Home visit is a simple process where a nurse, health worker or student nurse is going to patient home condition, assess the home and family members health and further if required provide nursing care and health education.
Home visit is important because of following reasons,
- home visit allows a health worker to assess the family environment, house, living conditions, financial stability and also need of the family
- It allows nurse to provide nursing care to people who are not able to come to the hospital for treatment.
- It increase the trust between the health worker and community
- It improve the confidence of community people on health clinics and also increases community awareness and participation in achieving health goals.
- It improves communication skills, IPR skills of Student teacher