title: Mother as vocation: implications for home care nursing.
abstract: Because pediatrics has become a major component of home care practice, many children who are seen by home care nurses are visited in foster homes. This article discusses the dynamics of being a foster mother and outlines the ways the nurse can work with the child and foster family in implementing successful interventions.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beeken
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support