[Status of Medical Assistance Techniques in Practice and Experiences of Problems in Home-Visit Nursing].

A questionnaire survey was administered to determine the status of medical assistance techniques in practice and experiences of problems in home-visit nursing.The frequencies of practice in and problems with the exchange and management of indwelling bladder catheters were the highest, whereas those of peritoneal dialysis and cancer chemotherapy were low, despite the difficulty level of practice being high.Many nurses feel anxious about judgment and practice in home-visit nursing, suggesting the necessity for measures to eliminate disparities in the regional home-visit nursing system and to improve homevisit nursing.