Family Strengths and Nursing Care Practice: A Comprehensive Review

This report delves into the crucial role of family strengths in nursing care practices, emphasizing the Australian context and the use of the Australian Family Strengths Nursing Assessment (AFSNA) tool. It highlights how family involvement, facilitated by effective communication, significantly enhances patient outcomes and satisfaction. The report explores the principles of a strengths-based perspective, promoting open relationships between healthcare staff and families, which in turn minimizes medical errors. It also discusses the importance of public health education in fostering family unity and collaboration. Furthermore, it examines the impact of strong family conversations on sharing information, resilience, and commitment within the healthcare setting. The report concludes by advocating for the integration of family strengths into healthcare policies to improve overall healthcare system performance.

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Introduction
The consideration of family involvement in the promotion of health status in nursing
practices is an emerging trend in the healthcare sector. Family involvement is also one of the
primary considerations in advanced nursing care/practice. There are few tools used in
assessing the importance of effective communication in the family during health promotion
practices. The Australian Family Strengths Nursing Assessment guide helps all nurses in
determining the nature of the health status of the families in the country. AFSNA is the
critical tool that was utilized in the seminar because it provides guidelines that must be
followed to ensure the quality health status of the families residing in Australia (Fraser et al.,
2017, p. 56). This paper provides insightful information on how family strengths help in
promoting the health status of the family based on the guidelines provided under AFSNNA
tool.
Promotion of the Involvement in Nursing Care
The involvement of the family in nursing care promotes the quality of services
delivered to patients. According to AFSNA, the family members provided valuable
information about the patient (Dyess, Gottlieb, 2013, p. 28). For example, if the patient is
under critical care, the family will give information on medical history; therefore, enabling
nurses to apply appropriate interventions to promote patient recovery and outcomes. The
modern healthcare system of Australia recommends the involvement of family strengths in
nursing care. The nurses working with families and children are required to adopt the
implement the components of powers perspective in the daily clinical practices to promote
patient satisfaction and outcomes.

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The strengths perspective have various principles that are fundamental in nursing
care. First, family strengths motivate nurses in their clinical practices because it promotes
openness and quality relations between the staff and the family members. Secondly, family
strengths are pivotal in optimising patient outcomes because effective communication
improves nursing care and minimizes medical errors in the healthcare setting. The
involvement of the family strengths is promoted through effective communication between
the nurses and the clients (Gottlieb, 2012, p. 107). Public health education also helps in
promoting family involvement in the nursing care because the relatives of the patient are
educated on the importance of unity and collaboration in ensuring quality patient outcomes
and subsequent recovery from the illness.
Importance of Family Strengths Conversation in Nursing Practice
The strong conversation is the critical element that leads to quality performances in all
aspects of life. Health care and nursing practices are majorly affected by the nature of the
dialogue between the caregivers and the patients. Effective communication promotes quality
nursing care services delivered to the patient. The tough conversation among the family
members and between the nursing staff help in ensuring unity and collaboration in the
healthcare setting. According to the research conducted in Australia, effective communication
promotes patient-centered services in the healthcare setting (Alemayehu, 2019, p. 585). The
nature of the conversation determines family strengths. During the workshop, some of the
qualities of family strengths were identified based on the kind of discussions during nursing
care practices. First, family strengths promote sharing of information and activities in the
nursing care practices. Effective communication between families and nursing staff creates
unity; therefore, improving patient care outcomes.

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Secondly, family strengths lead to resilience in the healthcare facility because nurses
are flexible in providing care services to patients. Thirdly, the family strengths through useful
conversation enhance commitment among the nursing staff and the families in the healthcare
setting. According to the AFSNA, families have different strengths due to social and cultural
diversities in Australia (Gottlieb, 2012, p. 107). How the families demonstrate their strengths
in the conversation also differ due to differences in the level of education. Education is an
example of PEP component that justify how family strengths through conversation promote
nursing care. Education determines how language is effectively used to enhance nursing care
practices.
Family Strengths and Public Health Promotion
Unity is a fundamental aspect that promotes the health status of families. Family
strengths creates unity among the members. The assessment of the family involvement in the
promotion of the health status guides most of the nurses in their profession and promotes
family functioning (Smith and Taylor, 2015, p. 34). The involvement of family strengths in
nursing care creates awareness among people; therefore, avoiding unhealthy lifestyles. In
most cases, effective communication is used in promoting the health status of the public that
includes families.
Conclusion
In conclusion, family strengths are essential in promoting the quality of nursing care
because family members provide crucial information about the patient. The federal
government of Australia should include the involvement of the family strengths in developed
health policies like Medicare services to promote the performances of its healthcare system.
Effective communication between families and nursing staff supports patient satisfaction and
outcomes.

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