| Category | Subcategory | |
| Supporting stabilization of the whole family and self-care capacity enhancement | Regulating/stabilizing fluctuations in the entire family | |
| Practice toward stabilization of the situation | ||
| Intervention with determination for family support | ||
| Supporting the self-care capacity of the vulnerable family | ||
| Assessing and drawing out the family’s strength | ||
| Helping nurses to make an assessment and lead them to their goals | Helping nurses to reach their goals while providing them with consultation | |
| Unconditional approval of nurses and staff members | ||
| Personally overseeing the community/ social system to assist nurses in making assessments | ||
| Gaining understanding from relevant staff members challenging case assessments | ||
| Resolving vicious cycles between medical and family systems | Breaking the vicious cycle to lead to a virtuous cycle | |
| Resolving the vicious cycle between nurse and family | ||
| Behavior as an overseer | ||
| Coordinating organization/ community/social system and occupation types | Coordinating while recognizing expertise among medical healthcare providers | |
| Connecting challenging cases to the social care system | ||
| Coordinating with the organization, other CNSs, and other professions | ||