Family Health Nursing Case Study

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Over the past two decades nurses have become more aware of the need to include families in nursing care. Family nursing practice is holistic with a goal of creating partnerships between families and nurses so mutual trust, communication and cooperation develops enabling the health care needs of the family to be met (Kaakinen, 2014). A family is viewed as a system where each member is expected to respond according to their role, and changes in the dynamics of the system causes a change in the equilibrium. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of family health nursing theory to practice through a case study. The Perez family’s culture and environmental factors as they impact the family’s health will be discussed. Using the Calgary Family Assessment Model, the Perez family will be examined for their structure, development and function. Subsequently, Neuman’s System Model will guide the systematic family assessment, planning and selection of appropriate interventions for improving the health of the Perez family who has a child living a chronic health condition.

Culture and Environment

The Hispanic population is the nation’s largest and fastest growing minority group, currently making up about fifteen percent of the U.S. population. This figure is expected to increase to twenty nine percent by 2050 (Livingston, Minushkin, & Cohn, 2008). The growth of the Hispanic population creates a challenge for improving health interventions and reducing medical care disparities. Because of the increase in Spanish-speaking families using health care facilities in the United States, nurses need to acknowledge culturally related practices and beliefs in order to effectively work with Hispanic families (Wilson & Rob...

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