SAMPLE FAMILY HEALTH NURSING CARE PLAN
Health Problem
Family Nursing
Problems
* Second level
assessment
Goal of Care
A general statement
of the condition or
state to be brought
about by specific
courses of action. It
should be realistic
and attainable.
Objectives of
Care
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Refer to more
specific
statements of
the desired
results or
outcomes of
care.
Specify the
criteria by
which the
degree of
effectiveness of
care are to be
measured
Should be
realistic,
attainable and
measurable
Nursing
Interventions
Involves selection of
appropriate nursing
interventions based
on formulated goals
and objectives.
Should focus on
helping the family,
minimize or eliminate
the possible reasons
for causes of the
family’s inability to do
the health tasks
Intervention Plan
Method of Nurse
– Family Contact
Ex. Home visit
Clinic conference
Visit in the
workplace
School visit
Telephone call
Group
Conference
Use of mail
Evaluation
Resources
Required
Material resources:
(supplies,
equipments,
teaching aids/kits,
visual materials,
handouts, charts)
Human resources:
(members of the
health team,
development
workers, community
leaders)
Financial resources:
Money for the nurse
transportation
The criteria for the
desired outcome
(goals & objectives)
are the basis for
evaluation.
SAMPLE FAMILY HEALTH NURSING CARE PLAN
Health Problem
Poor environmental
sanitation as a health
threat.
Family Nursing
Problems
Goal of Care
Inability to provide
home environment
conducive to health
maintenance and
personal
development due to:
- Inadequate family
resources (financial,
inadequacy & lack of
space to construct
facility)
- Ignorance of the
importance of
hygiene and
sanitation.
Ignorance of
preventive
measures.
After nursing
intervention, the
family will take
necessary actions to
improve and
maintain the
sanitation of their
immediate
surroundings.
Objectives of
Care
After nursing
intervention, the
following should be
achieved:
a. The
importance of
clean potable water supply
and proper
waste
disposal.
b. Boil drinking
water.
c. Throw waste
materials
properly.
d. Clean
surroundings
to eliminate
breeding
places of
pests.
Nursing
Interventions
Discuss with the
family the
importance of
environmental
sanitation to their
health.
Explore with the
family the ways of
improving home
sanitation
considering its
limited resources.
a. Emphasize
to the family
the
advantages
of proper
garbage
disposal.
b. Instruct all
family
members to
prevent
accumulation
of stagnant
water around
their home
since this is
a good
breeding
place for
insects.
Intervention Plan
Method of Nurse
– Family Contact
Home Visit
Evaluation
Resources
Required
Material resources:
Visual aids
Human resources:
Time and effort of
both the nurse and
the family
Financial resources:
Money for the nurse
transportation
After 2 hours of
nursing intervention
the family was able
to:
1. Clean their
house and their
surroundings.
2. Boil their water
for drinking.
3. Segregate their
waste materials
and dispose it
properly.