Family health nursing: A Recent Review

Abstract

Nurses remain at the forefront of patient care and are among the largest home care servicesproviders. Professional nursing is assisting people during both health and disease. Nurse practitioners areexpected to fill gaps in providing primary care. Family plays an important role in health and illness andfamily members freqently rely on health care workers to guide and support decision-making process. Thereis a lack of curricular and teaching models that address nursing practice with families in numerous coursesand learning experiences. Increasing number of individuals receive care at home but significant proportionof these patients acquire infections during their care period. Nursing home residents frequently experienceheavy and unnecessary care transitions towards the end of life.