Chapter 10 Flashcards
1
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Define family
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- May be defined biologically, legally, or socially
- Unique per person
- A set of relationships that a patient identifies as family or as a network of individuals who influence one another’s lives, whether or not there are actual biological or legal ties
2
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Family in health promotion
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- Durability: system of support and structure
- Resiliency: ability to cope with expected and unexpected stressors
- Diversity: uniques of each family unit
3
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Current trends in families
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- Marrying later
- Fewer children
- More single parent families
- Increase in adolescent pregnancies
- Population is aging
- Women delaying childbirth
- Remarriages
- More people living alone
- Homosexual families
- Grandparents raising grandchildren
4
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Types of families
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- Nuclear: traditional, two parents and children
- Extended: 2+ adults who are related by blood or marriage and living in the same house
- Single-parent: one parent raising children on their own
- Blended: step-families
- Alternative: same sex parents, co-parents, adopted children, donor sperm/egg children
5
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21st century challenges
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- Homelessness
- Economic issues, changing economic status
- Domestic violence
- Acute/chronic illness, sudden trauma
- End-of-life care
6
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Define family nursing
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- Goal: help each individual member reach and maintain their highest level of health (throughout and beyond the illness experience)
7
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3 levels of family nursing
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Family as context
- Patient within the family
- Primary focus is on the health and development of an individual member existing within a specific environment
Family as patient
- Changing needs of the family
- The family processes and relationships are the primary focuses
- Focus nursing assessment on family patterns
Family as system
- Caring for the patient and the family
- You are caring for each family member and the family unit, using all available environmental, social, psychological, and community resources
