DOCUMENTING THE HEALTH

HISTORY, PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION FINDINGS,
AND DEVELOP NURSING
CARE PLAN IN RELATION TO:
FAMILY HEALTH NURSE
APPROACHES TO FAMILY NURSING

Client

Context Family System

Component
of Society
Family as Context
Traditional nursing focus:
individual as foreground and
family as background

Family as a resource or as a
stressor for their health and
illness

Maternal-child nursing
(maternity and pediatric
health care setting)
Family as a Client

Family as a focus/
foreground

Each person is assessed

and health care is provide
for all family members.

Primary care clinics in the

community.
Family as System
Focus on family as a client and
see the interaction among
family members

Psychiatric and mental health

nursing.

One part of the system will

affect other part of the system.
Family as Component of Society

Family as a basic or primary unit of

society

Family as a whole interaction with

other institutions to receive, exchange,
or give communication and services.

Family social science has drown many

attention to family health
5 Family Health Tasks
1. Families are able to recognize health problems
2. The family is able to make decisions
3. The family is able to care for sick family members
4. The family is able to modify the environment
5. Families are able to take advantage of health
facilities
CASE….
The nurse made a home visit to the family of Mr. C, who was 72
years old. Mr. C's wife, 68 years old complained of frequent left
chest pain and pain in the left knee joint. To deal with the pain,
Mr. C bought medicine to treat pain in a drugstore based on
advice from neighbors who have experienced similar things. The
family considers things experienced by Mrs. C is a natural thing
and part of the aging process so there is no need to see a doctor
or health center. What is the most appropriate nursing problem
for Mr. C's family?