Ch 1: Family Health Care Nursing (5-6 questions) Flashcards
true or false
family health care is an art and science
true
define family
family is who the member says it is
what are the 3 key points family nursing focuses on?
1) determining how family is defined
2) understanding the concepts of family health
3) knowing the current evidence about the elements of a healthy family
what are the 4 categories of family?
1) legal: blood ties, adoption, guardianship
2) biological
3) sociological: group of people living together with or without legal or biological ties
4) psychological: groups with strong emotional ties
what is the relationship between family nursing and everything else?
family nursing intersects with family social science theory, family therapy theory and nursing models
how do we approach family? 4 different ways
1) family as a client
2) family as a context for individual development
3) family as a system
4) family as a component
what is the circumflex model?
a chart that places family in terms of how flexible they are, leadership style, communication style
define family as a context
basically assessing the member of the family as an individual with family as the background -> questions with this framework use “you” how ill you blah blah with your wife (a family member)
define family as a client
how all the family members are individually affected by the health event of one family member. all family members are the foreground. This approach is primarily used in communities with primary care workers providing care to all individuals of a family (think dr.este, family doctors)
define family as a system
views the whole family as the client. Family is viewed as an interactional system. the family in whole is more than the sum of its parts. basically the family members become the target for the nursing interventions. questions can be “what changed between you and your spouse when you had kids?”
define family as a component of society?
family is viewed as one of the many institutions in society. basically it holds the same status as health, education, economic. questions may be, “what issues has the family been experiencing since you made the school aware of your son’s diagnosis of HIV?”
The family is seen as one of many institutions in society, along with health, education, religious, or financial institutions. The family as a whole interacts with other institutions to receive, exchange, or give services and communicate.
Define internal and external factors
internal: individual characteristics
external: social politics, economic trends
what does the nurse need to determine for family structure?
1) the individuals who compromise the family
2) the relationship between them
3) the interactions between the family members
4) the interactions with other social systems
