Concept about Nursing process – This book covers the entire syllabus of “Community Health Nursing” prescribed by the Universities of Bangladesh- for Basic and diploma nursing students. We tried to accommodate latest information and topics.
This book is examination friendly setup according to the teachers’ lectures and examination’s questions. At the end of the book previous university questions are given. We hope in touch with the book students’ knowledge will be upgraded and flourished. The unique way of presentation may make your reading of the book a pleasurable experience.
Concept about Nursing process
Concepts:
The nursing process is a systematic continuous and cyclic method whereby nurses make clinical decisions and identify a course of action based on analysis of available information and provide feedback on client care on evaluation.
Definition of nursing process:
The nursing process is a systematic continuous and cyclic method whereby nurses make clinical decisions and identify a course of action based on analysis of available information and provide feedback on client care on evaluation.
Definition of family nursing:
Family nursing is a part of the primary care provided to patients of all ages, ranging from infant to geriatric health. Nurses assess the health of the entire family to identify health problems and risk factors, help develop interventions to address health concerns, and implement the interventions to improve the health of the individual and family.
Or
Family nursing is “the provision of care involving the nursing process to families and family members in health and illness situations”.
Definition of family assessment:
Family assessment is the process of collecting data about the family structure; relationships, and interactions among individual members. It is a continuously evolving process of data collection.
A comprehensive family assessment should be the basis for promoting the health of a family. When performing a comprehensive assessment of the family suggest that the nurse do the
following:
1. Focus on the family as a total unit.
2. Ask goal-directed questions.
3. Collect data over time.
4. Combine quantitative and qualitative data.
5. Exercise professional judgment.
Criteria for selecting family assessment:
1. It is clear, uncomplicated and easily understandable.
2. Questions are worded at an appropriate grade level so that family member with poor reading skills and/or limited vocabulary can comprehend them.
3. It can be administered in a short period of time and scored easily.
4. It is reliable and valid.
5. Questions are appropriate for the majority of. families; i.e. they are not geared to a particular social class, age group, or ethnic back ground.
6. It is clinically relevant; i.e., it focuses on family needs for which nursing interventions can be planned.
Definition of family intervention:
A family intervention is any treatment the nurse performs to enhance client out comes based on clinicai and family judgment and knowledge.
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Family intervention may be defined as a specific form of intervention involving family members of a designed to benefit the patient as well as the family constellation.
A family intervention can take place for one or more of the following reasons:
1. A family member is an alcoholic / addict that needs treatment.
2. A family member is making poor decisions that are affecting his/her future and possibly safety.
3. A family member is suffering from an eating disorder to the extent that intervention is needed.
4. A family member has a very low self-esteem and possibly attempted suicide.
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