Experience in home patient care is important, too, says Deb Juffer, nursing instructor who oversees the home health visits, based at the St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City. Students learn to use their skills to assess a patient's health, draw blood, administer IVs, care for wounds and educate the patient and family members.
Students get a variety of experiences.
They may advise a patient to see their doctor, or order an ambulance for immediate emergency care. Home health nurses need medical-surgical experience and hospital experience since they do not practice very independently. Thank you for visiting.