Family & Societal Nursing Project
Family Nursing Project Assignment Description
Family Nursing Project – The student will conduct an interview of a family (two or more
members) who has or is experiencing a transitional, chronic, acute, or critical illness/disorder.
The purpose of the interview will be to explore:
a) a description of the family experience with the illness/disorder, or a transitional
health experience
b) the challenges in managing the illness/disorder, and
c) nursing approaches that are/were helpful to the family.
Family & Societal Nursing Project. Based on an identified family nursing theory described in your text, course readings and research literature, develop a 12-page paper following APA format that focuses on:
a) preparing a family interview guide,
b) interviewing a family to explore concepts in the family nursing theory,
c) recording family interview data and summarizing findings from the data,
d) creating family level approaches based on interview data and proposing nursing
actions to the family based on SMART goals
f) evaluating the effectiveness of the nursing actions,
g) sending the therapeutic letter to the family as appropriate
h) reflecting on the student-family follow through experience.
Cite at least six current (within the past ten years- exceptions can always be made in dated for seminal articles of critical importance to the topic) nursing research studies to support your proposed family level approaches. Literature in addition to your textbooks and course materials is preferred. Please create fake names for the formal paper. Please refer to grading rubric below for further clarification.
Family & Societal Nursing Project. Cite at least six current (within the past ten years- exceptions can always be made in dated for seminal articles of critical importance to the topic) nursing research studies to support your proposed family level approaches. Literature in addition to your textbooks and course materials is preferred. Please create fake names for the formal paper. Please refer to grading rubric below for further clarification. Use APA referencing style.