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Faculty of Health Sciences, Athabasca University
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aq NURS436: FamilyHealthPromotionAssignment4
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aq Professor: Lisa-Anne Barrett
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November 23, 2023 aq aq
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Sense of Family aq aq
In rendering a pictorial representation of my family, I would include my parents, siblings, a
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sister from another mother, my husband, and my son, who collectively make up my dependable support
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aq system, reciprocally relying on one another. My conceptualization of family aligns with the notion
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aq that families, as asserted by Yulfa and Herawati (2017), are defined by their members' claims and
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aq constitute groups reliant on one another for financial, emotional, and physical support. The criterion
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aq that individuals must have a longstanding presence in my life and contribute to our mutual support
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aq system to be considered part of my family is essential to my understanding.
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Religious and cultural influences have significantly shaped my view of what defines family. aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq
aq Rooted in a close-knit church community during my upbringing, where support was extended among
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aq members regardless of blood relations, my understanding of family transcends biological ties. This
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aq cultural backdrop, combined with my traditional family structure of father, mother, and children,
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wherein my childhood was mainly spent with cousins, aunties, uncles, and grandparents, contributed
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aq significantly to my nuanced perspective. However, our nanny looked after us while our parents caredaq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq
aq for our business. My background and all of these early experiences shaped my family's view.
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Family Nursing Theories aq aq
The required nursing textbook discussed many nursing theories, among which Orem's
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aq Self-Care Deficit Theory and Nightingale's environmental theory particularly struck me. I was
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aq raised in a household with a profound connection to cultural heritage, and it is of utmost
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aq significance to acquire and adhere to this cultural framework. aq aq aq aq aq aq aq aq