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A Concept Analysis of Home Visiting
Author(s) -
Byrd Mary E.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1995.tb00129.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , nursing , nursing homes , event (particle physics) , psychology , process (computing) , nursing process , medicine , social psychology , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Throughout the history of community health nursing, home visiting has been and remains a central nursing intervention. Yet little conceptual clarification has dealt with this intuitively very valuable nursing intervention. Here, the concept of home visiting was investigated through a concept analysis. The nature of home visiting as it emerged over time was gleaned from historical and current literature. A working definition, capturing the essence of home visiting and implying new measurement possibilities, was formulated. Home visiting emerged as a specific nursing intervention, preceded by an antecedent event, unfolding as a process, with phases labeled as “contacting,”“going to see,”“gaining entry,”“seeing,”“terminating,” and “telling.” Nurse sub‐outcomes, nursing strategies, contextual factors influencing the process, and potential consequences of home visiting were uncovered.