Introduction
Nurses are trained to provide timely and personalized health services to patients depending on their needs. They should work with families, identify the challenges affecting them, and offer appropriate medical support. The purpose of the description of the hypothetical family below is to identify key barriers to forming effective nurse-family relationships.
Selected Family, Strengths and Characteristics
The selected case study is of a nuclear family from the African American racial community and it has three members aged 36, 28, and 3 years. The father guides his wife and daughter to focus on the outlined goals. Both parents have college education while the child is yet to go to school. A nurse practitioner (NP) working with this family should use his or her competencies to form an effective relationship with every person. Unfortunately, some barriers might make it impossible for the professional to achieve this aim. For instance, existing stereotypes can discourage family members from associating with a NP from another ethnic group (Pecanac & King, 2019). Some individuals might have undefined objectives, thereby complicating the nature of the targeted family-nurse relationship. The absence of effective standards to manage such partnerships can affect the anticipated goals. Communities without proper facilities and resources to foster effective collaboration between nurses and families will not record positive results. The involved NP might also be unable to address the health needs of the underage child due to a communication barrier.
Conflicts of Interest
Some conflicts of interest might emerge when professionals are trying to establish meaningful nurse-family relationships. These include diverse expectations from the care delivery process, established cultural values and the code of nursing ethics, and nurses who expect favors or rewards (Pecanac & King, 2019). These issues can affect the health outcomes of the targeted beneficiaries.
Conclusion
The above discussion has identified the major strengths, conflicts, and characteristics associated with nurse-family relationships. NPs who apply their competencies effectively will overcome every emerging barrier. They should, therefore, develop powerful models for supporting and empowering every patient.
Reference
Pecanac, K., & King, B. (2019). Nurse–family communication during and after family meetings in the intensive care unit. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(2), 129-137. Web.