Identifying the resources of communicable diseases and anti alarming the family about it
 providing health education
 to supervise and guide other health workers and providing training to students

 Boil contaminated equipments and instruments

 Protect from children and animals
 Well maintained bag last atleast for 8 to 20 years

 Use nursing process

 Scientific and up to date techniques
 Educative
 Evaluative
  Recording

EQUIPMENTS
BAG TECHNIQUES AND HOME VISITING
INTERVIEWING

 Direct observation for CHN

 It gives an insight into the family situation as it exists
 Family members fell more relaxed and comfortable in their own homes
 it gives opportunity to CHN to observe the background of individual and family
 These help in basic understanding of physical and emotional needs
 This helps to apply the gained knowledge and skills at homes
 The health education will be more realistic in the actual situation since the socio-economic
background become clear.
 It is possible to discover new health problems in home visit.

PRINCIPLES
OUTER POCKET
ADVANTAGES

 Swabs and guaze piece

 Swab sticks and spatula
 Bandages and safety pins
 Instruments
 Kidney dish
 Instrument cloth
 Cheatles forceps
 Thermometer
 2cc syringe and needle metal box

 To carry out nursing procedures in home which includes weighing the child and performing minor
dressing etc
 To conduct delivery in emergency situations

DISADVANTAGES
Select the work area
Close the bag securely
ASSESSMENT

WHEN & WHERE

 Alcohol 70% x 3
 Gention violet 15%
  Savlon
 Calamine lotion
 Acriflavin spirit 0.1%
 Cord ligature in 70% alcohol

 Provide privacy
 establish a good rapport
 Must maintain an intellectual and alert attitude
 Understand the client's and family problem and their socio- cultural background
 Relieve anxiety
 Speak in appropriate language
 Be a good listener
 Follow trough on the interview
 Record the interview
 Evaluate the interviw

 1 note book / Dairy

 1 nail cutter
 1 soap dish and soap
 1 hand towel
 1 polythene bag or sheet
 1 baby weighing scale
 Newspaper

PRINCIPLES

 Definition of CHM bag

 Purpose of carrying
 Equipments
 Uses
 Principles
 Techniques
 Definition of home visiting
 Objectives
 Aims
 Principles
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Interviewing
 Steps of home visiting

REFERRAL

 Fact finding
 Analysis and interpretation
  Planning
 Implementation
 Evaluate and follow up

PRINCIPLES
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Give nursing services
PURPOSE

TECHNIQUE

 More time and efforts needed as a lot of time is required to travel to the family
 It is not possible to provide the complete and extensive nursing services.
 Dispute and disinterest at home may make the guidance and suggestion difficult
 Family member don't get exposed to the experience of other suffering from same illness or
disease
 Lack of equipments & resources , improper use of home bag can be hindrance in achieving the
aims of home visits

STEPS IN HOME VISITING

SUMMARIZATION
AIMS

PRESENTED TO :- Respected mam mrs. Meena Bimal

CLEANLINESS :-

 The bag and its contents are designed for efficiency and cleanliness
 The hands must be washed all the time
 Avoid touching dirty and contaminated things

Take out necessary supplies and equipments

 Planned
 Need based
 Regularity
 Flexibility
 Voluntary and convenient
 Understanding and developing relationship