Nursing Home Visits

Paper Summary:

This research study examines the problem of how home visits should be carried out among patients with colorectal cancer in order to be beneficial to the patient being treated. The problem not only addresses whether home visits in themselves are of benefit to colorectal patients, but how such visits should be administered to affect the greatest benefit to these patients.

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Problem
Research Question
Study Design
Subjects and Setting
Data Collection Methods
Data Analysis Procedures
Strengths/Limitation
Implications of Study Findings

From the Paper:

"The study findings could certainly be used in nursing practice to emphasize the importance of utilization of more personalized care in treating of colorectal cancer patients, and any cancer patients for that matter. The fact that most patients perceived home health care by professionals such as nurses as positively affecting their recovery and health is critical to note. Perhaps it may influence nurses to administer more personalized service in a hospital care setting, thereby increasing the recovery rates and health benefit for inpatient services. The findings could also be used in educational settings, for both nursing and physician settings. Nursing education and physician education would likely benefit from knowing the perceptions of patients receiving various kinds of care, including home health care in their expected outcome and recovery time. Likely such insights will have an impact on the manner in which students and interns approach treating similar patients in the future."

Sample of Sources Used:

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• Analytical Essay # 133103 : "Tennessee Nurse Home Visitation Act"
• Research Paper # 47570 : "Advanced Practice RNs in the Home Health Care Arena"

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