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Family nursing is the provision of care to the entire family unit
and is an integral aspect of care provided by nurses in adult
acute care settings.
-families fluctuate between ________ and _______; _________
is a way to help them manage these feelings.
-families hunger for information to help them make sense of
what is happening and described themselves as _________
-families want authentic relationships with nurses, and
communication is the center of family experiences in the ICU. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > families fluctuate between HOPE and
DESPAIR; INFORMATION is a way to manage these feelings
Described as HYPERVIGILENT
Family worries include - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > information
ambiguity
,uncertain prognosis
fear of death
role changes
financial concerns
disruption of normal routines
Strategies nurses could use to invite families into partnership
and shared decision making: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. Use
we language that demonstrates a team approach.
2. Request specific help from a family member.
3. Encourage the family members to let the nurse know when
they are confused by test results or what they are seeing.
4. Use whiteboards in the patient rooms that include who is in
the room, phone numbers, and a place for family questions.
5. Give the family a journal in which to keep notes or write
experiences.
6. Invite the family on rounds.
Family Directive Behaviors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > -acting in
place of the ill family member by making decisions about care
without consulting the ill family member, taking to health care
providers, and being the organizer of care.
,-acting as an advisor to the ill family member by working
collaboratively with him on decisions.
-not acting in some cases; some family members were found to
be available but did not become involved in any decision
making.
Family Supportive Behaviors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > -Keeping
the older family members going and active: families brought
items from home, visited OD, and sometimes brought the
family pet in for a visit.
-Keeping the older family member's life going: run errands, pay
bills, keeping up the home, and keeping friends informed.
-staying in the background: some family members were
available but not actively involved in daily caregiving.
Family Systems Theory & (4) main aspects - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > -View family as a system
-Four main concepts:
(1) all parts of the system are interconnected
(2) the whole is more than the sum of its parts
(3) all systems have some form of boundaries or borders
between the system and its environment
(4) systems can be further organized into subsystems
, - Goal of nurse is to assist family in maintaining and regaining
stability.
-assessment questions are focused on the family as a whole.
-use ecomap to see how the family interacts with each other
and the community around them.
Family development and life cycle theory - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > -it is important for childbearing family nurses to
recognize that wide variations exist in the timing and
sequencing of family life cycle phases. Many families do not fit
into the classic sequence and timing of family developmental
stages and tasks. (i.e. blended, adoptive, same sex, cohabiting,
communal, etc.)
-nontraditional and high-risk families such as those
experiencing unusual levels of stress from marital conflict and
divorce, violence, substance abuse, child with special needs
require care that is different from traditional families.
infertility
-length of time required to be termed "infertility"
-what issues does it pose with men vs women - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > -unable to achieve a successful pregnancy after 12 or
more months of unprotected, regular intercourse; stressor to
couples relationship.
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