FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN

Name: T.H.M Age: 62 Gender: Female

HEALTH FAMILY GOAL AND NURSING RATIONALE METHOD RESOURCES EVALUATION

PROBLEM NURSING OBJECTIVE OF INTERVENTIONS USED REQUIRED
DIAGNOSIS CARE
Arthritis as Inability to After 30 minutes  Discussed to -To understand RHU -Time and effort
a health make of nursing the family what the nature of Admissio of both student
deficit. decisions to interventions, are signs and arthritis. n nurse and family
taking Mrs. T.H.M. as symptoms of members.
appropriate well other family arthritis.
health members will; -Knowledge of
actions due  Informed the the student nurse
to: -Be knowledgeable patient that she -To ensure the about the
about arthritis. should seek maintenance of problem.
-Lack of medical advice health.
financial -Understand the for proper
assistance to benefits of proper diagnosis,
support the medical management
client’s own consultation and and medication
medication. the benefit of the prescription.
care needed.
-Lack of  Instructed -As hot compress
knowledge -Control or limit family on what relive muscle and
about the taking in foods and type of joint stiffness and
signs and other habits that interventions hot compress
symptoms that could aggravate they can use reduce
causes the attacks of when pain inflammation,
arthritis. arthritis. occurs such hot swelling and pain
or cold related to arthritis.
compress.

 Encouraged the - To avoid

patient to move stiffening of the
or do light joint and
exercises every increases
morning. strength and
make moving
easier.