title: Home care in a service station.
abstract: This article gives insight into the challenges facing the home health nurse of today. To maintain autonomy and meet the health needs of the patient in his or her home environment, the nurse must be creative, flexible, and often unconventional in his or her approach.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000451:nursing*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment