Types of Nurse - Family Contact

Subject: Community Health Nursing II

Overview

Types of nurses: contact with families

Home visit - One of the most significant facets of public health service is the home visit. The greatest approach to provide family-centered care is through home visits. Home visiting is the practice of attending to people's needs at their doorsteps.
Clinic visit - For the nurse, a family visit to the clinic is simple.
Group conference - Group conferences can be held at home, in a clinic, at school, or at the office and frequently involve the entire family.
Written communication—Transmitting information to others in writing is a formal and effective method of communication.
Visits to an industrial or educational facility - Visits to educational facilities are made to evaluate the health of the students, faculty, staff, and any particular family members present.

Home visit
Clinic visit
Group conference
Written communication
Industrial or school visit

Home Visit

One of the most crucial components of public health services is the home visit. The greatest approach to provide family-centered care is through home visits. Home visiting is the practice of attending to people's needs at their doorsteps. The nurse can observe the home setting and interactions with other family members by making home visits. Technical expertise, knowledge of therapeutic and preventive measures, the ability to teach, sound judgment, and a thorough understanding of human interaction are all necessary for providing health care in the home.

Purpose

To determine the needs of a person, their family, and their community, particularly in the areas of health, socioeconomic status, and cultural heritage.
To look into any sickness or infection's origin.
To give health education tailored to each person's family's and community's needs, such as nutrition, environmental cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
To encourage a couple to employ family planning techniques.
To recommend situations to suitable organizations.
To check up on a mother, kid, or adult after they've visited a clinic for maternity and child welfare, for example.
To learn about and use the community resources that are available.
To perform basic nursing care at home.
To encourage parents to enroll their kids in school.
To do follow-up on prior actions to determine whether the set objectives are fulfilled or not.

Principles of home visiting

The objective of a home visit should be clear, and the clients should get something from it.
The goal must be specific and appropriate for the customers.
It should be consistent and adaptable to the needs of the customers.
At the time of the visit, it is important to introduce yourself, the agency, and the reason for the visit.
The client's right to accept or refuse care, as well as to take part in goal-setting and goal achievement, must be respected by the nurse, who must also be adaptable.
In every interaction, the client should be sent the appropriate health message.
The nurse should follow safe nursing procedures and technical standards.

Clinic Visit

For the nurse, a family visit to the clinic is simple. In a short amount of time, she can see plenty of individuals. She can impart knowledge on a large number of community members, allowing input from more than just one family but also from other community members. For the evaluation and treatment of patients, medical equipment and supplies are available.

Purpose

To determine a client's health issues in a therapeutic setting.
To provide people with nursing care and symptomatic treatment for serious or moderate illnesses.
To safeguard and advance people's health.
To easily give health education to a large number of people at once, based on their needs.
Maximum health care with the least amount of work.
To refer the complex cases to better, more advanced medical facilities.

Principles

To identify the issue and establish priorities, it is necessary to compile all pertinent information.
Health care services should be available to everyone, regardless of their age, sex, income, or religion.
It is important to respect a customer's attitude, culture, customs, values, and beliefs.
Use should be made of safe technical abilities and scientific procedure.
Record the pertinent details and data in an appropriate manner.

Group Conference or Family Discussion

Family members can participate in group conferences, which can be held at homes, clinics, schools, or places of employment. When there is a persistent issue within the family that is negatively affecting everyone, a group conference can be helpful.

Purpose

To determine a family's or a group's difficulties.
Getting every family member to accept solutions to the issues and cooperate in carrying out the strategy.
To foster a sense of harmony among the family or community.
To give a family or group health counseling or education.

Principles

To identify the issue and establish priorities, it is necessary to compile all pertinent information.
Think about your family or group's culture, practices, values, and attitudes.
Without bias, offer health education and guidance.
Make routine follow-up visits to assess how well the group conference worked.
Recognize the community resources that are close by and use them sensibly.

Written Communication

It is a recognized and superior form of communication that involves putting things in writing and sending it to others. Two-way communication may or may not exist. Orders, instructions, circulars, letters, newspapers, books, etc. are included. To communicate effectively, it must be written entirely, accurately, and clearly.

