preparing the food2.

Di s cus s wi t h t he f ami l y t hehealth problems that will occur

if improper food handling willpersist and lead to undesirableillnesses such as diarrhea3. Teach
t he f ami l y t o do pr oper handwashing and encouragethem to perform it before andafter
handling foods4. Di s cus s t o t he f ami l y on how t ohandle the food properly:
a.
Instruct them to storetheir food in the rightstorage area like
therefrigeratorb . I f t h e y d o n t h a v e a refrigerator, advise themto buy foods enough
toconsume for one weekand buy those foods thatcan be preserved for along
timec . E n c o u r a g e t h e m t o c o v e r their foods properly witha clean cover
to preventinsects and rodents formlanding on food5. Mot i vat e t he f ami l y t o ut i l i z e
t heavailable resources at home forproper food storage andhandling such as containers
withcover for keeping the food6. Encour age t he f ami l y t o keepthe house clean
specially thekitchen areafor care and interventions To provide information about the riskfactors on
the problem identified To reduce the spread of microorganisms To provide alternative ways on
securingfood properly To determine their practice and identifymodification To be used for handling
and preparingfood clean and proper before cooking To maintain cleanliness and
to slowlyeliminate the existence of insects androdents in their house


Resources Required
:

Home Visits

Discussion

Time & Effort of the student nurses and the family members
Evaluation:
Goal met. After 4 hours of nursing interventions, the family was able topractice the
proper ways about handling food as evidenced by the demonstrationof the familys washing
of plates, proper arrangement of their kitchen
utensilsa n d c l e a n i n g o f t h e i r k i t c h e n a s o b s e r v e d b y t h e s t u d e n t n u
r s e s a f t e r t h e discussion of proper ways on handling food.