Nurse role in FP

1. Role and responsibilities of nurse
in management of FP services
Mamata sharma

2. The role of the nurse in FP
• The role of the nurse in family planning has taken on new
depth in recent years. The nurse has become involved in all
levels of family planning.
• Giving the patient education about the methods of
contraception
• List the advantages, disadvantages, and risk of the chosen
method.
• Encourage a positive attitude toward family planning
• Evaluate the patient’s knowledge
• Lead group discussion facilitate communication and answer
questions
• Prepare the client for examination, and clarify and instructs
the client.

3. Cont,…
• Answering general questions concerning
contraceptive methods
• Teaching correct use of contraceptive
methods

4. Roles of nurses
• Health educator
• Counselor
• Health care provider
• Advisor
• Facilitator
• Supervisor
• Administrator
• Evaluator
• Co-ordinator
• Researcher

5. Responsibilities of Nurses in FP
services
• Encourage and support the couple if they desire
to have a small family.
• Educate/Teach the methods of family planning to
an individual, couple and group by using ICE
materials of FP.
• Counseling the client and then help the client to
get rid of their fear, doubt, concerns by given
clear information and clearing up
misunderstanding and removing misconception.

6. Cont..
• Help the client to choose the one which suits
her and her family by providing the accurate
information about the FP device.
• Support and provide warmth to the couple to
begin and continue the use of FP device.
• Carryout case finding and follow-up the
couple who need FP services.
• Prepare the physical set up of FP clinic.

7. Cont..
Management of clinical set up.
Arrangement of an examination room and
waiting room.
Supervise the cleaning of the rooms.
• Preparation and sterilization of equipments
and supplies.
• Maintain the principle infection prevention
during all procedure of FP.

8. Cont…
• Arrange and provide the training to the staffs
about new concept and method of FP as well
as infection prevention.
• Preparation of the FP client for
Counseling
Sterilization
• Assist the surgeon while performing surgical
procedure e.g. laparoscopy, minilap and
vasectomy.

9. Cont…
• Supervise and guide to junior staff, students and
sub-ordinates.
• Provide postoperative care well as give advice for
the follow-up visit and medications.
• Refer the clients all appropriate facility for FP if
not available in this institute. The nurse should be
aware of all available services, so that she can
refer the potential couple/ individual to nearby
facilities for further information and service.

10. Cont…
• Organize and involve the mobile camp of FP.
• Conduct FP program and maintain accurate
record and report.