Purpose

To advise folks to seek out medical care.
To remind the client to adhere to guidelines for their care, including when and how much medication to take.
To let the client's family know how they are doing.
To distribute information about a public awareness campaign or activity.
Allowing the client to retain the instruction in their memory for a longer amount of time

Principle

The nurse must determine whether anyone in the family can read before she begins to write information for them.
Effective communication can be achieved by using visual instructions.
Giving family members written instructions increases the likelihood that they will do so correctly.
Use clearer language so that family members can comprehend you.
Ensure that the family members fully comprehend the written communication.

School Visit

Visits to schools are conducted to evaluate the wellbeing of the students, faculty, staff, and any particular family members present. Regular school visits are required to keep an eye on the students' attitudes, actions, and practices about their health. A successful child-to-child school health program can be run, changing the attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of the family, the community, and the schoolchildren themselves.

Purpose

To determine the existence of a health issue.
To evaluate the infection control measures and spread of disease around the school.
To avoid mishaps or injuries in a learning environment.
To carry out a school-based health program for children.
To offer schoolchildren, teachers, and other staff members basic health care.
To offer advice and education on health.

Industrial Visit

A visit to an industrial site is performed to evaluate the safety precautions and the potential for infection or communicable disease spread there. Preventing accidents and illnesses, which have an impact on the daily lives of the entire family, is the main goal of industrial visits. The nurse offers safety precautions or health education, keeps track of patients' health, makes the proper referrals, and aids in rehabilitation.

Purpose of industrial visit

To evaluate the employee's health and identify any health issues.
To evaluate the workplace's infection control and safety measures.
In order to avoid accidents or injuries at work.
To encourage workplace health.
To advocate for services in basic healthcare.
To offer health education and counseling based on the worker's needs.
To assist in the workers' recuperation.

Principles of industrial visit

A planned industrial visit should have a specific goal that satisfies customer needs.
While providing treatment, use safe technical techniques and nursing procedures.
Gather comprehensive data to pinpoint the issues.
Complete your preparations before to the visit.
A nurse should be knowledgeable and skilled in the prevention of infections or injuries.
The client's needs must be taken into account when providing health education and counseling.

REFERENCE

Ambika Rai, Kabita Dahal. Community Healtrh Nursing-II. Kathmandu: Makalu Publication House, 2011.

Ambika Rai, Kabita Dahal. Community Health Nursing II. Kathmandu: Makalu Publication House, 2012 (reprint).

Dr.Suwal S.N. & Tuitui R. (2063) A Textbook of Community Health Nursing, 1st edition, Vidyarthi Prakashan (P). Ltd. Kamalpokhari, Kathmandu

Tuitui, Roshani. Community Health Nursing. kathmandu: Vidyarthi Prakashan (P.) LTD., 2067.

Things to remember

One of the most crucial components of a public health program is a home visit. The greatest approach to provide family-centered care is through home visits. Home visiting is the practice of attending to people's needs at their doorsteps.
The nurse can observe the home setting and interactions with other family members by making home visits.
For the nurse, a family visit to the clinic is simple.
Family members can participate in group conferences, which can be held at homes, clinics, schools, or places of employment.
Group conferences are helpful when a family is dealing with a persistent issue that is negatively affecting everyone in the family.
It is a formal and more effective form of communication that involves putting something in writing and sending it to other people. Orders, instructions, circulars, letters, newspapers, books, etc. are included. The purpose of the school visit is to evaluate the health of the students, faculty, staff, and any particular family members present.

Questions and Answers

Describes the types of nurse - family contact?

Types of Nurse - Family Contact

Home visit
Clinic visit
Group conference
Written communication
Industrial or school visit

Home Visit

One of the most crucial components of public health services is the home visit. The most effective way to provide family-centered care is through home visits. Home visiting is the practice of attending to people's needs at their doorsteps. The nurse can observe the home setting and interactions with other family members by doing home visits.

Technical expertise, knowledge of therapeutic and preventive measures, the ability to teach, sound judgment, and a thorough understanding of human relations are all necessary for providing health care in the home.

Purpose

To determine a person's, a family's, and a community's needs, particularly in the areas of health, socioeconomic status, and cultural heritage.
To look into any sickness or infection's origin.
To give health education tailored to each person's family's and community's needs, such as nutrition, environmental cleanliness, and personal hygiene.
To encourage a couple to employ family planning techniques.
To recommend situations to suitable organizations.
To check up on a mother, kid, or adult after they've visited a clinic for maternity and child welfare, for example.
To learn about and use the community resources that are available.
To provide basic nursing care at home.
To encourage parents to enroll their kids in school.
To conduct a review of prior actions to determine whether the goals were attained.

