IFNA Position statement on GENERALIST Competencies for family Nursing Practice
3) Demonstrate leadership and system thinking skills to ensure the quality of nursing care with families in everyday practice and across every context
Advocate for families within health care setting and communities during health and illness experiences;
Act as a role model or as a resource (mentoring);
Engage in a variety of different activities to promote Family Nursing at the organizational and community level (preceptor ship, orientation new nurses, support educational opportunities for family care, documentation systems) in all care setting;
Implement actions that develop and lead family nursing practices in health care system.
4) Commit to self-reflective practice with families.
Reflect about one’s own process: Identify one’s own expectations with regard to families in health and illness, including beliefs, values, attitudes, judgments, strengths, and limitations;
Recognize that family nursing happens in relationships, which coevolve through the nurse’s and the family’s contributions/interactions;
Evaluate by asking for feedback from the family on success of intervention strategies and family progress to allow self-reflection on nurse activities.