Prepare a plain-language update for a patient's family or carer: what has happened, how the patient is now, what happens next, and what the family can do, checked against consent and what the nurse is allowed to share. Use when asked how do I update this family, write a family update, explain this to the relatives, prepare for a difficult phone call with a daughter, or put this in plain language for the family. Produces a consent check, a spoken script, a short written version, likely questions with honest answers, and what to hand to the doctor. Distinct from patient-communication, which writes to the patient.
🗣 Say this to your agent
“His daughter phones every evening. Help me update her after today's fall.”“Put this post-op update into plain language for the family.”“The family is angry about the delay. What can I say and what must the doctor say?”“Write a short message for the next of kin about the transfer to rehab.”“Run this skill in your browser: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/nursing-family-update.html”
What to give it
▸Who is asking, their relationship, and whether the — patient has agreed to share information with them
▸Whether the patient has capacity, and who the — documented decision-maker is if not
▸What has happened since the family last heard — in clinical terms
▸The current plan and what is uncertain
▸How the family is likely to take it — and any language, hearing or literacy needs
▸Channel — in person, phone, or written
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓Consent or decision-maker status is stated before any content
✓No unexplained clinical term remains in the script
✓The update says what happens next and when
✓Prognosis and treatment decisions are referred, not answered
✓Uncertainty is stated, not smoothed over
✓Nothing reassures beyond what the facts support
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Do not share information without checking consent.**
**Do not say "she is fine" or "nothing to worry about"** unless that is what the record shows.
**Do not give a prognosis.** Arrange the conversation with the doctor.
**Do not bury the headline** under a history of the admission.
**Do not promise times** the ward cannot keep.
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp
Related skills
🔌 Embed this skill
Drop this on your blog, docs, or site — it renders a "Run this skill" card:
<div data-pm-skill="nursing-family-update"></div>
<script src="https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/embed.js" async></script>
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