PREPARING FAMILY HEALTH CARE PLANS FOR PRIORITY FAMILIES

Lesson Objective
Using the forms for preparing a family health care plan, students and the priority families concerned
should be able to:
1. Identify the family health problems;
2. Formulate the goals and objectives of health care
3. Discuss and list planned intervention for identified problems and
4. Agree on the standards/criteria for evaluation of family health care.

A plan intervention is designed up on completion of the assessment, and the analysis and health
diagnosis of the family, the purpose of the plan is to elicit behavioral change in the family that will promote
health and/or prevent dysfunction. The family is expected to be an active participant in the planning
process. The success of the planned behavioral changes depends largely on the degree of responsibility
that the family concerned is willing to assure. The planning process involves to following steps:

1. Determining the order of priority of existing or potential problems

2. Identifying problems that can be handled by the community health nurse and the family and those
that may be referred\d to others for assistance.
3. Setting goals and objectives to resolve the problems
4. Predicting actions and expected outcomes.,

Choices of family health care intervention should focus on what help lessen or eliminate possible
reasons for the family’s inability to do health tasks. Health education and training, or simply health
teaching, enhances the family’s inability to recognize health problems, decide on appropriate health
actions to take and develop the ability to provide care for its members. The maximum use of available
resources through coordination and collaboration via an effective referral and conduction system is one
important tool of intervention. Also included as intervention tools are the bag, thermometer and isolation
techniques and dispensing home health care.

Direction
Prepare, together with the families concerned regarding the health care plans of the priority problems of
the families you have assessed.
Name of Family Member: ________________________________________
Health Problems Family Goals Objectives Intervention Method of Resources Evaluation
Nursing Methods Nursing Family Required
Problems Contact