UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY

(Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial)

Dr. Ortega St., Iriga City, Philippines

HEALTH CARE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Output #3

Submitted By:

Mary France A. Villanueva

BSN 2B

Submitted to:

Mr. Kenny H. Tagum RN, RM, LPT, PhD

 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY
(Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial)
Dr. Ortega St., Iriga City, Philippines

HEALTH CARE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

DEFINITION OF FAMILY

The family is a group of persons usually living together

and composed of the head and other persons related to
the head and other persons related to the head by blood,
marriage or adoption. It includes both the nuclear and
extended family.

-NSCB, 2008

IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILY THAT HAVE IMPLICATIONS

FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY
(Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial)
Dr. Ortega St., Iriga City, Philippines

HEALTH CARE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

DEFINE FAMILY NURSING

UTILIZE THE NURSING PROCESS ON THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN

THE FAMILY AND THE CARE OF THE FAMILY AS A WHOLE
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY
(Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial)
Dr. Ortega St., Iriga City, Philippines

HEALTH CARE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILY-NURSE CONTACT

 HOME VISIT – the health provider would go to the house of the client/family.
 CLINIC VISIT – a meeting during which a group of people learn about a
particular thing on a particular problem.
 GROUP CONFERENCE – a formal meeting in which many people gather in order
to talk about ideas or problems related to a particular topic.
 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – a formal communication through letter to
presents the health care topic/
 INDUSTRIAL OR SCHOOL VISIT – the nurse would give a visit on school.

STATE THE PROVISION OF NURSING CARE DURING HOME VISIT

A nursing home visit is a family-nurse contact which allows the health worker to assess
the home and family situations in order to provide the necessary nursing care and
health related activities. In performing home visits, it is essential to prepare a plan of
visit to meet the needs of the client and achieve the best results of desired outcomes.

 A home visit must have a purpose or objective. Planning for a home visit should
make use of all available information about the patients and his family through
family records. In planning for a home visit, we should consider and give priority
to the essential needs if the individual and his family. Planning and delivery of
care should involve the individual and family.
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY
(Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial)
Dr. Ortega St., Iriga City, Philippines

HEALTH CARE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

STATE THE PRINCIPLES OF BAG TECHNIQUE DURING A HOME VISIT

The bag technique is a tool by which the nurse, during her visit will enable her to
perform a nursing procedure with ease and deftness, to save time and effort with the
end view of rendering effective nursing care to clients.

 Performing the bag technique will minimize, if not, prevent the spread of any
infection. It saves time and effort in the performance of nursing procedures. The
bag technique can be performed in a variety of ways depending on the agency’s
policy, the home situation, or as long as principles of avoiding transfer of
infection is always observed.