Home visits in brain tumor patient: how nurse and family members cooperate in tumor patient's family self-care.

PURPOSES We reported the roles and functions of nurses in home visits for brain tumor patients using the family health assessment guide in the study. METHODS One patient of brain glioma was chosen as the case illustration. The nurses assessed the patients' situation, their families and living environment individually. All these factors were analyzed together. RESULTS The nurses then implemented their knowledge and skills to adopt different measures in different conditions, investigated the patients' health problems and carried out personalized effective actions. CONCLUSIONS Nurses should put effort into community nursing to allow patients to live in a safe environment, to satisfy the health needs of human being and their needs for health knowledge, and enhance their self-care abilities.