Instructor's Guide For Family Health Care Nursing: Theory,
Practice, And Research By Rowe Kaakinen,
5th Edition
, Introduction To The Instructor’s Guide
Author: Deborah Padgett Coehlo, Phd, RN
Contributors: Diane Bauer, MS, RN; Kari Firestone, RN, MSN; Kathleen Bell, RN, MSN, CNM,
AHN-BC; Jane Palmieri, MSN, RN
This Instructor’s Guide Is Designed To Provide Strategies For Teaching Family Nursing
To Undergraduate And Graduate Nursing Students, And To Already Practicing Professional
Nurses Who Are Learning To Be More Family Focused In Their Nursing Care. The Editors Of
This Textbook And Instructor’s Guide Believe That The Best Nurses Are Those Who Expand
Their Scientific Knowledge Through Creative And Reflective Thought, Behavior, And
Experiences Using Evidence-Based Practices. The Authors Of The Family Health Care Nursing:
Theory, Practice And Research, Fifth Edition, Instructor’s Guide Utilize The University Of
British Columbia (UBC) Model Of Teaching (Thorne, Chillings, Ellis, & Perry, 1992), Which
Incorporates Activities For Understanding, Reflection, Behavioral Experiences, And Growth
Throughout This Manual. This UBC Model, Originally Designed For Nursing Care Of
Individuals, Has Been Adapted For The Instructor’s Guide To Be Applied To Families,
Recognizing The Uniqueness Of Each Individual Family And The Nursing Role In Providing
Care During Critical Periods In The Family Life Cycle. Family Nurses’ Many Roles Assist
Families In Strengthening Their Abilities, Enhancing Protective Strategies, Sustaining Strengths,
And Developing Positive Coping Strategies Through Therapeutic Communication And Holistic
Care. By Helping Nursing Faculty Teach And Guide Undergraduate And Graduate Nursing
Students, As Well As Practicing Professional Nurses, To Explore Individual And Family
Meanings Attached To Health Events, The Fifth Edition Textbook And Instructor’s Guide Can
Help Shape Ideas, Develop Trust, And Nurture Therapeutic Relationships Between The Health
Care System And Families.
, Five Primary Theoretical Approaches Are Introduced And Used Throughout Family
Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice And Research, Fifth Edition: Family Systems Theory,
Family Life Cycle Theory, Family Health And Illness Cycle Model, Bioecological Theory, And
Family Assessment And Intervention Model. These Five Theoretical Approaches Are Applied
To Several Case Studies Within The Text, To Help Nursing Faculty Demonstrate Clinical
Applicability Of Critical Concepts.
The Instructor’s Guide Is Written To Be Adaptable Into A Wide Range Of Curricular
Frameworks, Which Include Family Nursing, Such As Stand-Alone Family Nursing Courses,
And Family Nursing Concepts And Theory As Integrated Within Other Nursing Courses. In The
Textbook Foreword, You Will Note That The Fifth Edition Of This Text Can Be Used To Teach
Several Levels Of Nursing Students (Undergraduate Or Graduate), As Well As Practicing Or
Graduate Nurses.
Each Chapter In The Instructor’s Guide Is Similarly Organized According To The
Following Components:
Introductory Paragraph Summarizing The Contents Of The Chapter
Critical Concepts
Review Of Key Terms
Quiz And Exam Questions (Most Chapters)
Reflection Questions
Student Learning Activities
Case Study (Or Multiple Case Studies) And Discussion Questions (Most
Chapters) Additionally, There Are A Number Of Appendices For The Instructor’s
Convenience:
Appendix A In The Textbook Contains The Complete Family Stressor-
, Strength Inventory (FS3I) Tool And Directions For Administration And
Scoring.
Appendix B In The Textbook Contains The Freidman Family Assessment Model
(Short Form)
Appendix C Included In This Instructor’s Guide Contains A Versatile
Assignment For Each Chapter Designed As A Student Learning Activity That
Can Be Used In Multiple Settings.
Appendix D Included In This Instructor’s Guide Is A Media Resource Appendix
That Includes Both Classic And Current Book And Movie Titles That Instructors
Can Use Creatively Throughout The Course To Facilitate Learning, As Well As
Useful Internet Resources That Instructors Can Use Across Chapters Or Units In
The Text. Most Of These Sites Adhere Closely To Evidence-Based Practice, And
The Editors Intend Inclusion To Help Students And Nurses Understand The
Difference Between Information Gleaned From Popular Media And Evidence-
Based Professional Information To Support Their Practice.
Instructors Using This Guide Are Encouraged To Read The Chapters In The Text Of
Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice And Research, Fifth Edition, Before Using The
Teaching Strategies Described Herein. A Skeleton Powerpoint Presentation Has Been Created
For Each Chapter In The Text And Can Be Found On The F.A. Davis Web Site Connected To
The Fifth Edition Textbook. The Editors Strongly Recommend That Faculty Modify And
Personalize The Powerpoint Presentations To Flesh Them Out And Adapt Them To Fit Both
Your Personal Teaching Styles And Your Students’ Needs.
