Family Nursing Concept

BY MUSTAJIDAH
 Definition of Family Nursing

Family nursing is a holistic service where the family and its parts become the center of
service where
the stages of assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
involve all family
members (Kholifah & Widagdo, 2016).
 Definition of Family Nursing

Family nursing is the process of nursing care provided in healthy

and
sick conditions to all family members
to achieve higher welfare (Friedman et al., 2014).
 Definition of Family Nursing

According to Potter et al. (2020), family nursing is the provision of health services by helping family
members maintain the highest level of health beyond previous experiences of illness.
Family nursing is the provision of holistic health services starting from assessment, diagnosis,
intervention,
implementation to evaluation of all family members to improve health welfare as much as possible.
Family nursing has a unique aspect because the service process is provided to
all family members as a system that influences each other.
Family care can be provided to all forms of families with various health conditions and circumstances
The goals of family nursing stated by Leavell in Friedman et al. (2014) used a framework created
as a level of prevention and serves as a basis for public health practice and community health
services.
The level of prevention in question covers all health and disease conditions and
the objectives are in accordance with the level. The levels of prevention in question are:

Primary Secondary Tertiary

prevention prevention prevention
Primary prevention

This prevention involves health promotion and specific preventive actions planned to
keep individuals free from disease or injury. Another factor that directs attention to
health promotion is increasing awareness about the mind and body, which are
inseparable. Integration of body and mind is necessary for recovery and well-being.
This prevention also has obstacles, namely funds to obtain it professional care
assistance or access to health education and the need for counselling.The next
obstacle is that many professionals set a bad example for patients, so that the families
involved do not receive enough attention.Then there are other obstacles, namely
materialistic value systems, social problems related to inadequate health services,
employment and education for society.
Secondary prevention

This level of prevention consists of early detection, diagnosis and therapy.The key to
secondary prevention involves early diagnosis and prompt therapy. If the disease
prevents healing, primary prevention aims to reduce the disease from getting worse
or prevent the patient from becoming sick. Nurses have an important role, namely
conducting assessments of family members so that they receive services.This
prevention involves detection of family pathology or dysfunction. Health education is
often needed to increase understanding of all family members about the benefits of
certain assessments. Referral and careful follow-up are part of this prevention.
Tertiary prevention

This prevention includes recovery and rehabilitation, planned to minimize the

patient's disability and maximize his or her level of function. Care for the
maintenance of individuals experiencing chronic pain is part of this rubric. The
goals of the nurse's clinic with the family include healing emotional, physical, or
spiritual suffering.The process of learning to live with a permanent disability,
Patients and families need enormous support and extensive education about
independent care and dependent care. Apart from their direct role, the most
significant family nurse is as a case finder, advocate, educator and counselor for
patients or families.
Family Nursing Perspective

Family nursing has several approaches according to

Potter et al. (2020), namely:

Family as Family as Family as

Context Patient a System