The home health care team can be of paramount importance to the burn patient in assis tance with direct care, patient education, rehabilitation, and psychosocial recovery. This article presents helpful information on types of bums, the home care assessment, support services, the process of healing, and the nursing role in the prevention of infection and further injury.
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