NSG 527 Final
Norms - answer Patterns of behavior considered "right in a given society"
Family role in society - answer Serves as a mediator between society expectations and
individual needs
Family role to meet the needs of its members - answer Serves as a facilitator of
personality development
Gay/Lesbian families vs. Cohabitating heterosexual couples - answer No uniform or
normative family structure among the gay and lesbian families
• Increase stigmatization among gay and lesbian families
• Developmental stages can differ considerably between the two
Levels of Prevention: Primary - answer Health promotion and disease prevention
Levels of Prevention: Secondary - answerEarly detection and treatment
Levels of Prevention: Tertiary - answer• Management of chronic illness
• Rehabilitation and convalescence
Nursing Models: Florence Nightingale - answerKey components include;
• Environmental factors
• Home health nursing
• Clean air
Nursing Models: Dorothy Orem - answer• The family unit must sustain selfcare
• Nursing works with individuals to achieve self care in the family.
• The family is a basic conditioning unit
APN Working with families - answer• Family is affected by health problems of its
members
• Healthy functioning of the whole family positively affects each family member
• Helps discover health problems that other family members are having
5 Types of Family Nurse Practice - answer- Family Practice (FNP)
- Psychiatric / Mental Health (PMHNP)
- Acute Care (ACNP)
- Adult Gerontology (AGNP)
- Pediatric (PNP)
- Women's Health (WHNP)
• Conceptualization of the family is a major difference between the types
, APN Involving families - answer• Important to find out "how have you resolved prior
issues"
• "What coping strategies have you used"
• Encourage discussion about possible solutions
• Bring the family together
• NEVER dictate that they need to follow the prescribed treatment plan- empower don't
put on defensive, allow input
Working with families from different cultures - answer• Recognize the origins of one's
values/biases and why you hold them
• Less judgmental approach
Cultural Ignorance & Insensitivity results in... - answer• Poor communication
• Stigmatization
• Inadequate assessment
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
Stress Theory - answerFocus on the family's response to crisis, resources and
perceptions of a situation.
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
Developmental Approach - answerLooks at the family progression through its lifecycles
with predictable stages, tasks and issues
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
Structural Functional Approach - answer• Comprehensive, holistic perspective
assessing the family and family universe (inner and outer
environments)
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
The family Lifecycles: - answerCommonly experienced events of the family as a unit
through its existence
Working with Patient vs. Family - answer• With the family you can do a full assessment,
you evaluation and treatment have a greater scope because it involves all the family
members- broader treatment plan.
Assessing family to make changes - answer• Considers that changes is situationally
determined
• Clients' perception of the problem is critical in considering change
(i.e., if a person does not think they have an issue, its going to be hard to have them
incorporate any type of change)
Typology of Family power - answer- Autocratic: dominated by a single individual
- syncratic: decisions made by both members of the marital dyad
Norms - answer Patterns of behavior considered "right in a given society"
Family role in society - answer Serves as a mediator between society expectations and
individual needs
Family role to meet the needs of its members - answer Serves as a facilitator of
personality development
Gay/Lesbian families vs. Cohabitating heterosexual couples - answer No uniform or
normative family structure among the gay and lesbian families
• Increase stigmatization among gay and lesbian families
• Developmental stages can differ considerably between the two
Levels of Prevention: Primary - answer Health promotion and disease prevention
Levels of Prevention: Secondary - answerEarly detection and treatment
Levels of Prevention: Tertiary - answer• Management of chronic illness
• Rehabilitation and convalescence
Nursing Models: Florence Nightingale - answerKey components include;
• Environmental factors
• Home health nursing
• Clean air
Nursing Models: Dorothy Orem - answer• The family unit must sustain selfcare
• Nursing works with individuals to achieve self care in the family.
• The family is a basic conditioning unit
APN Working with families - answer• Family is affected by health problems of its
members
• Healthy functioning of the whole family positively affects each family member
• Helps discover health problems that other family members are having
5 Types of Family Nurse Practice - answer- Family Practice (FNP)
- Psychiatric / Mental Health (PMHNP)
- Acute Care (ACNP)
- Adult Gerontology (AGNP)
- Pediatric (PNP)
- Women's Health (WHNP)
• Conceptualization of the family is a major difference between the types
, APN Involving families - answer• Important to find out "how have you resolved prior
issues"
• "What coping strategies have you used"
• Encourage discussion about possible solutions
• Bring the family together
• NEVER dictate that they need to follow the prescribed treatment plan- empower don't
put on defensive, allow input
Working with families from different cultures - answer• Recognize the origins of one's
values/biases and why you hold them
• Less judgmental approach
Cultural Ignorance & Insensitivity results in... - answer• Poor communication
• Stigmatization
• Inadequate assessment
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
Stress Theory - answerFocus on the family's response to crisis, resources and
perceptions of a situation.
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
Developmental Approach - answerLooks at the family progression through its lifecycles
with predictable stages, tasks and issues
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
Structural Functional Approach - answer• Comprehensive, holistic perspective
assessing the family and family universe (inner and outer
environments)
Family Social Science Theoretical Perspectives
The family Lifecycles: - answerCommonly experienced events of the family as a unit
through its existence
Working with Patient vs. Family - answer• With the family you can do a full assessment,
you evaluation and treatment have a greater scope because it involves all the family
members- broader treatment plan.
Assessing family to make changes - answer• Considers that changes is situationally
determined
• Clients' perception of the problem is critical in considering change
(i.e., if a person does not think they have an issue, its going to be hard to have them
incorporate any type of change)
Typology of Family power - answer- Autocratic: dominated by a single individual
- syncratic: decisions made by both members of the marital dyad
