week 8 Community
Chapter 13: Family Assessment
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Chapter Highlights
Family nursing practice
Definitions of family
Theoretical perspectives of family
Descriptions of current family configurations
Family Systems Nursing: Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models
Family-focused home visiting
Family caregivers
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Question #1
Is the following statement true or false?
Family health practices, routines, and responses to difficult situations evolve from simple environmental and interpersonal interactions.
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Answer to Question #1
False
Rationale: Family health practices, routines, and responses to difficult situations evolve from complex, not simple, environmental and interpersonal interactions.
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Family
Two or more persons who share emotional closeness and identify themselves as members of a family.
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Theoretical Perspective of Family
Family systems theory
Family structural-functional theory
Family developmental theory
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Contemporary Family Issues
Changes in family life cycle
Changes in family structure
Single-parent families
Blended families
Cohabitating couples and families
Gay and lesbian families
Homeless families
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Question #2
Is the following statement true or false?
Theory—a group of interrelated statements that is used to explain, predict, control, or understand a phenomenon
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Answer to Question #2
False
Rationale: Theory—a system of interrelated statements that is used to explain, predict, control or understand a phenomenon. System—a group that works on the principle that each part contributes to the way the whole functions.
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Family Nursing Theory #1
Family Systems Nursing (FSN)
Family assessment: Calgary Family Assessment Model
Genogram
Ecomaps
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Family Nursing Theory #2
Family interventions: Calgary Family Interventions Model
Cognitive domain
Affective domain
Behavioral domain
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Question #3
Is the following definition true or false?
Genogram—a diagram used to identify the direction and intensity of family relationships between members and/or community institutions of importance to the family
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Answer to Question #3
False
Rationale: Ecomap—a diagram used to identify the direction and intensity of family relationships between members and/or community institutions of importance to the family. Genogram—a diagram of family relationships between blood relatives that can span two or more generations. Life events such as marriages, divorces, births, and deaths are included in the diagram; it is used to identify relationships as well as possible patterns of disease.
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Family Interview
Five leading principles
Manners
Therapeutic conversation
Ecomaps and genograms
Therapeutic questions
Acknowledging family strengths
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Question #4
What is the time frame that nurses have to complete a focused family interview?
15 minutes
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
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Answer to Question #4
A. 15 minutes
Rationale: Focused family interviews of 15 minutes or less can yield a wealth of information.
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How Community Health Nurses Support Families
Family-focused home visiting in community-based maternal-child health
Family caregivers in need of education and support
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Community Health Nurses’ Responsibility to Families
Family assessment requires flexibility to include key informants and for the location and timing of the interview.
Family health practices, routines, and responses to difficult situations evolve from complex environmental and interpersonal interactions.
Significant events can put family health at risk.
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