NURS 436 Family Health Promotion Assignment 2 |The Use of Genograms and Ecomaps in Family Nursing Practice| Athabasca University

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The Use of Genograms and Ecomaps in Family Nursing Practice
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Faculty of Health Sciences, Athabasca University NURS
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436:FamilyHealthPromotionAssignment2 Professor:
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c2 Lisa-Anne Barrett
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November 4, 2023 c2 c2

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Genogram and Ecomap c2 c2




A Genogram is a pictorial display of familial relationships that encapsulates familial
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c2 dynamics across multiple generations, serving as an overarching framework for understanding
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c2 relational, emotional, and societal connections (Robinson et al., 2022). Correspondingly, an ecomap
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c2 graphically illustrates an individual's social and personal engagement with their environmental
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c2 context (Robinson et al., 2022), functioning essentially as a diagram of social support networks. These
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c2 graphical tools are instrumental for nurses to perform comprehensive family assessments, identifying
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c2 health concerns that persist across generations and formulating targeted interventions (Nascimento et
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c2 al., 2014). This manuscript describes the various elements of genograms and ecograms and discusses
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their importance in family care assessment. Moreover, an exemplified genogram and ecomap, specific
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c2 to the author's family, are included in the appendices.
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Components of Genogram c2 c2




The genogram, as Platt and Skowron (2012) elucidate, is an advanced schematic of familial
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c2 connections extending across a minimum of three generational bounds. This comprehensive
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c2 graphical tool labels individuals and their relationships, using unique symbols to outline family
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c2 networks. Such a detailed representation aids healthcare providers, particularly nurses, in crafting
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c2 systematic approaches to family-centred interventions, considering the impacts of health issues
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c2 within the family dynamics. As a part of family nursing assessments, genograms promote the
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c2 development of therapeutic relationships between nurses and family units by catalyzing c2 c2 c2 c2 c2 c2 c2 c2 c2 c2




c2 conversations that pinpoint health-related challenges and bolster family therapy strategies (Platt &
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c2 Skowron, 2012). As well, Robinson et al. (2022) recognize the genogram as a diagnostic aid and a
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c2 means of therapeutic engagement. The attached Appendix A showcases a genogram where
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