Family-Focused Clinical Practice: Considerations for the Nurse Practitioner
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
As nurse practitioners we interface with the patient at point of care and often neglect to consider the individual in the context of a family unit. It is imperative that we consider family background, structure, and level of function when caring for the individual patient. The information that we glean from the patient will have a significant affect on the health and well-being of the patient, and it has the potential to improve the health of the family unit when the nurse practitioner collaborates with and involves the family in the framework of the treatment plan.
ISBN
9781449694692
Recommended Citation
DeNisco, S. M. (2015). Family-focused clinical practice: Considerations for the nurse practitioner. In J. G. Stewart & S. M. DeNisco (Eds.). Role development for the nurse practitioner. Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
