CHN WEEK 4

Question 1

Defined as “the process of providing for health care needs of families that are within the scope of nursing practice “

Answer 1

FAMILY HEALTH CARE NURSING

Question 2

Family health nursing considers the family as a whole rather than just focusing on individual members.

Answer 2

Holistic Approach

Question 3

Nurses assess not only the physical health of individuals but also the family’s dynamics, roles, relationships, and overall environment..

Answer 3

2. Assessment and Care Planning

Question 4

Family health nursing emphasizes prevention and health promotion.

Answer 4

3. Preventive Care and Health Promotion

Question 5

Nurses provide emotional support and counseling to families dealing with health challenges.

Answer 5

4. Support and Counseling

Question 6

Family health nurses often coordinate care among various healthcare providers and services.

Answer 6

5. Coordination of Care

Question 7

Understanding family dynamics and relationships is key to effective family health nursing.

Answer 7

6. Family Dynamics and Relationships

Question 8

Family health nurses educate families about health conditions, treatment options, and self-care practices.

Answer 8

7. Education and Empowerment

Question 9

Family health nursing also considers broader factors such as community resources, environmental influences, and social determinants of health that affect family well-being.

Answer 9

8. Community and Environmental Factors

Question 10

Family health nurses may engage in research to improve practices and outcomes related to family health.

Answer 10

9. Research and Advocacy

Question 11

Family health nursing involves collaborating with other healthcare professionals, such as physicians, social workers, and therapists, to provide comprehensive care that meets the diverse needs of families.

In the family level, the family is the patient which means that the nurse provides care to two or more individuals in a single household

Answer 11

10. Collaborative Care

Question 12

“The family is a group of persons usually living together and composed of the head and other persons related to the head by blood, marriage, or adoption.”

Answer 12

National Statistical Coordination Board, NSCB 2008

Question 13

“The family is a social unit interacting with the larger society.”

Answer 13

Johnson, 2000

Question 14

*A family is characterized by people together because of birth, marriage, adoption or choice.”

Answer 14

Allen et al, 2000

Question 15

“A family is a two or more persons who are joined together by bonds of sharing and emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part of the family.”

Answer 15

Freidman et al., 2003

Question 16

husband, wife, and their
immediate children-natural, adopted or both

Answer 16

Nuclear Family -

Question 17

husband and wife

Answer 17

Dyad Family -

Question 18

consist of three generations- married sibling, or grandparents

Answer 18

Extended Family-

Question 19

one or both spouses brings a child or children from previous marriage into one living arrangement

Answer 19

Blended Family-

Question 20

where a man has more than one spouse

Answer 20

Compound Family-

Question 21

live-in arrangement between an unmarried couple

Answer 21

Cohabiting Family -

Question 22

results from a death of spouse, separation or pregnancy outside of wedlock

Answer 22

Single Parent -

Question 23

cohabiting couple of the same sex

Answer 23

The Gay or Lesbian Family -

Question 24

Despite the changing forms of the family, it has remained the universally accepted institution for reproductive functions and child rearing.

Answer 24

PROCREATION-

Question 25

Socialization is the process of learning how to become productive members of society. It involves transmission of the culture of a social group.

Answer 25

SOCIALIZATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS-

Question 26

Society is characterized by a hierarchy of its members into social classes. The family confers it’s societal rank on the children. Depending on the degree of social mobility in a society, the family and the children’s future families may move from one social class to another

Answer 26

STATUS PLACEMENT-

Question 27

Observes that the Rural Family is a unit of production where the whole family works as a team participating in farming, fishing, or cottage industries.

Answer 27

ECONOMIC FUNCTION-

Question 28

The family provides for the survival need (food, shelter, and clothing) of its dependent members, like young children and the aged.

Answer 28

PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE-

Question 29

The family supports spouses or partners by providing for companionship and meeting affective, sexual, and socioeconomic needs. By developing a sense of love and belonging, the family gives the children emotional gratification and psychological security.

Answer 29

WELFARE AND PROTECTION

Question 30

Community health nursing has long viewed the family as an important unit of health care, with awareness that the individual can be best understood within the social context of the family.

Answer 30

FAMILY AS A CLIENT

Question 31

It is way to explain how the family as a unit interacts with larger units outside the family and with smaller units inside the family.

Answer 31

General System Theory-

Question 32

Three Subsystem of the Family (Parke 2002)

Answer 32

1. o Parent-Child Subsystem
2. o Marital Subsystem
3. o Sibling-sibling Subsystem

Question 33

providing its members with means for health promotion and disease prevention. Breastfeeding an infant, a healthy diet for older family members, bringing a young child to the health center for immunizations, and teaching a child about proper handwashing are a few examples of family health

Answer 33

The first family health task

Question 34

Recognizing development.
interruptions of
health or development

• Seeking health care.

• Managing health and nonhealthy crisis. The family’s ability to cope with crisis and develop from its experience is an indicator of a healthy family.

Answer 34

Health Tasks according to Freeman and Heinrich (1981)

Question 35

• Filipinos are accustomed to using the words “po,” “opo,” and “ho” when they are conversing with older people or, sometimes, with those who are in a high role or a prestigious member of society. Using these words is customary in the Philippines, and it shows a sign of respect if you do so.

Answer 35

Paggalang

Question 36

There is a general yearning to be accepted and well-liked among Filipinos. This applies to one and his or her friends, colleagues, boss, and even relatives.

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Pakikisama (Helping Others)

Question 37

pay your debt with gratitude.

there is usually a system of obligation. When this value is applied, it imparts a sense of duty and responsibility on the younger siblings to serve and repay the favors done to them by their elders.

Answer 37

Utang na Loob (Debt of Gratitude)

Question 38

putting importance on your family.

• This implies that a person will place a high regard on their family and prioritize that before anything else.

Answer 38

Pagpapahalaga sa Pamilya (Prioritizing Family)

Question 39

This controls the social behaviors and interactions of a Filipino. It is the value that drives a Filipino be obedient and respectful to their parents, older siblings, and other authorities.

• This is also a key ingredient in the loyalty of one’s family.

Answer 39

Hiya

Question 40

one of the practices of Filipino traditional medicine, thought of as ‘healing’

makes use of the most popular and useful herbs: tanglad, lagundi, sambong and more native plants that have healing and therapeutic properties.

Answer 40

Hilot

Question 41

expert in post-natal massage.

Answer 41

Comadrona

Question 42

aligns nerves and balances electrical energy

Answer 42

Acupressurist

Question 43

drains excess energy

Answer 43

Reflexologist

Question 44

uses herbal in healing.

Answer 44

Herbalist

Question 45

a form of alternative medication that uses “cups” on the skin to create suction. This suction is trusted to help in mobilizing blood flow and promote the healing of a broad range of medical ailments.

Answer 45

Cupping therapy