Using CFAM And CFIM To Conduct A Family Interview

Many people have many different definitions of a family. Some include family as the people they live with, some include their entire extended family, and some include friends, neighbors, coaches, and teachers. According to the Vanier Institute (2013), a family is “a combination of two or more persons who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth, and/or adoption” (para. 2). Whichever way you look at it, families often play a major role in life. It only makes sense that when a person begins to go through a drastic change in life such as illness, the family will be involved. This is why it is important that nurses learn how to provide suitable client and family centered care. They can do this by following the four pillars, which include respect and dignity, collaboration, information sharing, and meaningful participation (Saskatoon Health Region, 2013). By following these guidelines, nurses are able to appropriately include the family in all aspects of the healing of their loved one.

Wright and Leahey (2009), suggest that family centered care can be practiced through a simple 15-minute interview. The patient interviewed in this paper is a man who had an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and needed life saving open-heart surgery in order to survive. This is considered an acute illness, which can be treated resulting in recovery but in severe cases, may lead to death (Lewis, Heitkemper, Dirksen, Bucher, & O’Brien, 2010). The family interview was conducted in the patient’s home, with his immediate family present. This paper will use Wright and Leahey’s assessment and intervention models, along with the 15-minute interview to create a plan of care for the family dealing with this acute illness. The names of the family m...

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...covery of their loved ones. All members of the healthcare team must attempt to provide family and client centered care in order to keep a good balance in the care of the patient.

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Saskatoon Health Region. (2013). Saskatoon Health Region Client and Family Centered Care. Retrieved from http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/about_us/client_and_family_centred_care.htm#

Vanier Institute of the Family. (2013). Our Approach to Family. Retrieved from http://www.vanierinstitute.ca/definition_of_family#.Un_yf42vXkU

Wright, L. M., & Leahey, M. (2009). Nurses and families: A guide to family assessment and

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