Chapter 27, 28, 41 Flashcards
Family definition
Is broadening as the numbers of nontraditional families increase
What has happened to the number of households since 1940
Trippled
single person households
more people living alone, higher life expectancy= more single person households
impact of single person households on healthcare
single indiv may delay seeking care, transportation may be a problem, isolation from other family members
Marriage
higher age for first marriage, divorce rate for people 50 years or older doubled between 1990-2010
Increased occurance of cohabitation
potential for negative child well-being, parental separation 5 times more likely than for married couple, increase in unstable living conditions, higher rate of poverty in cohabitating families
avg age of mothers birth
25.4
immigration
in 2010, 20% of all US births were to mothers born outside the country
family caregivers
30% of american adults. most provide care for someone 50 or older. most caregivers are over 50 themselves. *children are becoming caregivers; this affects their school permance and health
four approaches to family nursing
family as context, family as client, family as system, family as component of society
family as context
individual first, family second, family as influence, family as helpers
family as client
family primary, individual secondary, family=sum of its members, response of the family as a whole
family as a system
family as international client, whole is more than the sum of its parts, interactions among family members become the focus, all are effected
family as component of society
one of many institutions, primary unit of society (where do they get community support?)
family systems theory
families are social systems; thus, nurses can learn much from a systems approach (how does the indiv participate in functions of entire family)
family development and life cycle theory
focuses on predicted stresses of families as they change and transition over time (what stressors are most probable to occur)
health of the nation leading cause of death
shift from infectious disease to chronic disease as leading cause of death. link between lifestyle and health; link between heredity and lifestyle/environment
neuman systems model
physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, spiritual
health risk: inherited biological risk
age-related risks, social and physical environment risks
health risk: environmental risks
social aspects, physical aspects