Since the family is regarded as the patient's environment, the family assessment is a necessary part of a nursing process.
由于病患家屬是患者養病環境中的重要組成部分,所以對家庭環境評估是護理過程的重要一步。
The family has an important influence on health, in fact, each family member can influence other family member's health.
家庭環境對健康的影響很重大,事實上家庭成員之間會互相影響彼此的健康。
Because different patients have different concepts of the family, the nurse must understand the patient's concept of the family.
由于不同的病人對家庭的觀念可能不同,所以護士需要了解病人的家庭觀念。
Different families often have different health concerns.
家人當中每個人所擔心的健康問題各不相同。
Different families also have different resources for solving these concerns.
不同人處理這些擔憂的方式也不同。

When the family has health problems, the nurse should assess the family's structure and functioning to plan effective interventions.
當一個家庭中出現健康問題,護士應該了解家庭結構及功能,然后進行有效干預。
Sometimes, the family structure and functioning should be properly altered before the family can focus on a specific health problem.
有時在集中治療一個健康問題之前,家庭的結構和功能需要適當調整。
Some people regard the family as a highly significant environment.
一些人認為家庭是十分重要的環境。
Within the environment, the individual patient can try to keep healthy.
在這個環境當中,病人個體會努力使自己恢復健康。
Others think differently. However, the nurse should apply the nursing process.
也有其他人看法不同。
The most effective and appropriate approach depends on a specific situation.
最有效、最適宜的護理方法應該視具體情況而定。
If the family is regarded as a patient's environment, the nursing focus is on the individual family member's health.
如果家庭是作為病人的背景環境出現,那么護理的中心就是這位生病的單個家庭成員。
If the family as a whole is regarded as a patient, the nurse focuses on the family's health.
而如果整個家庭成為了治療對象,那么護理中心就是整個家庭的健康。
The family's health is not just a matter of the health of individual family members.
家庭健康并不簡單的事每個獨立的家庭成員的身體健康。
The nurse should try to use the family's influence and use its resources to promote both individuals and the family's health.
護士應當盡力利用家庭影響力及資源提升個體及整個家庭的健康。
By doing so, the nurse can reach the best therapeutic effectiveness no matter what view she has.
這樣做護士才能達到最佳的治療效果,無論她采用的是何種視角。
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