The Family as a unit of care Flashcards
Why is FAMILY as a unit of care?
- Illness affecting the patient, affects their family
2. Doctor must understand that the transaction is a therapeutic aid
Triangular relationship exist between which people
- Doctor
- Patient
- Family
Thus, for optimal treatment to be achieved, the doctor leans heavily on the _____ and employs its members as_______
Family, therapeutic allies
Where to listen and honor the ideas and choices of the patient to bring about the utmost care to them
Dignity and respect
to communicate and share unbiased information with patients and families in useful ways. Patients and families
Information sharing
to encourage and support patients and families in care and decision making at
the level they choose.
Involvement
to invite patients and family members to work together with the health care staff to develop and evaluate policies and programs.
Collaboration
4 Core concepts of patient and family centered care: (DIIn Co?)
- Dignity and respect
- Information sharing
- Involvement
- Collaboration
consisting either of a married couple (or a divorced or widowed parent) with unmarried children or of a married couple without children.
Nuclear Families or small families
consisting of two or more generations with each generation composed of one married couple
Lineal families
consisting of two or more married couples
Joint families
in which one or both of the parents have had previous marriage, and possibly children from that marriage.
Blended families
where the child is not related by blood to the parent, but has been adopted legally.
Adoptive family
where one or more of the children are not the natural children or the parents.
Foster family
Attributes of a well functioning family
Role distinction is made clear and boundaries between the main family and extended ones have been placed.
The 6 Filipino Family Unit
(My BASIC, EXTENDED, 3x Strong CLOSE family)
- Basic unit of society
- Extended families
- Closely knit
- Strongly influenced by tradition
- Strong sense of loyalty to the family and community
- Strong family support system
4 Importance of Families for Filipinos
(First Universal Close Link)
- First exposure to social groups
- Universal and persistent
- Closely knit
- Link between individual and society
8 Functions of Filipino Families (We’Re So ReSt-ed, we Called Ed)
- Welfare and protection
- Reproduction / Biological maintenance
- Socialization
- Religion
- Status placement
- Citizenship and political behavior
- Education
- Economics
9 Strengths of the Filipino
family :
- Provide for the family
- Respect for each other
- Communicate
- security
- Friendship
- Responsibility
- Flexibility
- Unity
- Traditions
5 Family Attributes Affecting Health Care :
(The ORDINary PARENT SET-UP some SOCIAL VALUES)
- Ordinal position
- Parent child interaction / family
relationship - Social class pattern of behavior
- Family set up
- Filipino values
generally persevering, serious, more responsive to adults and are achievement oriented
First born
optimistic, sociable, aggressive and competitive but may be manipulative
middle child