Absolutely not. This ideology has the potential to create major liability issues. I get there are many forms of "care" one may provide to a family member. Some cases may seem so simple and innocent, however it only takes one time to have a poor outcome and you're screwed. Obviously, in event of an emergency medical situation, you will act differently since you are now covered under the good samaritan law. Therefore, if a person is not an active patient with signed consents or is not having a medical emergency, I would refrain from providing any physical nursing care to that person. However, patient/family education and information are "free to the public" in my opinion. Never hesitate to educate whenever you feel the need. In many cases, this is your most important form of patient care.

Hope this answers your question. 

I may have misinterpreted your question. Are you referring to family-centered care of a patient or physical nursing care of a patient's family? These are very different and have totally different responses.

The question is: are we as nurses responsible to providing care to family members, for example teaching, emotional support ect.