# Visiting nurse

> Healthcare professional making in-home patient visits.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/visiting-nurse

**Summary:** A visiting nurse (home health nurse) makes in-home patient visits — wound care, medication, monitoring.

- A visiting nurse (home health nurse) makes in-home patient visits — wound care, medication, monitoring.
- Mileage between patients is deductible; the commute to the first patient typically is not.
- Receipts require HIPAA care: replace patient name with chart code.
- Average shift: 100–250 km/day.

A visiting nurse (home health nurse) makes in-home patient visits — wound care, medication, monitoring. Mileage between patients is deductible; the commute to the first patient typically is not. Receipts require HIPAA care: replace patient name with chart code. Average shift: 100–250 km/day.