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Home Health Care: An Overview for Nurses - 5 Contact Hours

Tracking # 20-747526

$27.95

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What you'll learn

Upon completion of the course, the learner should be able to:

  1. Identify current trends and challenges affecting home health care nursing practice today.
  2. Describe home health nurse characteristics.
  3. Describe the structure and services provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency.
  4. Explain the elements of the Medicare home health benefit and its implications for nurses.
  5. Describe the home health nurse’s responsibilities related to payment systems.
  6. Discuss the application of home health nursing standards of practice.
  7. Describe ways in which home health nurses impact quality outcomes.


Course overview

This course is intended for both new and experienced home health nurses as well as those nurses who may be interested in pursuing a career in home health or who may work closely with home health agencies.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Nurse Practitioner

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Clinical Nurse Specialist

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

5h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

5h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Midwife Specialty

Clinical Nurse Specialist

5h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Specialty

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education

Nurse Practitioner

5h Relevant to Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Registered Nurse

5h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Florida Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h General

Registered Nurse

5h General

Georgia Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h General

Registered Professional Nurse

5h General

Michigan Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h General

Registered Nurse

5h General

Mississippi Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Continuing education related to nursing

Registered Nurse

5h Continuing education related to nursing

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Practitioner

5h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

5h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Clinical Nurse Specialist

5h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse

Registered Nurse

5h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h CE Related to Nursing Practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h CE Related to Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse

5h CE Related to Nursing Practice

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

5h General

Registered Nurse

5h General

West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

5h Clinical Management of Patients

Registered Nurse

5h Clinical Management of Patients

Disclosure statements

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of the course, the learner should be able to: 

  1. Identify current trends and challenges affecting home health care nursing practice today.
  2. Describe home health nurse characteristics.
  3. Describe the structure and services provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency.
  4. Explain the elements of the Medicare home health benefit and its implications for nurses. 
  5. Describe the home health nurse’s responsibilities related to payment systems. 
  6. Discuss the application of home health nursing standards of practice.
  7. Describe ways in which home health nurses impact quality outcomes.

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