title: [Family Health Nursing - a challenge for education and training? Results of an European project].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Since the WHO study "Family Health Nursing" (FHN) the concepts have been established different within Europe. Due to this, the international project "Family Health Nursing in European Communities" was started in order to develop a standardised educational concept.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this project was to gather the different requirements and to clarify problematic issues within the participating EU countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thus, a literature review, a Delphi study in order to achieve consensus on definition of FHN, an analysis of competencies and requirements as well as an overview of available education/training with experts from the field of care was carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the review reflect the varying level of occupation within the countries included in this analysis. Over the time, various conceptual orientations and professional designations have been established. Within this project the preferred job title was "Family Nurse" (46,3 %). Health promotion and prevention (85,8 %) were seen as main tasks of the Family Health Nurse. Therefore, the respondent experts state the need for more specialized training at an undergraduate (81,5 %) level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The project outlines the countries' effort towards a high-level in familial care which could be supported in long term by a consistent FHN concept.
authors.affiliation: Universität Witten/Herdecke, Fakultät für Gesundheit, Department für Pflegewissenschaft Lehrstuhl für familienorientierte und gemeindenahe Pflege, Witten, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galatsch
authors.affiliation: Forschungsinstitut des Roten Kreuzes, Wien, Österreich und Donau-Universität Krems, Fakultät für Gesundheit und Medizin, Zentrum für Management im Gesundheitswesen, Fachbereich Pflegewissenschaft, Krems, Österreich.
authors.forename: Verena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moser-Siegmeth
authors.affiliation: Universität Witten/Herdecke, Fakultät für Gesundheit, Department für Pflegewissenschaft Lehrstuhl für familienorientierte und gemeindenahe Pflege, Witten, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Britta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blotenberg
authors.affiliation: Universität Witten/Herdecke, Fakultät für Gesundheit, Department für Pflegewissenschaft Lehrstuhl für familienorientierte und gemeindenahe Pflege, Witten, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Große Schlarmann
authors.affiliation: Universität Witten/Herdecke, Fakultät für Gesundheit, Department für Pflegewissenschaft Lehrstuhl für familienorientierte und gemeindenahe Pflege, Witten, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schnepp
authors.lastname: Team des Internationalen Family Health Nursing Projektes
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003479:Curriculum; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005060:Europe; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role
keywords: Ausbildung; Familie; Familiengesundheitspflege; Kompetenzen; WHO; competencies; education; family; family health nursing