FAMILY HEALTH CARE NURSING THEORY
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
STUDY GUIDE
●● What's relational perspective/practice
Answer: knowing yourself (self awareness) and knowing whats going on
in your own life when you are going into any practice setting;
-that means if last night my 7 months old has been up for several hours,
and come in late, hair a mess, ranting to class = NO relational practice)
-check yourself prior to engaging pt
-how are you presenting yourself, etc
●● What is family health care nursing
Answer: -is an art and science
-a philosophy
-way of interacting w/families about health care
,-has evolved as way of thinking about & working with families
-Each family's structure, function, and process informs the nurse in how
to optimize nursing care.
●● What does this philosophy assume
Answer: -Health and illness are family events.
-Health and illness affect all members of families.
●● What is family
Answer: -family is who the members say it is
-families influence the process & outcome of health care
Up to us as nurses that cultural perspectives changes definition of fam
(fam is whatever the person says it is)
-lots of varying forms of fam, can be not blood related, etc
,●● what's important for all nurses
-what informs the nurse in how to optimize nursing care
Answer: -Family health care nursing knowledge and skills are important
for all nurses
-Each family's structure, function, and process informs the nurse in how
to optimize nursing care.
●● Understanding families enables nurses to what
Answer: -assess fam health status
-ascertain effects of fam on idividual fam members health status
-predict influence of alterations in health status of fam system
-work with members as they implement action plans customized for
improved health for each fam member & fam as a whole
●● What does family structure, function and processes do
Answer: -they are influenced by nad influence family and each
individual fam members health status & whole fam health status
, -nurses need to know structure, function & processes of families &
family theories
●● Changing family structure & nursing
-who in the fam has the financial responsibilities and social
responsibilities (pick ups, drop offs, organizing dr appts, etc)
-how are fam members involved in child rearing & parenting
Answer: Who in the family has the financial responsibilities and social
responsibilities? (pick ups, drop offs, organizing dr appts, etc)
-Father have financial responsibilities 60 years ago and mom has social
responsibilities 60 years ago
-Now it can be either or, depends on the family and age of the kids
How are family members involved in child rearing and parenting?
-Stigma before to ask for help was not looked at positively
-Now it's community raising them (aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc)
It is important to understand how family make decisions about health
and health care.
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
STUDY GUIDE
●● What's relational perspective/practice
Answer: knowing yourself (self awareness) and knowing whats going on
in your own life when you are going into any practice setting;
-that means if last night my 7 months old has been up for several hours,
and come in late, hair a mess, ranting to class = NO relational practice)
-check yourself prior to engaging pt
-how are you presenting yourself, etc
●● What is family health care nursing
Answer: -is an art and science
-a philosophy
-way of interacting w/families about health care
,-has evolved as way of thinking about & working with families
-Each family's structure, function, and process informs the nurse in how
to optimize nursing care.
●● What does this philosophy assume
Answer: -Health and illness are family events.
-Health and illness affect all members of families.
●● What is family
Answer: -family is who the members say it is
-families influence the process & outcome of health care
Up to us as nurses that cultural perspectives changes definition of fam
(fam is whatever the person says it is)
-lots of varying forms of fam, can be not blood related, etc
,●● what's important for all nurses
-what informs the nurse in how to optimize nursing care
Answer: -Family health care nursing knowledge and skills are important
for all nurses
-Each family's structure, function, and process informs the nurse in how
to optimize nursing care.
●● Understanding families enables nurses to what
Answer: -assess fam health status
-ascertain effects of fam on idividual fam members health status
-predict influence of alterations in health status of fam system
-work with members as they implement action plans customized for
improved health for each fam member & fam as a whole
●● What does family structure, function and processes do
Answer: -they are influenced by nad influence family and each
individual fam members health status & whole fam health status
, -nurses need to know structure, function & processes of families &
family theories
●● Changing family structure & nursing
-who in the fam has the financial responsibilities and social
responsibilities (pick ups, drop offs, organizing dr appts, etc)
-how are fam members involved in child rearing & parenting
Answer: Who in the family has the financial responsibilities and social
responsibilities? (pick ups, drop offs, organizing dr appts, etc)
-Father have financial responsibilities 60 years ago and mom has social
responsibilities 60 years ago
-Now it can be either or, depends on the family and age of the kids
How are family members involved in child rearing and parenting?
-Stigma before to ask for help was not looked at positively
-Now it's community raising them (aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc)
It is important to understand how family make decisions about health
and health care.
