Family Health Promotion

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This paper discusses the concept of family health and its position as a goal of intervention in the nursing field. It discusses the perceptions of a healthy family and the importance of the identification of the family's strengths as an initiating step in setting one's health goals. The paper specifically discusses how Dorothea Orem's self-care model is applied to promote a family's overall health.

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Orem's Self-care Deficit Nursing Theory

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"Orem's theory emphasizes the multi-dimensionality of health. A healthy life is not merely addressing a person's illness. Rather, Orem emphasized on the importance of the family and its members to be self-reliant in maintaining health. It is the nurse's role to provide families of health promotion plans that are designed according to the family's needs, strengths, and ability to work together. Health education by nurses is therefore critical. By empowering patients and their families on their own health, nurses and families are rewarded longevity and a good quality of life."

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