LESSON PLAN ON

ROLE OF NURSE IN FAMILY

WELFARE PROGRAMME

SUBMITTED TO, SUBMITTED BY,

MRs. RAJA CYNDHIA .C MSc (N) ROSE MARY M.J
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IV YEAR BSc(N)
GEMINER GEMINER

SUBMITTED ON,
GENRERAL INSTRUCTIONS

NAME OF THE STUDENT : Rose Mary M.J

NAME OF THE SUBJECT : Midwifery And Obstetrical Nursing
TOPIC : Role Of Nurse In Family Welfare Programme
METHOD OF TEACHING : Lecture method
DATE OF TEACHING :
VENU OF TEACHING : IV BSc Nursing classroom
TIME OF TEACHING : 10.00 am
DURATION : 30 Minutes
NAME OF EVALUATOR : Mrs .Raja Cyndhia .C [MSc (N)] Associate professor
PARTICIPANTS : IV Year BSc Nursing Students
SIZE OF GROUP : 60
AV AIDS : Black board, Chart, Leaf let
GENERAL OBJECTIVES

At the end of the class the students will able to get required knowledge about the family welfare program, aims
and objectives, scope, and role of nurse in family welfare program

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
➢ define family welfare program
➢ list down the aims and objectives of family welfare program
➢ enumerate the scope of family welfare program
➢ discuss the role of nurse in family welfare program
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1 2 min INTRODUCTION

The nurse are in an excellent position to participate in family

planning activities. The key role and responsibilities of a nurses
in family welfare programs are discusses the various way in
which nurse can contribute to the success of these programs
that including providing health education, counselling and
support to families. It also highlights the importance of nurse in
promoting preventive care and early intervention, as well as in
providing clinical care and case management services.

2 3 min define FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAMS

family Explaining Listening Black What is
welfare about And board meant by
program Family welfare includes not only planning of birth, but they family taking family
welfare of wholes family by means of total family health care. welfare notes welfare
The family welfare program has high priority in India a program program?
because its success depends upon the quality of life of all
citizens.
o Family planning was renamed in family welfare in 1977
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3 5 min list down OBJECTIVES AND AIMS Explaining Listening Leaf What are
the aims the the let the
and objectives objectives objectives
❖ To reduce growth rate of population so as to achieve
objectives and aims and aims and aims
of family stable population at the earliest.
of family of family of family
welfare ❖ To ensure good reproduction and childhood status. The welfare welfare welfare
program maternal and child health care is an integrated part of program program program?
the family welfare programs both services are to be
delivered as a package by the same health workers.
❖ To bring about wanted conception
❖ To develop the wanted conception into healthy new
born
❖ To rear wanted new born into healthy children
❖ To avoid unwanted births and to regulate the interval
between the pregnancies
❖ To determine the number of children in the family
❖ Education and counselling on family planning
❖ Provisions of contraceptives
❖ Management of infertility
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4 5 min Enumerate SCOPE Explaining Listening Chart What are

the scope the scope the scope the
family ➢ Proper spacing and limitation of birth of family of family scopes of
welfare welfare welfare family
➢ Advice on sterility
program program program welfare
➢ Sex education program?
➢ Screening for pathological condition related to the
reproductive system
➢ Genetic counselling
➢ Carrying out pregnancy test
➢ Marriage counselling
➢ Preparation of parents for arrival of the baby
➢ Preparation services to unmarried mothers
➢ Teaching home economies and nutrition
➢ Pre-marital consultation and examination
➢ Providing adoption services
➢ Education for parenthood
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5 15 min discuss ROLE OF NURSE IN FAMILY WELFARE PROGRAM Explaining Listening Black What are
the role the role of the role of bord the role
of nurse nurse in nurse in of nurse
in family ❖ Counsellor’s role family family in family
welfare ❖ Administrative role welfare welfare welfare
program ❖ Educational role program program program?
❖ Role in research worker
❖ Role in clinical nurse in hospital/ community
❖ Supervisory role

➢ COUNSELLOR’S ROLE

o Respect the couple and help them to all the methods of

family planning.
o Listen and encourage them to explain their need, and
concern and problems.
o Give correct information in simple language
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o Inform the client about the effect and side effect of

each family planning method or chosen family
planning method.
o Check the client’s feedback and respond immediately
o Give adequate time for the client to decide

➢ ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE

o Maintains an up to date and relevant knowledge about

family planning services in the country
o Formulate a policy on imparting knowledge on family
welfare services to all patients before they are discharge
from the hospitals
o Make sure that all nursing staff are aware of family
planning measures during their training or in service
education programme
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o Supervises nurses, ANMs, Anganwadi workers and

multipurpose health worker in relation to activities on
family planning
o Participation or conduct research on family planning

➢ EDUCATIONAL ROLE

o The fundamental job of a medical care taker is to instruct

individuals about family welfare programmes. The
wellbeing instruction can be held in the wellbeing habits
emergency clinics, centres, schools, homes
o Teach family planning as a subject
o Integrates family planning component in nursing
curriculum while teaching.
o Selects and organizes learning experience both in theory
and practice for student nurses.
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➢ ROLE IN RESEARCH WORKER

o Conduct surveys of eligible couples from different

communities with varying socio-economic data
o Organizes surveys on knowledge of family planning
among patients in hospital settings
o Imparts sex education on adolescents
o Participate in or conducts studies on family planning and
other related topics

➢ CLINICAL NURSE IN HOSPITAL / COMMUNITY

o Identifies eligible couples

o Imparts information to the eligible couples regarding
different of contraception, advantages, disadvantages and
side effects
o Motivates the couple to adopt family planning methods.
o Counsels the couple to identify their problems due to
large family and solve those problems
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o Assist the doctor in surgical methods such as vasectomy

and tubectomy
o Mange referral services and follow up care

➢ SUPERVISORY ROLE

o Nursing faculty are liable for useful supervision and in

administration, instruction of their wellbeing.

SUMMERY
So far we discussed about the family welfare programme, objectives and aims, scope, and role of nurse in family
welfare programme.
CONCLUSION
The nurses are in an excellent position to participate in family planning activities that is through the provision of
daily care, those working in hospitals quickly gain the confidence of sick person. This confidence provides an effective base
for preventive nursing care. Those employees in community health agencies, perhaps because of the comprehensive nature
of the care they given are in a unique position for participation in family welfare programme.

RECAPTUALIZATION
1) What is meant by family welfare programme?
2) What are the objectives and aims of family welfare program?
3) What are the scopes of family welfare program?
4) What are the role of nurse in family welfare program?

ASSIGNMENT
Write an assignment on role of nurse in family welfare programme.

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