7 Facilitation is the nurse's responsibility Flashcards
Change Theory - there are 9 concepts. Fuck. Change is dependent on: CCP * Change: COIFD
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• Change is dependent on:
> context
> co-evolving goals for tx
> perception of the problem
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Change:
• can result from a myriad of causes / reasons
• occurs by “fit” b/w nurse therapeutic interventions and biopsychosocial-spiritual structures of family members
• is determined by structure
• facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility
• does not necessarily occur co-equally in all family members
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• Understanding does not lead to change
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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Facilitating change does not mean…
that a nurse can predict the outcome
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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A nurse can’t predict the outcome, in fact…
she should not be invested in a particular outcome
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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Families possess…
expertise about their experiences of health, illness and disabilities
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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Nurses possess…
expertise in ideas about health promotion and management of serious illness and disability
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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It is crucial for nurses to avoid…
making value judgments about how families should function
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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It is crucial for nurses to avoid making value judgments about how families should function.
Otherwise…
The changes or outcomes in a family system may not be satisfying to the nurse if they are incongruent with how the nurse perceives a family should function.
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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More important that the nurse’s satisfaction is..
the family is happy with their new level of functioning
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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Nurses must continually evaluate?
the degree of responsibility they feel for tx
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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Nurses must continually evaluate the degree of responsibility they feel for tx.
When should she seek clinical supervision?
Feeling more concerned, worried or responsible for family problems than the family.
Detachment or a lack of concern.
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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How much changes nurses should expect to facilitate in family work depnds on? (4)
- their own competence
- their capacity for compassion
- the context of family tx
- the family’s response
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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Nurses’ should be cognizant that?
They are not change agents – they cannot and do not change anyone
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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We must let go of the notion of being a change agent and see ourselves as?
facilitators of change
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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When nurses can let go of the notion of being a change agents and see their selves as facilitators of change, what happens?
they can move into a truly relational and collaborative r’ship with those in their care
Change: facilitation is the nurse’s responsibility.
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Ultimate and sustained changes in family members are determined by what and not what?
each member’s biopsychosocial-spiritual structures
NOT
by the nurse