Family Health Care Nursing

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FAMILY HEALTH CARE

NURSING

Niñez ManzanilloAnni Agu



What is Family health

Nursing?

Focus: HEALTH/Health Promotion

FAMILY HEALTH: ways families

communicate, provide care for each other.



Principles of CHN:1. The community is the patient in CHN, the family is the

unit of care and there are four levels of clientele:individual, family, population group (those who sharecommon characteristics, developmental stages and

common exposure to health problems e.g. children,elderly), and the community.

2. In CHN, the client is considered as an ACTIVE partner

NOT PASSIVE recipient of care

3. CHN practice is affected by developments in healthtechnology, in particular, changes in society, in general



4. The goal of CHN is achieved through multi-sectoral

efforts.

5. CHN is a part of health care system and the largerhuman services system.



Goal of family health Nursing

Strengthen, maintain, restore the familysability to deal with health related illnesses

that affects the family members function.



ROLE

help individuals and families to cope with illnessand chronic disability, or during times of stress,

by spending a large part of their time working in

patientshomes and with their families.

give advice on lifestyle and behavioural riskfactors as well assisting families with matters

concerning health.



Ensure that the health problems of the family

are treated at an early stage.

Public health and social issues and other social

agencies, they can identify the effects of socioeconomic factors on a familys health and

refer them to the appropriate agency.

They can facilitate the early discharge of peoplefrom hospital by providing nursing care at home



Can act as link between family and family health

provider

whole continuum of care, including healthpromotion, disease prevention, rehabilitation

and providing care for those who are ill or in the

final stages of life



Family Coping Index

Physical Independence ability of the family to move in& out of bed & perform activities of daily living.

Therapeutic Independence ability of the family tocomply with the therapeutic regimen (diet, medications)

Knowledge of Health Condition- wisdom of the family to

understand the disease process

Emotional Competence ability of the family to makedecision maturely & appropriately (facing the reality of

life) Health Care Attitude relationship of the family with the

health care provider



S-E-X



either of the two divisions, male or female,

into which persons, animals, or plants aredivided, with reference to their reproductivefunctions

the character of being male or female; all the

attributes by which males and females aredistinguished

anything connected with sexual gratification

or reproduction or the urge for these; esp.,the attraction of those of one sex for those of the other



DID YOU KNOW?

44% of teenagers say they dont trust the sex

advice they get from their friends and would

rather get information by talking to theirparents*.

Asking your parents, older brothers and

sisters or another adult you trust about sex

will help you get past the myths and set therecord straight.



Incest is sexual activity between close family

members who are forbidden by law or

custom from marrying. Incest is considered

taboo, and forbidden (though not always

punished severely) in the majority of current

and past cultures.



Reproductive

Health Bill



I N C E S T

Incest is sexual activity between close family

members who are forbidden by law or

custom from marrying. Incest is considered

taboo, and forbidden (though not alwayspunished severely) in the majority of current

and past cultures.



abuse/ child

molestation



ASSESMENT:Sleep problems (e.g., sleeplessness or oversleeping, nightmares,

sleepwalking, sleeping in strange place [avoiding offender])

Fatigue

Ego Integrity

Negative self-appraisal, acceptance of self-blame/making excuses for theactions of others

Low self-esteem (offender/survivor)

Negative self-appraisal, acceptance of self-blame/making excuses for theactions of others

Feelings of guilt, anger, fear and shame, helplessness, and/or powerlessness



Minimization or denial of significance of behaviors (most prominent defensemechanism)

Avoidance or fear of certain people, places, objects; submissive, fearful

manner (particularly in presence of offender)

Report of stress factors (e.g., family unemployment; financial, lifestyle

changes; marital discord)

Hostility toward/mistrust of others



NURSING PRIORITIES

1. Provide physical/emotional safety.2. Develop a trusting therapeutic

relationship.3. Enhance sense of self-esteem.

4. Improve problem-solving ability.5. Involve family/partner in therapeutic

program.



GOALS

1. Physical/emotional safety maintained.2. Trusting relationship with one person

established.

3. Self-growth and positive approaches toproblems evident.4. Client/SOs participating in ongoing

therapy.

5. Plan in place to meet needs afterdischarge.



S-T-Is



ASSESSMENT

Painful urination

Genital ulcers such as open sores and blisters

Warts Skin rash

Discharge from penis or vagina

Abdominal pain, mostly in women



Nursing priorities

Provide necessary information regardingSTIs

Develop a trusting relationship

Imply the need of consultation to physician.And following treatment regimen.

Involve the family in therapeutic program.



GOALs:

Trusting relationship with one person

established. Be able to verbalize the importance of a

single sexual partnership, etc.

Over-all physical safety is maintained.



Reproductive Health

Bill

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