NSG 527- Final: Mod 8 + 9: Family
Nursing Practice
Involving the family in nursing interventions - ANSAn evaluation is completed on the
responsiveness of the family to the interventions and not on the interventions themselves.
Sociocultural Issues - ANS- Barriers to healthcare services surface with cultural diversity.
- the socioeconomic status of families determines lifestyle, structure, and function and has the
greatest influence on the family's ability to maintain physical and mental health.
- Poverty influences the health of families and creates health disparities. Negative
socioeconomic indicators pose a significant threat for maximizing health in lower class families.
Cultural Competence - ANSCulturally competent care is the goal for all family nursing. The
following interventions are vital to successful planning for these families:
- Awareness and acceptance of cultural differences
- Self-awareness of one's own culture
- Understanding the dynamics of cultural differences
- Knowledge of the client's family culture
- Adaptation of services that support the client's culture
- Responding to families with empathy
Effects of Environment - ANS- A family's home environment influences significantly the health of
the unit and its members. The functional home environment, or shelter for the family, impacts
the physical and psychological health.
- the family nurse would assess resources in the home environment as adequate for appropriate
development of family members.
Establishing priority when planning nursing interventions - ANSPrimary prevention is the focus
for management of environmental health issues.
Family environment assessment - ANSAn assessment of the home environment also
incorporates community and neighborhoods.
Family environment interventions - ANSPrimary prevention is the focus for management of
environmental health issues. Preventing not treating falls, is a priority for the family nurse. The
issues of homelessness require a vast array of interventions for meeting the basic needs of
families. Assessment and ongoing support of coping skills is a priority for the family nurse in
working with families.
Principles of Communication - ANS- All behavior is communication—verbal or nonverbal.
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