Family Strengths Conversations in Enhancing Nursing Care Research Paper 2022

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FAMILY STRENGTHS CONVERSATIONS IN ENHANCING NURSING CARE
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Family Strengths Conversations in Nursing Care
Patient-centered and family-centered healthcare are becoming crucial concepts in the
Australian healthcare system and in the global contexts. While the primary role of healthcare
professionals is to improve quality of life and increase patient satisfaction, studies have shown
that patient-centered care that involves patients and their families’ yields positive outcomes in
reducing costs associated with medication and satisfaction. The strength-based nursing (SBN)
intervention is considered one of the best frameworks that help in maximizing healthcare
benefits and minimizing operational costs. The SBN framework reaffirms nursing goals of
promoting health and empowers families and their patient in taking greater control in the
management of the disease and eventual healing. This paper discusses the benefits of family
health conversations in clinical practice and promotion of family healing with specific
consideration of the Australian Family Strengths Nursing Assessment (AFSNA) and Strength-
based nursing care (SBNC).
The advantage of strength-based conversations is that they help the nurse to identify the
strengths and limitations of the patient and family members. According to Gottlieb (2017),
conversations with family members helps them to share their hopes and dreams while at the
same time enabling the caregiver to identify their fears and concerns about the health of the
patient. When the nurse has established an environment that encourages therapeutic
conversation, it becomes easy for patients and their families to share their concerns and fears. It
is from these conversations that the caregiver can draw information about the values and beliefs
of the patient and their families with the goal of delivering quality patient-centered clinical
intervention. Kolbrun (2014) elaborates that AFSNA can be applied across different departments