Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)

Question 1

5 critical attributes to the concept of family

Answer 1

• the family is a system or unit
• the family is a system or unit
• its member may or may not be related and may or may not live together
• the unit may or may not include children
• there is a commitment and attachment among unit members that include future obligations
• unit’s caregiver function consists of protection, nourishment, and socialization of its members

Question 2

family definition

Answer 2

the family is who they say they are

Question 2

wright and leahey’s nurses and family

Answer 2

• canadian clinicians and educators specializing in family
• national and international recognition for contributions to family nursing
• 7th edition authored by Shajani and Snell

Question 3

3 major categories of CFAM

Answer 3

1. structural
2. developmental
3. functional

Question 4

internal structure - the 6 subcategories of CFAM

Answer 4

family composition
gender
sexual orientation
rank order
subsystems
boundaries

Question 5

external structure includes which 2 subcategories for CFAM

Answer 5

1. extended family
2. larger systems

Question 6

genogram

Answer 6

structural assessment tool showing a diagram of family constellation

genograms when placed on pts charts act as a visual reminder for nurses to “think family”

Question 7

genogram steps

Answer 7

• includes at least 3 generations
• family members are placed on horizontal rows that signify generational lines (marriage or common-law relationship is denoted by a horizontal line)
• children are denoted by vertical lines
• children are rank-ordered from left to right beginning w the eldest child
• each individual is represented

Question 7

ecomaps

Answer 7

• primary value of the ecomap is in its visual impact
• purpose of ecomap is to depict family members contact w larger systems
• depicts reciprocal relationships between family members and broader community institutions