Although more than one method is used one or two of them will be more dominant.…
This contextual project work consists of 10 concepts from the module entitled ''Research and Nursing research'' Block 3. I will describe each of the concepts in terms of its meaning, critically analyzed for its real life application and will be followed by some references of the current research evidence. Real life application will explore a possible relationship of the concepts with personal, social or professional life.…
The family can focus on areas needing improvement. The family assessment would also be beneficial to the healthcare provider in creating a family teaching plan (Taylor et al., 2011). The knowledge obtained in the family assessment will create a family specific…
Adequate rest and sleep is essential to maintain good health. Inadequate sleep may lead to physiological problem and psychological problems. A person should sleep average 6-8 hours at night. Nyennoh’s family has no sleep deprivation. They go to bed at 9 o’clock and get up 6 o’clock in the morning. They have a good sleeping pattern so they never use any medication to induce sleep.…
Nurses need to understand and utilize the theoretical perspective to assess and achieve goals for families throughout their practice. By having a greater understanding of these theories, nurses can promote healthy habits and relations for all families. It also, help the nurse to recognize that family plays a huge role in the well-being of the patients since “family members are the first influence on a person's view of health” (Grand Canyon Univeristy, 2015); therefore, they need to be part of our nursing plan in order to better achieve the health care needs of our patients.…
Family nurse practitioners (FNP) are advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) who work independently or in collaboration with other health care professionals to deliver family-focused care. In 2014, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners reported over 205,000 nurse practitioners in practice with nearly 55 percent of all NPs focusing on the family (American Association of Nurse Practitioners [AANP], 2015). Given the broad nature of the “family” patient population concentration, FNPs provide an extensive range of healthcare services that revolve around the family as a whole; from health promotion and disease prevention to direct care and counseling throughout…
Professional nurses pushing families to take control over their health has always been a challenging issue. Encouraging individuals, families and communities to collaborate with health providers and join a shared approach at tackling health promotion together can be rewarding for all parties. Nursing theorist and professor, Marjory Gordon developed a functional health pattern assessment to provide a comprehensive patient assessment for nurses. (Current Nursing, 2011). Gordon’s principle guide nurses to collect subjective and objective data during an assessment and categorize the information into eleven functional…
Moxie, 2007. Maureen Leahey & Lorraine Wright. Family Nursing Resources. Retrieved February 3, 2008 from http://www.familynursingresources.com/aboutus.htmPerry, A & Potter, P. ( 2006) Canadian fundamentals of nursing. (J.Ross-Kerr & M. Wood, Eds.) (3rd ed.) Toronto, ON: Elsevier Mosby.…
The content of this paper is to thoroughly analyze the relationships and functionality of the family chosen to be studied and assessed. By assessing, incorporating the lessons taught throughout the past five weeks in this class and inter-relating the family’s sociocultural background, communication patterns, physical environment setting, values and beliefs, power and role structure, communication patterns, adaptation and level of development as well as their healthcare decisions, a practicing, licensed nurse can use these inferences as guidance and/or resource when dealing with similar encounters while delivering patient care at their respective work places.…
Smith, M. a. (2009). Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: Health for Families and Populations, 4th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Retrieved on December 21, 2014 from http://pageburstls.elsevier.com/books/9781416050049/id/B9781416050049000081_p346…
The mother and child are at risk for constipation. The child drinks prune juice on a regular basis and the mother has a bowel movement on average every other day. The mother and father both have sleep disturbance. They both wake up a few times during the night.…
The purpose of this dissection is to talk about a family that I had in my nursing practice and discuss some health traits of a family for example how they communicate between granddaughter and grandmother and how she brought her grandmother a drawing and some homemade cookies.…
It creates the best possible solutions to help a patient return to function. It may include physical therapy, cardiac rehab, diabetic re-education and skills training, weight loss programs and exercise to restore the patient’s health to its optimal level. It is rehabilitative. For example, in Beijing, health care workers had documented that dyslipidemia patients had a 54% greater risk of myocardial infarction. The tertiary care plan they implemented included health promotion programs to eliminate smoking and tobacco use, increase physical exercise, an introduce blood glucose and blood pressure control programs. They created a plan to deal with an existing problem that had verifiable goals (Liu,…
Kaakinen, J. R., Coehlo, D. P., Steele, R., Tabacco, A., & Hanson, S. M. (2015).Family health care nursing: Theory, practice, and research (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company.…
Hence forth, some nursing interventions that I would incorporate with this family includes education, assistance, observation, promotions, referrals, in addition provide information and support. Educational information regarding the reality of parenting would be provided…