Socioenvironmental Context

Question 1

Describe how the processes of inquiry and reflexivity contribute to our understanding

Answer 1

By inquiring into the context of families’ and nurses’ own lives,
nurses are able to provide
responsive, ethical, and appropriate care.

*By understanding this diversity, when providing care, nurses are prepared to take into account the contextual nature of families’ health and illness experiences, and how their lives are shaped by their circumstances.

**These actions together enable nurses to tailor their understanding and care to the specific circumstances of families’ lives

…they mitigate the possibility of making erroneous assumptions about the families they serve.

Question 2

Identify how socio-environmental context shapes the health/illness experience of families

Answer 2

Canada has an overall level of prosperity accompanied by a significant and growing gap between rich and poor.

Canada has a biomedical- and corporate-oriented health care system.

Political and economic influences

Family diversity

Dominant expectations and discourses about families

History of colonization

Question 3

Understand the diverse Canadian contexts of families

Answer 3

Geographical
Economic
Ethnocultural
Linguistic
Religious