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International Guidelines for Home Health Nursing

The International Guidelines for Home Health Nursing Practice (Guidelines) are guiding principles for nurses who aspire to provide excellent care to patients in their homes. The Guidelines were developed by international home care nurses from diverse countries to provide guidance to nurses around the globe who seek to develop their professional home healthcare practice and performance.

These Guidelines are copy-righted and reproduced under license with the American Nurses Association (ANA). All rights are reserved. These Guidelines are based on the American Nurses Association’s Scope and Standards of Practice: Home Health Nursing: 2nd edition; 2014. The Guidelines are evidence-based and represent the elements of excellent home health nursing practice and performance.

Readers may print one copy of the Guidelines that is not for additional distribution per the watermark on each page. Home health nurses everywhere are encouraged to read the Guidelines, utilize in care planning, and apply globally. Home Care Nurses are invited to contact the ANA Click Here for permission to reproduce multiple copies of the Guidelines. In addition, when referencing the guidelines in presentations or publications, the ANA copyright must be acknowledged.

• International Guidelines
• Survey for new Guidelines 

Clinician Education Resources

• Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention
• Caring For Patients Who Are Homeless
  With permission from Wolters Kluwer Permissions Team, the following article is written by one of the International Home Care Nurses Organization board members. Denise M. Mcenroe-Petitte PhD, MSN, RN writes that nurses interact with patients across many settings. This article discusses concerns for patients considered homeless and the role of nurses in addressing their healthcare needs.
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  Lisa A. Gorski RN, MS, HHCNS-BC, CRNI, FAAN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, is a colleague of IHCNO board members. This article published in American Nurse Journal. Copyright © 2020. HealthCom Media. Used with permission. All rights reserved. MyAmericanNurse.com

Home Healthcare Now articles

• The Ventilator-Dependent Child Best Practices for Educating Home Care Nurses 
• Innovative and Successful Approaches to Improving Care Transitions From Hospital to Home
• Health Professionals Perception of Risk When Care is Given in Patients Home
• Adapting The Joint Commissions Seven Foundations of Safe and Effective Transitions of Care to Home
• The Ventilator-Dependent Child What Every Home Care Nurse Needs to Know

Patient Education Resources

• How to Take Care of Dry Skin
  • This low-literacy patient education resource was derived from Medicine Plus, U.S. Library of Medicine (2017)
• Changes and Care of Aging Skin

Clinician/Patient Educational Resources

Cardiovascular Resources

• How to Obtain Accurate Blood Pressure Readings
• Healthy Heart Workbook (Basic plan for patients with cardiovascular problems; low health literacy, 13 pages)
  • English
  • Chinese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese

Medication Resources – Clinician Resources

• Assess patients knowledge of their medications.
• Assess patients risk for non-adherence.
• Home Healthcare Now articles. - Read More
• Helping Older Adults Improve Their Medication Experience (HOME) by Addressing Medication Regimen Complexity in Home Healthcare. - Read More
• Ensuring Effective Medication Reconciliation in Home Healthcare. - Read More

Medication Resources – Patient Education

Medication Record Tool to help patients take right med, right does, right time.

• English Low Literacy Med Schedule
• Chinese Low Literacy Med Schedule
• Russian Low Literacy Med Schedule
• Spanish Low Literacy Med Schedule
• Vietnamese Low Literacy Med Schedule

Diabetes Resources

Clinician Resources

• Diabetes Medication Reference for Clinicians. Courtesy of HHQI.

Patient Education Resources

• Diabetic Zone Tools in various languages. Zone Tools use the colors of a traffic light to guide patients in managing chronic health problems. The tool is divided into green (“all clear”), yellow (“caution”), and red (“medical alert”) zones. For each zone, the tool provides signs and symptoms and allows the health care provider to give specific instructions for managing the condition, including guidance on when to seek emergency medical assistance. Resources are courtesy of HHQI.
  • Diabetic Zone Tools English
  • Diabetic Zone Tools Chinese
  • Diabetic Zone Tools Russian
  • Diabetic Zone Tools Spanish
  • Diabetic Zone Tools Vietnamese

Of Interest to Home Healthcare Nurses

• Nursing Now
• A new international nursing movement.
• Patient Safety in the Home
• Institute of Healthcare Improvement Report. 
• VNAA/EH Resources
• IHCNO and Visiting Nurse Associations of America Share Resources Learn more

Poster Archive:  

IHCNO Board Members Present Posters at Conferences
 Sigma Theta Tau International 
Nursing Research Conference 
July 22, 2022 
Edinburgh, Scotland 

• Poster on IHCNO – 22 July, 2022