The next step is selection of appropriate nursing intcrycntfon s. It focuses on nlternativcs a11cl decision on appropriate i ntcrvcnlil Hl measures ln1scd on the specific ohjcctives formulated. The intcrvcntiuns specify the nursing actic,ns 1,, help the family eliminate the b~1rriers Lu the perform:incc nf hen Ith 1asks or the underlying cause/s of non-performan ce of experted heallh I11sks. ·n1cse inlcl"\·l:lltions im:lude fomily fornsed alternntivcs or slratc~ics to help mcn,ht·rs rccr,gnize/dct. ccl herillh prnhlcms or opportunities to enhance wcllnc. ~s ~t:,tc or conditir:,n, mnnitor, eliminate, ronlrol ;ind manage hen Ith problems nr su:st:iin wcllnc. ~:, condition/,;, The method of nurse-family contact nnd the resources needed rirc :,pecilicd i1. 1 this,tcp to ensure that necessary prcp:. iratiou is don(; lo ;ichievc the,,hjectives of care in llw moi,t. efficient w,ty. 11)e last step is the devclopmr. :nt of the cv;dll.,tior L plan. IL specific~ the criteri:. i/outwml'. s and evaluation sland. ir<ls. is e;:plicit mc;;i,;urcs tha1 determine achievement of formulated objectives based on a required or dcsirecl level of perfonnan<:c or accepted change in he:1lth co11ditinn <Jr family reality. ·I11is close relation. ship between the evaluation plan and Jhe form11IAted goals and objectives e. ~pl Dins the broken liae between the two boxes in Figure 3. 1. Prforitizing Health Conditions and Problems Based 011 !ltnndnrds of community health nursing practice, the 111Jrse handles a caseluac. 1 r,f clients in a specific municipality or cluster of villa~es. Given a caseload of families, thr nnr<;t> m:,y realize th:,t cvcn fo1· just one family, a number of health condition!': and f. im. ily nursing problem s ~an nol he addressed all :it 1hc same time wil'hin n specific pt. :rir,u. Consic. lcring the situation. she can rank the idenrified health condilion !>/flrohlcm. <: into prioritie!>, Bailon nnd ;\'1aglayn (1990) clc,;sed a tc,ol called Scale for R:inking I fcnllh Cnndirion~ and Problems Accc,rding to Priorities (See Table 3. J), Thi:< 1001 aims 1,, rncililnte clecision-makin g in determinin~ which particular health ctmdilions and their cnrrespondin. l( family nursing problems can b E: addressed by the 1nmw with Lhe f:unil., a,; clic11t-p,irtner al appropriate point. ~ in time. There are f O\Jr criteria for determining priorities among health cc>nditfoa/s or problems. These include: 1. Nature of the conclition or problem presented-categori zed into wellness sl:llc/potcntinl, health threal, heulth deficit and foreseeable crisis; :?. t'louifinbilil:'Of the rondition e1rprobkrn-refers to the probnbililyof success in enhancing the wellness stat. :, impro,;ng lhe condition. minimizing. allevi:lting or totally craui..:aliug the problem through intervention: 3. Prt'vcntivc Pownli Cll-refers to the nnlureand magnitude of future problems thn1 rnn hr minimized or totally prevented if iol. irvention is done on the couc Hti<m nr prohlem under consideration; 4, Salient·,·· refer:s to the famity·s perception and evaluation of the condition or problem in lcrms of seriousness and urgency of attention needed or family rcaclillliss. The cxpcricn,;e<l nurse prnctitioner c;rn tlctermine priorities among hea 1th conditions or prnblcm s utilbr. i11g her jutlsnll'11t uu all these. four criteria without necessarily going thru11,-:h Lhc process of scllrini. 111l' nrithmetir coruputations utilized in the ~cnlc can. howe,·cr, ~11idc the slmll'nts or new practitioners who still need to gain the sklll i11 <. h:l'itli11g whklt foct11rs have mor..: weight over others. The <'nmpnrations help :,-ystcrnafru: priority :-cllinll, hy determinin g_ a specific score for each problem on the list. The nurst. > considt:r:. several factors in order to be objective in lhe decision-making process when selling prinri Lie~. 77 