Family Nursing Assignment: Integration of CFAM & CFIM into Practice

In today's society, families can be defined as "groups of individuals connected through relatives, love, trust" (Saskatoon Health Region, 2013). Due to the current increase in the number of families and family diversity in the clinical environment, family-centered care is an important part of care. The family-centered care approach enables mutual decision-making about patient health through collaboration and communication between health professionals and families.

Increased medical care recognizes the importance of families to the health and happiness of individual families (Wright & Leahey, 2000). Hatrick (1998) suggests that home care in undergraduate nursing education provides nurses with theoretical and practical skills to effectively work with families. In this article, we will explain the evaluation of the family using Calgary Family Evaluation Model (CFAM) and Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM). CFAM provides information on the structure, development and functional elements of the family. The strengths and weaknesses of families have been identified and the role of the community's role in this family life is explained. This discussion will show the relationship between these concepts and family health and care. I agreed that all the family members who received the interview will participate, but the name has been changed for confidentiality

CFAM is a comprehensive conceptual framework developed by Wright and Leahey for family interview and evaluation. CFAM is composed of three major categories: structure, development, and function. Each category contains its own subcategory and may be relevant or appropriate depending on the household to be evaluated. Evaluation focuses on the interaction among all people involved in the family. Structural evaluation is aimed at judging the relationship between a family member, a member of a family and a member of the family, and the background of the family. (Wright and Leahey, 2000). The Smiths are white single-parent families, consisting of Heather and her two-year-old daughter, Brian. Brianna's father lived with them for a year and a half, and now he lives with Heather's family for two hours. Brianna calls his father every week and spends his weekend with him for a month. Heather's parents divorced at the age of 13.