Part 1
The Clinical Action Plan will involve one initial family assessment visit and one follow-up visit to implement the plan (based on the family assessment data). Ensure that a signed Consent and Release of Liability form has been submitted to the instructor prior to the first point of contact with the selected family.
Select a family within your community to complete the assignments for Weeks 2 and 4.
Review the key points of therapeutic conversation found in Ch. 20 of Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations.
Review the following from Community Tool Box:
Section 12. Conducting Interviews
Section 15. Qualitative Methods to Assess Community Issues
Formulate key questions for obtaining valuable information.
Interview the family for your assessment, take notes, and ensure you address:
Demographic data
Developmental stage and history of family
Environmental data
Family structure
Family functions
Family stress and coping
Family composition
Provide a brief overview of the family members, and identify each family member’s role within the family.Note: Remove all personally identifying information such as the family members’ names. Refer to family members by initials only.
Complete a Genogram and Ecomap based on family assessment data. (See figures 20-3 and 20-4 (p. 393) in Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations.)