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A concept analysis of home visiting
1Department of Nursing, Rhode Island College, Providence 02908, USA.
Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|April 1, 1995
Summary
Home visiting is a core community health nursing intervention. This concept analysis clarifies its process, phases, and influencing factors, offering new measurement possibilities for this valuable nursing practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Community Health
Background:
- Home visiting is a long-standing, central intervention in community health nursing.
- The concept of home visiting lacks comprehensive conceptual clarification.
- This study aims to define and delineate the concept of home visiting.
Observation:
- Historical and current literature were reviewed to understand the evolution of home visiting.
- A concept analysis methodology was employed.
- The study identified key phases and components of the home visiting process.
Findings:
- Home visiting is a distinct nursing intervention with a defined process.
- The process includes antecedent events and distinct phases: contacting, going to see, gaining entry, seeing, terminating, and telling.
- Nurse sub-outcomes, strategies, contextual factors, and consequences were identified.
Implications:
- The findings provide a working definition for home visiting, enabling new measurement approaches.
- This conceptual clarification can enhance the practice and study of home visiting in community health nursing.
- Understanding the process and influencing factors can optimize patient outcomes and nursing strategies.