Powerpoints Are Organized According To The Following Components:
Introduction
Practice, And Research By Rowe Kaakinen,
5th Edition
, Introduction To The Instructor’s Guide
Author: Deborah Padgett Coehlo, Phd, RN
Contributors: Diane Bauer, MS, RN; Kari Firestone, RN, MSN; Kathleen Bell, RN, MSN, CNM,
AHN-BC; Jane Palmieri, MSN, RN
This Instructor’s Guide Is Designed To Provide Strategies For Teaching Family Nursing
To Undergraduate And Graduate Nursing Students, And To Already Practicing Professional
Nurses Who Are Learning To Be More Family Focused In Their Nursing Care. The Editors Of
This Textbook And Instructor’s Guide Believe That The Best Nurses Are Those Who Expand
Their Scientific Knowledge Through Creative And Reflective Thought, Behavior, And
Experiences Using Evidence-Based Practices. The Authors Of The Family Health Care Nursing:
Theory, Practice And Research, Fifth Edition, Instructor’s Guide Utilize The University Of
British Columbia (UBC) Model Of Teaching (Thorne, Chillings, Ellis, & Perry, 1992), Which
Incorporates Activities For Understanding, Reflection, Behavioral Experiences, And Growth
Throughout This Manual. This UBC Model, Originally Designed For Nursing Care Of
Individuals, Has Been Adapted For The Instructor’s Guide To Be Applied To Families,
Recognizing The Uniqueness Of Each Individual Family And The Nursing Role In Providing
Care During Critical Periods In The Family Life Cycle. Family Nurses’ Many Roles Assist
Families In Strengthening Their Abilities, Enhancing Protective Strategies, Sustaining Strengths,
And Developing Positive Coping Strategies Through Therapeutic Communication And Holistic
Care. By Helping Nursing Faculty Teach And Guide Undergraduate And Graduate Nursing
Students, As Well As Practicing Professional Nurses, To Explore Individual And Family
Meanings Attached To Health Events, The Fifth Edition Textbook And Instructor’s Guide Can
Help Shape Ideas, Develop Trust, And Nurture Therapeutic Relationships Between The Health
Care System And Families.
, Five Primary Theoretical Approaches Are Introduced And Used Throughout Family
Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice And Research, Fifth Edition: Family Systems Theory,
Family Life Cycle Theory, Family Health And Illness Cycle Model, Bioecological Theory, And
Family Assessment And Intervention Model. These Five Theoretical Approaches Are Applied
To Several Case Studies Within The Text, To Help Nursing Faculty Demonstrate Clinical
Applicability Of Critical Concepts.
The Instructor’s Guide Is Written To Be Adaptable Into A Wide Range Of Curricular
Frameworks, Which Include Family Nursing, Such As Stand-Alone Family Nursing Courses,
And Family Nursing Concepts And Theory As Integrated Within Other Nursing Courses. In The
Textbook Foreword, You Will Note That The Fifth Edition Of This Text Can Be Used To Teach
Several Levels Of Nursing Students (Undergraduate Or Graduate), As Well As Practicing Or
Graduate Nurses.
Each Chapter In The Instructor’s Guide Is Similarly Organized According To The
Following Components:
Introductory Paragraph Summarizing The Contents Of The Chapter
Critical Concepts
Review Of Key Terms
Quiz And Exam Questions (Most Chapters)
Reflection Questions
Student Learning Activities
Case Study (Or Multiple Case Studies) And Discussion Questions (Most
Chapters) Additionally, There Are A Number Of Appendices For The Instructor’s
Convenience:
Appendix A In The Textbook Contains The Complete Family Stressor-
, Strength Inventory (FS3I) Tool And Directions For Administration And
Scoring.
Appendix B In The Textbook Contains The Freidman Family Assessment Model
(Short Form)
Appendix C Included In This Instructor’s Guide Contains A Versatile
Assignment For Each Chapter Designed As A Student Learning Activity That
Can Be Used In Multiple Settings.
Appendix D Included In This Instructor’s Guide Is A Media Resource Appendix
That Includes Both Classic And Current Book And Movie Titles That Instructors
Can Use Creatively Throughout The Course To Facilitate Learning, As Well As
Useful Internet Resources That Instructors Can Use Across Chapters Or Units In
The Text. Most Of These Sites Adhere Closely To Evidence-Based Practice, And
The Editors Intend Inclusion To Help Students And Nurses Understand The
Difference Between Information Gleaned From Popular Media And Evidence-
Based Professional Information To Support Their Practice.
Instructors Using This Guide Are Encouraged To Read The Chapters In The Text Of
Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice And Research, Fifth Edition, Before Using The
Teaching Strategies Described Herein. A Skeleton Powerpoint Presentation Has Been Created
For Each Chapter In The Text And Can Be Found On The F.A. Davis Web Site Connected To
The Fifth Edition Textbook. The Editors Strongly Recommend That Faculty Modify And
Personalize The Powerpoint Presentations To Flesh Them Out And Adapt Them To Fit Both
Your Personal Teaching Styles And Your Students’ Needs.
Powerpoints Are Organized According To The Following Components:
Introduction
