Home Care Nurse

Home Health Nurse duties and responsibilities

Home Health Nurses provide a variety of tasks during patient visits depending on the specific plan of care and type of patient. They often have the following duties and responsibilities: 

• Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit.


• Complete evaluation tasks, including reviewing medication and vital signs.


• Administer Physician-prescribed medication.


• Dress or redress wounds and assess the healing progress.


• Provide education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.


• Coordinate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other individuals in the patient’s care plan.


• Keep the patient comfortable through palliative care.


• Recommend tools or devices that may improve the quality of life for the patient.