BALAJI COLLEGE OF NURSING

LESSON PLAN

Name of the teacher : Shrddha Kachhadiya

Course : M.sc 1st year
Subject : Community Health Nursing
Topic : Home visit
Date :
Time :
Duration : 45 min
Venue :
Method of teaching : Lecture cum discussion
List of AV aids : Black Board, PPT, Charts
Pre-requisites :

General Objectives
The students will be able to understand the purpose, skill, principle, problem and
advantages of home visit using the steps.

Specific Objectives
At the end of class the students will beagle to :-
➔ Introduction of home visit
➔ Define of home visit
➔ Understand purposes of home visit
➔ Enlist the skill for effective home visit
➔ Describe the principles of home visit
➔ Identify problem encountered during home visit
➔ Identify advantages of the home visit
➔ Describe role of community health nurse in home nursing
 TIme Specific Content Teaching AV AIDS Evaluation
(Mins) Objectives and
Learning
Activities

2 Introduction ➔ Back bone of community health Lecture cum - -

Mins of home visit nursing. discussion

➔ Home visiting is very essential

and important aspect to the
community health services,
because majority of the patients
are found in the home.
➔ The home is utilised for many
reasons in relation to the health
of the family. The home is also
utilised frequently to provide
nursing services.
➔ The services in the home
requires technical skills,
knowledge of preventive and
therapeutic measures, teaching
ability, judgement and a full
understanding of human
relations.

3 Define of 1. Home visiting is defined as the Lecture cum Black How would
Mins home visit delivery of specialised nursing discussion Board you describe
the concept
care services in the home health
of a home
care setting. visit?
2. Home visit is A process of
providing nursing care to patient
or family at their doorstep.
 5 Understand ➔ Protection against diseases. Lecture cum Chart, What are the
Mins purposes of ➔ Providing essential treatment. discussion Black key purposes
home visit Board of conducting
➔ Providing comfort and relief from
a home visit?
pain to the patient.
➔ Giving a support and empathy to
the patient and his family.
➔ Using domestic equipment for the
nursing.
➔ Providing health education.
➔ Giving as much respect as
possible to the faiths and beliefs
of the family during the procedure

15 Enlist the ➔ Observing Lecture cum Black What are the

Mins skill for ➔ Listening discussion Board skills
effective required
➔ Questioning
home visit during a
➔ Prompting (promote) home visit?

10 Describe the ➔ Home visits should be planned Lecture cum Black What core
Mins principles of with purpose. discussion Board principles
home visit should be
➔ The purpose of home visits
followed
should be clear and must meet during a
the needs of the patients. home visit?
➔ Home visits should be regular
and flexible.
➔ Home visit should be educative.
➔ Home visits should give excellent
opportunities for nurses to
demonstrate hygienic
principles.
➔ Home visit should be
convenient, acceptable and
 educative to the patients.
➔ The nurse should make an
attempt to include each family
member while using nursing
process.
➔ The nurse and the family must
develop positive interpersonal
relationship in their work to
achieve the goal.
➔ The nurse must respect the
patient’s rights.
➔ Home visits should be recorded
in the diary and family folder.

3 Identify ➔ Consumes lot of time and energy Lecture cum Black What
Mins problem ➔ Unforeseen events discussion Board common
encountered problems are
➔ Non-Acceptance
during home encountered
visit ➔ Problem of local language during a
➔ Role Confusion home visit?

3 Identify ➔ Home visit provides an excellent Lecture cum Black What are the
Mins advantages opportunity to implement the discussion Board advantages
of the home of conducting
nursing process
a home visit?
visit ➔ Home visits provide an
opportunity to study the home
and family situation.
➔ Home visits provide an
opportunity to render service to
the family members at their own
surroundings.
➔ Prompt and proper home visits
create a good understanding
 between nurse and family and
builds good image of nurses.
➔ Home visits clarify the doubts
raised by the family members.
➔ Home visits help to observe
family practices and progress of
care given by nurses and others.
➔ Home visits help to prevent and
handling the problems.
➔ Home visits help the nurses and
family members to modify the
ways of their care.
➔ Home visits are convenient for
the patients.
➔ Home visits facilitate patient
control of the setting.
➔ Home visits are the best option
for patients unwilling or unable to
travel
➔ Home visits provide natural,
environment for the discussion of
concerns and needs.

4 Describe ➔ Recording the history of family to Lecture cum Black What is the
Mins role of ascertain the cause and duration discussion Board role of a
community community
of illness.
health nurse
health nurse ➔ Providing treatment and related in home
in home
care. nursing?
nursing
➔ Demonstrating the nursing
procedure to educate the family
members.
➔ Giving medicines as per the
standing orders and providing
 essential nursing care in the
grave situations.
➔ Supervising the nursing
procedures provided by family
members.
➔ Including the patient himself in
taking care of chronic illness
(heart, arthritis, cancer, diabetic
patients, etc) and giving them
mental support.

References:
❖ Tuitul, Roshani and Dr. Suwal S.N. A Textbook of Community Health Nursing,
Kathmandu: VidyarthiPrakashan(P) Ltd, 2007.
❖ Gulani K K ,community health nursing principles and practice, kumar
publication,2017.
❖ https://www.stkate.edu/academics/healthcare-degrees/community-health-nu
rse
❖ https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/home-visiting-in-chn/127442336
❖ nursestopicks.blogspot.com/