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Health Visiting and Home-Based Child and Family Nursing

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Health Visiting and Home-Based Child and Family Nursing.

Community nurse with a visit bag talking with a mother holding an infant at a kitchen table
Contact hours
3
Format
Self-paced, online
Last reviewed
Sep 19, 2026

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$5 per contact hour · 3 contact hours

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Course Purpose

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Health Visiting and Home-Based Child and Family Nursing.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 3 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Health Visiting and Home-Based Child and Family Nursing.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe the purpose and boundaries of home-based child and family nursing, including the difference between surveillance and diagnosis.
  2. Explain why the newborn period carries disproportionate risk and how that shapes early home contacts.
  3. Identify preterm birth categories and the increased vulnerability and follow-up needs of a preterm infant.
  4. Recognize the presentation of perinatal depression, distinguish it from short-lived baby blues and describe an appropriate response.
  5. Teach the elements of a safe infant sleep environment accurately, including surface characteristics and unsafe locations.
  6. Describe current infant feeding recommendations and provide non-judgemental support for the family's feeding situation.
  7. Conduct developmental surveillance using milestone materials while correctly stating their limits relative to validated screening tools.
  8. Explain the role of well-child visits, growth records and routine screening within the child's ongoing record.
  9. Discuss the childhood immunization schedule with families in a way that answers questions without coercion.
  10. Identify household lead exposure risk, particularly in homes built before 1978, and describe the referral response.
  11. Describe home-visit conduct, including consent, safety, boundaries and documentation appropriate to another person's home.

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEForLess.com. This course should be used for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose, treat, prescribe, recommend, or initiate therapies or treatments in any setting. This course is copyrighted by Fast CE For Less, Inc. and may not be replicated, copied, or dispersed without written consent.

Disclosures

Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Health Visiting and Home-Based Child and Family Nursing.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

  1. 1

    Course overview and learning objectives

  2. 2

    Introduction

  3. 3

    Purpose and Boundaries of Home-Based Family Nursing

  4. 4

    The Newborn and Preterm Infant at Home

  5. 5

    Perinatal Mental Health in the Home

  6. 6

    Safe Infant Sleep Teaching That Families Can Use

  7. 7

    Infant Feeding Support Without Judgement

  8. 8

    Developmental Surveillance, Screening and Referral

  9. 9

    Immunization Conversations and Preventive Care Uptake

  10. 10

    Household Hazards, Lead Exposure and Closing the Loop

  11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

  12. 12

    Conclusion

References

The full reference list is included inside the course, after the Conclusion.

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