Nursing Care of the Family

Running head: NURSING CARE OF THE FAMILY
NURSING CARE OF THE FAMILY
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Problem identified: Recognition of challenges/issues faced by the family
a) From the review of the case study, the problem identified in the family is lack of
sufficient time that can be delivered for the care of child due to huge workload of both
Zhang and Daiyu. Due to workload, the Zhang and Daiyu are not able to give quality
time to their child and grandparents, which is negatively impacting their child’s
behaviour and causing health issue in parents. Zhang has to do overtime to earn more so
that he could pay the medical bills for his father. This has forced Daiyu to work full time
and join hospital earlier than the planned dates. This problem is causing prevailing of
unhealthy behaviour of their child, which is affecting their development (Jia et al., 2016).
Even this may cause dispute in the family as parents of Zhang are annoying due to the
tantrum of the child.
b) The main nursing goal for the family will be to improve the quality of life of Zhang and
Daiyu by assisting them in taking effective care of their child. It is reported from the
study of Birmaher and Brent (2015) that tantrums and clinging behaviour of child can be
seen because of less attention and time given by the parents. This impact the psychology
of the child, which can pose negative effect on the quality of life of parents and family. It
is reported that disputes among the parents can happen due to inability to take of care,
which also has an adverse effect on their life and affect their dignity (Sitimin et al.,
2017). Therefore, the central goal of nursing will be to assist them by giving proper
intervention for taking practical care of their child, so that it can improve their quality of
life and provide mental stability.
c) Nursing care interventions: The two nursing care interventions that would be taken to
improve the quality of life of the parents would be

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 Nurse would assist parents in taking effective care of their child: Nurse will provide
effective teaching to the parents regarding ways to take active care of their child. It is
noted in the case study that, both parents were not able to provide sufficient time to their
child due to their workload and financial issues. The nurse would narrate how to train the
child for toilet sitting, ways by which Lucy can be kept calm and relax, teaching the
parents to allow child to make their personal choice and encourage them to use words or
communicate with gestures. It is noted that Lucy showed tantrums at nights when Jin and
Daiyu leave for their work. Hence, nurse will train the parents to make the child engage
in activities she likes so that she would not ponder on their absence. It is seen in the study
of Ordway et al. (2015), where the author has discussed the child activities. The author
has highlighted that child like to do creative activities which help in diverting their mind.
A nurse will provide environment that will be free from distractions, as this will help in
dealing with the external stimulation will be improved of child. It is seen in the study of
Smith et al. (2015) that author has given idea about the importance of interaction with
their child, which helps in healthy development of child. Nurse will provide teaching of
positive parenting techniques to both grandparents and parents like they must positively
respond to their children and assist a child in exploring new things.
 Nurse would teach the parents about time management- It is reported from the study of
Beck et al. (2015) where the author has explained about the importance of time
management in the life of parents that would have impact on their life and family. Patient
centred care will be provided by the nurse, which will include the family in decision
making (Liang et al., 2019). Giving ample amount of time is necessary for the healthy
development of the child and wellbeing of the family. It is seen in the case study that