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Transition From Hospital to Home for Children With Complex Medical Care

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Home care has become a well-accepted option for children with chronic illnesses, such as cancer, who require continued technological care for survival. Components of successful home care include assessment of the child and family for this option, assessment of the community's ability to provide the services the family needs, development of a comprehensive care plan, education of care givers, and ongoing evaluation of the plan. Nurses play a major role in the discharge planning for home care by educating care givers to perform the necessary care, by providing opportunites for care givers to demonstrate competence before assuming total responsibility, and by ensuring that the care givers and the home environment are ready for the child's discharge. Throughout this process, the principles of normalization are applied to provide the child with an optimum home environment. Establishing parent-professional partnerships is crucial to providing family support that empowers family members, especially parents, to assume the responsibilities of caring for their child.

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 8, No. 1, 3-9 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/104345429100800102


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