Lession plan on home visit.docx

1. Lesson Plan
ON
HOME VISIT
PREPARED BY
MR. SURAJ PANDE

2. MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCE
PROFORMA FOR LESSON PLAN
Method ofteaching: Lecture cum discussion and Demonstration
Audio Visual Aids: PPT , Black Board.
Previous knowledge of the group: The group had some knowledge
regarding HOME VISIT
General Objectives : At the end of the clinical teaching the group will
be able to understand about“HOME VISIT” and will be able to apply this
knowledge in their daily professional practice.
Specific Objective: At the end of the clinical Teaching the group will be
able to,
 Introduction of home visit
 Definition of home visit
 Aims of home visit
 Principles of home visit
 Purposeof home visit
 Advantages of home visit
 Disadvantages of home visit
 steps of home visit

3. SR.
NO.
SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVE
DURATION CONTENT TEACHER/LERN
ER ACTIVITY
AUDIO
VIDEO AIDS
B/B
ACTIVITY
EVALUATION
DEFINITION
Home visit refers to meeting the health need of the people
at their door step to maintain the health & to reduce
mortality &morbidity of family.
AIMS OF HOMEVISIT
 Protection against diseases.
providing best possible nursing care.
 improving the health standard of the family.
 monitoring health problems.
 Assessing the health, immunization, nutritional
level and environmental hazards to family.
 Reducing the mmr and imr by providing care
 Identifying the sources of communicable diseases.
 Provide health education.
PRINCIPLES OF HOME VISIT
 Planned and purposeful
 Regularity
 Flexibility
 Voluntary and convenient
 Developing relationship
 Scientific and upto date technique
 Educative

4.  Evaluative
PRINCIPLES OF HOME VISIT
 Use safe technicalskills and nursing procedures.
 Be aware of the community resources and use
them wisely and appropriately.
 Plan and work with the client and the family
jointly.
 Evaluate your own work. Remember the quality
of care is more important than the number of
home visits made.
 Make a note of important facts about the home
visits made in your diary.
 When you return to center records relevant facts
in the individual health records or in the family
folder.
PURPOSES OF HOME VISIT
A visit to the home may be –
- in response to a need felt by an individual.
- as a part of planned visiting programme.
- to investigate the source of infectious diseases.
- problem identification.
- health education.
- to follow treatment and care.
- to supervise and guide.

5. ADVANTAGES OF HOME VISIT
1) Nurse sees the individual and family in his own setting.
2) Gives insight into family situations.
3) Gives opportunity to the nurse to observe the
background.
4) To identify the needs of the individual.
5) Family feels free to clear their doubts.
6)Gives chance to meet the needs of other family
members.
7) Influential person in the family can be observed.
8) Gives opportunity to look for new problems.
DISADVANTAGES OF HOMEVISIT
1) Time consuming.
2) Not possible to provide complete and
extensive nursing services.
3) Disputes and disinterest make the guidance difficult.
4) No exposure to other person suffering from the same
illness.
5) Lack of equipment and recourses,low literacy, lack of
skill in the community health nurse.
STEPS IN HOME VISITING
1) Planning for a visit
Consider factors-
- Physical and environmental status.
- Family’s cultural background.

6. - Occupation and income.
- Age.
- Psychological factors.
- Educational level.
2. Approach to family ( how to make a visit )
- Locate the right house.
- Knock the door.
- Introduce yourself.
- Establish rapport.
- Good observer.
- Use words – how, what,when, why, while
questioning.
- Be a good listener.
Interviewing the families.
Principles -
- Provide privacy.
- Good rapport.
- Understand client problem.
- Relieve anxieties.
- Speak the language used by the client.
- Be a good listener.
- Record the interview.
- Evaluate the interview.
Activities during visit.
- Providing nursing care.
- Observe and assess patient condition.
- Health education.
- Assist and guides them in making plans for solving
problems.
4) Closing Down.
5) Recording the visit.

7. 6) Evaluation of the visit.
This is necessary in terms of
- was good relationship establish?
- was the point of view of community health nurse
understood?
- how effective was the teaching ?
- was the community health nurse able to recognize
and identify the needs of the family?
ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENTS REQUIREDFOR
HOME VISIT AND THEIR USE :
1.Nursing bag
2. Family folder , individual cards,paper, pen, pencil etc
3.Health education material
4. Other equipments as per the requirement i.e UNICEF’s
delivery kits, immunization kits, antenatal kits, post natal
kits etc
BAG TECHNIQUE
1.Select clean area for bag
2.Spread newspaper or a plastic square on a flat surface
and place the bag on it
3.Secure newspaper from family if possible
4.Explain the family how paper bag is made
5.Remove the watch
6.Unbutton the outer lining
7.Take out soap and towel
8.Keep the towel and soap dish in a clean place

8. 9.Wash hands with soap
10.Touch the inner part and take out necessary equipment
11.Close the bag ( half covered )
12.Give the nursing care
13.Clean the articles
14.Give the paper bag for disposal
15.Open the bag and replace articles
16.Close the inner lining
17.Bring the soap dish and towel
18.Touch the outer part and close the bag
19.Fold used paper with used side inside