Family healthcare settings includes Home visit, Home Nursing, Health center, clinics ; factories and other work places.

1. FAMILY HEALTHCARE
SETTINGS
Represented by WASIM AKRAM
2nd year BSc(N)
ADWIKA INSTITUTE OF NURSING

2. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• DEFINITION
• SETTINGS OF FAMILY HEALTHCARE
• HOME VISIT
• BAG TECHNIQUE
• HEALTH CENTERS
• HOME NURSING
• CLINICS
• SUMMARY
• CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
• Family is the basic unit of society / community . So family is the best place
to provide healthcare to the community.
• Family healthcare service is the nucleus of community health care services.
• If a nation has to achieve optimum health, it has to be started from family
healthcare services.
• Health of one member in a family is interdependent on every family
members.
• Family health care can be provided in variety of settings but no single setting
fulfill the objectives of family health care.

4. DEFINITION
FAMILY HEALTHCARE SETTINGS ARE THE PREVENTIVE , CURATIVE
AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES WHICH ARE PROVIDED AT FAMILY
CENTERED.
SETTINGS OF FAMILY HEALTHCARE :
The following settings are utilised to provide family healthcare :
* HOME VISIT
* HEALTH CENTERS
* HOME NURSING
* CLINICS
* FACTORIES & OTHER WORKPLACES .

5. HOME VISIT
>DEFINITION:
Home visit is a pusposeful interaction in a home directed at promoting and
maintaining the health of individuals and the family .
>PURPOSES OF HOME VISIT :
* Protection against diseases .
* Providing health education .
* Giving a support and empathy to the patient and his family .
* Providing essential treatment .
* Providing comfort and relief from pain to the patient .
* Giving respect to the patient during the procedure .

6. HOME VISIT
>PRINCIPLES OF HOME VISIT:
* Home visit should be planned with purpose.
* The purpose of home visits should be clear and must meet the needs
of patients.
* Home visit should be regular and flexible.
* Home visit should be convenient, acceptable and educative to the
patients .
* Home visit should give excellent opportunities for nurses to
demonstrate hygienic principles.

7. BAG TECHNIQUE
Community bag is a vehicle to carry the tools required during Home visit .
It is made up of strong but light material like canvas , leather , plastic or
light metal.
PURPOSES OF BAG TECHNIQUE:
* To carry out nursing procedure in home .
* To carry the necessary articles in the bag.
* To perform minor dressings.
* To conduct delivery in emergency situations.
* To check the vital signs.
* To treat minor ailments.
* To practice the family planning services.

8. BAG TECHNIQUE
PRINCIPLES OF BAG TECHNIQUE:
* Always check the contents of the bag before leaving for
home visit.
* Bag and it’s contents must be kept clean and ready for
use at all times.
* Hand washing is must before touching the beg .
* Bag should be placed at clean and safe area without
danger of contamination by domestic animals.
* All the used articles should be cleaned with soap and
water , boiled and replaced for the next use .
* Things like pen , pencil , handkerchief should not kept
inside the bag.

9. HEALTH CENTERS
A health centre is a building in which a group of doctors have offices
where their patients can visit them.
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH CENTERS:
* Community empowerment and community
development are implicit goals.
* Community participation is an explicit component
of the community health center.
* Community health control should be the ultimate
goal of the health center.

10. HOME NURSING
>Home nursing is a nursing speciality in which nurse provides
multidimensional care in home to the patients of all ages .
>PURPOSES:
Home nursing provide what is called custodial care , providing help getting
in and out of bed and assistance with feeding , bathing and dressing.
>IMPORTANCE :
* More affordable than in hospital care .
* Familiar surroundings.
* Support activities of daily living.
* Caring companionship.
* Medication management.

11. CLINICS
Clinic is a type healthcare setting to provide health care
services to the people.
It is a special place either in the hospital
or in the health centers.
 In clinics, the specialist doctors along
with the trained nurses and paramedical
staff, diagnose , treat and provide follow-
up care to the outdoor patients.

12. CLINICS
TYPE OF CLINICS:
The clinics are generally classified in three main groups :
1) GENERAL CLINICS
2) MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CLINICS
3) SPECIALITY CLINICS

13. FACTORIES & OTHER WORK PLACES:
People who works in a factory or any other work places, need to
improve and monitor their health care services .
PURPOSES:
* To improve the health of the workers .
* For providing continuous work without any health issues .
* To improve the economic condition of the workers as well as
the the factory and company .

14. SUMMARY
Family health care settings are the institutions where health care
services are provided. The settings utilised to provide family
healthcare are home visit, health centers, home nursing, clinics ,
factories and other work places.

15. CONCLUSION
Family is the basic unit of society and community. Each family has
different beliefs, customs, culture, lifestyle, educatsion and
economic status. Health care settings need in a family as per
their requirement. Community health nurses plays crucial role as
a direct care provider, coordinator, facilitator, teacher and an
advocator in helping families to identify their need and receive
appropriate care in family health care setting.

16. ASSIGNMENTS
• Write an assignment on CLINICS & IT’S TYPES.
• Write an assignment on HOME VISIT & BAG TECHNIQUE