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A framework for family assessment in chronic illness
Nursing Forum
|January 1, 1976
Summary
Family assessment empowers nurses to identify client and family needs for effective coping. Nurses can provide vital consumer information and advocate for services, enhancing family resource potential and well-being.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Community Health
Background:
- Family-centered care is crucial for managing illness.
- Nurses play a key role in connecting families with resources.
- Effective resource navigation impacts patient outcomes and family well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how family assessment can enhance a nurse's ability to expand family resource potential.
- To identify the types of information nurses can provide to families for effective coping and service navigation.
- To highlight the nurse's role as an advocate in accessing health and welfare services.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of nursing interventions in family assessment.
- Literature review on family resource potential and healthcare navigation.
- Case study examples illustrating nurse-led family support.
Main Results:
- Family assessment identifies specific information needs for coping with illness.
- Nurses can provide crucial consumer details on service qualifications, costs, and entry points.
- Nurses act as advocates, documenting information for agency acceptance criteria.
Conclusions:
- Comprehensive family assessment, combined with knowledge of local systems, enables nurses to fully assist families.
- Providing families with resource information empowers them to evaluate options and select beneficial solutions.
- This approach expands internal and external family resources, improving health and welfare outcomes.