FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN

FAMILY HEALTH PROBEM: ACCIDENT FALL HAZARDS AS HEALTH THREAT

General Objective: At the end of 2-hour home visit, the family will be able to verbalize understanding of indivual factors that contribute to
possibility of injury and take steps to correct situation, demonstrate behaviours, lifestyle changes to reduce risk factors and protect self from
injury, modify environment as indicated to safety, and be free from injury.
Family Health Task Specific Objective Intervention Evaluation
I. Inability to recognize the At the end of the visit, the family Discuss with the family the
presence of the condition will be able to: possible risk factors that will
/problem due to: 1. Understand the individual result with the occurrence of the
 Inadequate knowledge factors that contribute to problem
the possibility of injury  the fear of falling
and take steps to correct  limitations in mobility
and undertaking the
situation activities of daily living
 impaired walking patterns
(gait)
 impaired balance
 visual impairment
 reduced muscle strength
 poor reaction times

II. Inability to make 2. Demonstrate behaviours, Educate the family about the
decisions with respect to lifestyle changes to reduce behaviours and lifestyle changes
risk factors and protect
 taking appropriate health self from injury, modify to reduce risk factors and protect
action due to: environment as indicated self from injury.
 Failure to comprehend the to safety
nature of the problem

III. Inability to provide 3. Be free from injury Emphasize to the family the
adequate nursing care to importance of solving the
the sick, disabled, problem and on maintaining an
dependent or environment which is safety at
vulnerable/at-risk member home.
of the family due to:
 Inadequate knowledge
and skill in carrying out
the necessary procedure

IV. Inability to provide a 4. Determine the importance

home environment
conducive to health
maintenance and personal
development due to:
of fall injury to the baby Educate the family about the
and to the mother importance of accident fall
hazards and its benefits
 Importance and benefits
of fall hazards
 Inadequate family
resources specifically
limited family resources
 Inadequate knowledge of
preventive measures
 Lack of skill in carrying
out measures to improve
home environment

V. Ability to utilize 5. Know the community Educate the family on the specific
community resources for resources they can avail community resources they can
health care due to: for health care avail in terms of health care

 Adequate knowledge pf  Barangay Health Center

community resources for  Public hospital that is
health care runned by the government