Nursing Care Plan: Impaired Parenting

Impaired Parenting is a nursing diagnosis that should be considered for all parents who are having a child. There are many classes available to new parents that can be taken before childbirth takes place. These classes will inform parents how to take care of their newborn child, as well as, mentally prepare each family member what their role will be with the birth of their new child. The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome says that in 2003, 1,300 infants in the United States died from being shaken (Tumlin,2010). Most of these deaths could have been prevented. If parents fail to take parenting classes before birth there is a higher chance they may be impaired for the obstacles they will be facing upon having a child. Impaired Parenting is a pertinent nursing diagnosis that needs to be recognized and educated on upon the first sign of parenting impairment. The use of the nursing diagnosis Impaired Parenting was observed on the Labor and Delivery floor at St. Francis Medical Center during the student’s clinical experience. This paper will be describing the care plan chosen for this patient, the goal and outcome of this patient, along with the interventions that were used to help educate this patient. A Nursing Research article titled, “Parenting Classes: Focus on Discipline” will be presented that correlates with this nursing diagnosis.

After spending the day with a family that was delivering their first child, it was observed that this family was unprepared for the birth of their new child. This couple was in their middle 20’s and showed all the signs of being unprepared for the birth of their new child. The expecting mother had a genetic disease called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita that made her unable to have a na...

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...be aware of the signs when education is needed for a family. Unfortunately, all families have barriers and may not be able to attend parenting classes to receive the education that may be necessary before the birth of their child. At that point, it then becomes the nurse’s responsibility to recognize the impairment, put interventions into place, and evaluate the family before discharge. For successful childrearing, parents need knowledge about raising children. Parenting classes and health-care professionals working with parents can contribute to raising children (Campbell,1992).

Works Cited

Tumlin, A. (2010, Sept 20). The effectiveness of parenting classes. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/231873-the-effectiveness-of-parenting-classes/

Campbell, J. M. (1992). Parenting classes: Focus on discipline. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 197-208.