themselves and performing activities 9.

Use of community facilities is the ability of

necessary for personal hygiene. the family to seek and utilizg as needed,
2. Therapeutic competence is the family's both govemment-run and private health,
ability to comply with prescribed or education, and other community services.
recommended procedures and treatments
to be done at home, which include Formulating the plan of care
medications, dietary recommendations,
red
e>rercises, application of wound dressings,
Planning involves priority setting,
ilv establishing goals and obiectives, and
ilv and use of prosthetic devices and other
determining appropriate interventions to
nity. adaptive appliances such as wheelchairs
achieve goals and objectives. The nurse has
and walkers.
DA to remember that the plan is for the family's
3. Knowledge of health condition means benefit and must never lose sight of the
understanding of the health condition
an fact that the family has the right to self-
Ith
or essentials of care according to the determination. In the end, family decisions
developmental stages of family members. regarding health care have to be respected.
Examples are the degree of knowledge As suggested by Stanhope and lancaster
ts ls
of responsible family members in terms (2010), the nurse's role at this stage consists of
based
help
of communicability of a disease and its offering guidance providing information, and
modes of transmission or that a disease
or assisting the family in the planning process.
is genetically transmitted, as in the case
the
of diabetes mellitus. Priority setting
pmg
4. Application of principles of personal and
areas Priority setting is determining the sequence
ganeral hygiene indudes practice of general
and
health promotion and recommended
in dealing with identified family needs
used and problems. Priority setting is necessary
preventive measures.
needs because the nurse cannot possibly deal with
5. Heahh care attitudes refer to the family's
all identified family needs and concems all at
perception of health care in general. This
o once. To guide the nurse in priority setting, the
b is observed in the family's degree of following factors need to be considered:
areas
responsiveness to promotive, preventive/ r Family safety. A life-threatening situation
asa and curative efforts of health workers.
is given top priority (Maurer and Smith,
6. Emotional competence is concerned 2009). Likewise, the occurrence of a
other
with the degree of emotional maturity communicable disease requires immediate
the of family members according to their
It is attention to promote healing and, more
developmental stage. This maybe observed importantly, to prevent the spread of the
ly in behaviors such as how the family
then communicable disease to the susceptible
members deal with daily challenges, their members of the household and the
by ability to sacrifice and think of others, community.
and acceptance of responsibility. o Family perception. Nort to life-threatening
and 7 . Family living patterns refer to interpersonal
emergencies, priority is given to the need
relationships among family members, that the family recognizes as most urgent
of management of family finances, and the and/or important (Maurer and Smith,
Index type of discipline in the home. 2009). The nurse may strive towards
8. Physical enuironment includes home, patient and family education in instances
school, work, and community where the family fails to rccognize
environment that may influence the issues that may affect family safety, as in
health of family members. communicable cases.

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