mid term test Flashcards
what is family nursing care concerned with?
- the experience of the family over the lifespan
- is directed at both healthy and ill members of the family
What is the nurses role in working with families?
- works with the family to define who the family is
- a FNP is successful if the family members achieve increased health outcomes
what is the definition of family?
who the family says it is
what constitutes a “healthy family”?
one that has a structure/function/process that is flexible enough to adapt to crisis
what does the structural assessment part of the family interview determine?
which factors influence the roles and behaviours within the family.
what are the components of the nursing process?
assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
what is the nursing process?
Nursing process is a systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care.
What is the purpose of the nursing process?
- to identify client’s (family’s) health status, actual or potential healthcare problems or needs
- establish plans and interventions to meet the identified needs
what is the most important part of the nursing process?
assessment
- continuously evolving process of data collection
when would the nurse find out about the families “story”?
during the assessment phase
not the majority, but a significant amount of families in canada are headed by who?
single adult - usually a woman
caring for children and elders is typically done by who?
women in canada
when making the first phone call to the family, what information would you include?
- purpose of the requested meeting
- who referred the family to you
- the need for the meeting
- offer several possible times for the meeting
what is a genogram?
a detailed family tree
what would a genogram look like?
a pictorial display of a person’s family relationships and medical history
- including: hereditary patterns, psychological factors
