Home health nursing

Home health nursing is a nursing specialty in which nurses provide home care to patients. Home health nurses also supervise home health aides. The professional nursing organization for home health nurses is the Home Healthcare Nurses Association (HHNA).

Nursing

Levels of practice

Generalists

Clinical nurse leader
Licensed practical nurse
Registered nurse

Advanced practice

APRNs by role	Clinical nurse specialist Nurse anesthetist Nurse midwife Nurse practitioner

NPs by Population	Family Adult-Gerontology Pediatrics Women's health Neonatal Psych/Mental health

Education
and licensure

Associate of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Diploma in Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Master of Science in Nursing
Board of nursing
Nurse Licensure Compact
Nursing credentials and certifications
Nursing school
Nurse registry
NCLEX
TEAS

Specialties and
areas of practice

Ambulatory care
Cardiac
Critical care
Education
Emergency
Faith community
Flight
Forensic
Geriatrics
Holistic
Home health
Hyperbaric
Legal consultation
Management
Matron
Medical-surgical
Midwifery
Military
Neonatal
Nursing informatics
Obstetrics
Occupational health
Oncology
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Perianesthesia
Perioperative
Psychiatric and mental health
Private duty
Public health
School
Space
Telenursing
WOCN

Nursing process

Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning of care

Classification
systems

NANDA
Nursing Interventions Classification
Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)
Nursing Outcomes Classification

Category
Commons
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