BRIEF OUTLOOK OF DOMICILIARY NURSING: A PERSPECTIVE OF PRIVATE CARE

Abstract

An insight into the domiciliary nursing care provided to a section of Santiago’s community is presented. Patient selection, family participation, as well as the cost of the service offered and nurses worked load are discussed. Some of the difficulties encountered in the provision of care are also highlighted. The article provides a close examination into a private domiciliary care system that usually is not reported. The paper finishes recommending a systematic review of domiciliary nursing as well as highlighting the guiding principles of this model of care which are the bases of the modern approach to the home care programs.