Principles of home visting

Home visits should be well thought out and valuable to the clients.
The goal must be specific and appropriate for the customers.
It should be consistent and adaptable to the needs of the customers.
At the time of the visit, it should be made clear what the visit is for and include an introduction to the agency and oneself.
The client's right to accept or refuse care, as well as to take part in goal-setting and goal achievement, must be respected by the nurse, who must also be adaptable.
In every interaction, the client should be sent the appropriate health message.
The nurse should follow safe nursing procedures and technical standards.

Clinic visit

Purpose

To determine the client's health issues in a clinical setting.
To provide people with nursing care and symptomatic treatment for serious or moderate illnesses.
To safeguard and advance people's health.
To easily give health education to a large number of people at once, based on their needs.
Greatest health care with the least amount of work.
To refer the complex cases to better, more advanced medical facilities.

Principles

To identify the problew and establish priorities, it is necessary to compile all pertinent information.
Health care services should be available to everyone, regardless of their age, sex, income, or religion.
Customers' attitudes, feelings, cultures, customs, and beliefs should all be honored.
Use should be made of safe technical abilities and scientific procedure.
Record the pertinent details and data in a suitable manner.

Group Conference or Family Discussion

Family members can participate in group conferences, which can be held at homes, clinics, schools, or places of employment. A group conference might be helpful when a family is dealing with a persistent issue that is negatively affecting everyone in the family.

Purpose

To determine a family's or a group's difficulties.
Should persuade every family member to accept solutions to the issues and cooperate while carrying out the strategy.
To foster a sense of harmony among the family or group.
To give a family or group health counseling or education.

Principles

To identify the issue and establish priorities, it is necessary to compile all pertinent information.
Think about how your family or group feels about its culture, traditions, beliefs, and practices.
Without bias, offer health education and guidance.
Make routine follow-up visits to assess how well the group conference worked.
Recognize the community resources that are close by and use them sensibly.

Written Communication

It is a more official and efficient means of communication to put anything in writing and send it to others. There could be two-way communication or not. It consists of directives, instructions, circulars, letters, newspapers, books, and more.

To make an effective communication, it must be written precisely, correctly, and completely.

Purpose

To advise folks to seek out medical care.
To remind the client to adhere to guidelines for their care, including when and how much medication to take.
To let the client's family know how they are doing.
To distribute information about a public awareness campaign or activity.
To aid in the client's ability to retain the instruction for longer.

Principle

The nurse must determine whether anyone in the family can read before she begins to write information for them.
Effective communication can be achieved by using visual instructions.
Giving family members written instructions increases the likelihood that they will do so correctly.
Use clearer language so that family members can comprehend you.
Ensure that the family members fully comprehend the written communication.

School visit

Visits to schools are conducted to evaluate the wellbeing of the students, faculty, staff, and any particular family members present. Regular school visits are required to keep an eye on the students' attitudes, actions, and practices about their health. A successful child-to-child school health program can be run, transforming the attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of the family, the community, and the schoolchildren themselves.

Purpose

To determine the existence of a health issue.
To evaluate the infection control measures and spread of disease around the school.
To avoid accidents and injuries in a learning environment.
To carry out a school-based health program for children.
To offer schoolchildren, teachers, and other staff members basic health care.
To offer counseling and education regarding health.

Industrial visit

Purpose of Industrial Visit

To evaluate the employee's health and identify any health issues.
To evaluate the workplace's infection control and safety measures.
To avoid workplace accidents and injuries.
To encourage workplace health.
To advocate for services in basic healthcare.
To offer health education and counseling based on the worker's needs.
To assist in the workers' recuperation.

Principles of Industrial Visit

A planned industrial visit should have a specific goal that satisfies customer needs.
While providing treatment, use safe technical techniques and nursing procedures.
Gather comprehensive data to pinpoint the issues.
Complete your preparations before to the visit.
A nurse should be knowledgeable and skilled in preventing injuries or infections.
The client's needs must be taken into account when providing health education and counseling.

Types of Nurse - Family Contact

Overview

Home Visit

Purpose

Principles of home visiting

Clinic Visit

Purpose

Principles

Group Conference or Family Discussion

Purpose

Principles

Written Communication

Purpose

Principle

School Visit

Purpose

Industrial Visit

Purpose of industrial visit

Principles of industrial visit

Things to remember

Questions and Answers

Describes the types of nurse - family contact?

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