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Linking Family Theory and Practice: A Family Nursing Program
Author(s) -
Vosburgh Di,
Simpson Peggy
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1993.tb00787.x
Subject(s) - nursing , psychosocial , nursing practice , medicine , clinical practice , nursing outcomes classification , psychology , nurse education , team nursing , psychiatry
Family nursing, always a component of nursing, has been recently receiving increased attention through publications, educational programs, clinical practice settings and family nursing research. Nurses are in the best position to assist families experiencing the illness of a loved one, but often lack the skills and confidence necessary to assist with the psychosocial needs. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and implementation of a family nursing program within a large, tertiary care facility. The program's evaluation is ongoing but early outcomes indicate that day‐to‐day nursing practice has been positively influenced and improved job satisfaction may result.