According to the World Health Organization, “a family health nurse helps individuals and families cope with illness and chronic disability, or during times of stress, by spending a large part of their time working in patients’ homes and with their families”. Family health nurses combine the health protection and development elements of public health with therapeutic and palliative care. Family health nurses facilitate the coordination between family, community and health systems. Nurses who work in family health centers are called family health nurses worldwide, and family health nurses’ roles and responsibilities are deŞ ned in this context. In our country, nurses employed in family health centers work within the scope of family health nursing in terms of roles and responsibilities; however, they are called family healthcare personnel. The purpose of this article is to explain the concept of family health nursing, the historical development, the roles and responsibilities of nurses, and to reveal the current situation in our country. This article is considered to be useful for nurses who work in family health centers and researchers who interested in the subject