NSG 527 Final
What is the purpose of family psychoeducation? - ANS- Helps improve knowledge base of any
type of illness
- Provides information about recovery stages
- Empowers problem-solving skills within the family
What does family psychoeducation NOT do? - ANSDoes not advocate for any vocational rehab
How does family meet the needs of society? - ANSHelps mediate between society expectations
and personal needs of the individual client
How does the family meet the needs of its members? - ANSFacilitates ongoing development of
the personality of each individual
Who is affected by a member of a family having issues/illness? - ANSThe whole family
How can the advanced practice nurse positively impact the family when treating a member of
the family with an illness? - ANS- Help promote healthy ways
- Identify other health issues other family members have
What are some major differences in gay and lesbian families? - ANS- Developmental stages
can differ
- No one uniform family structure
- Increase in stigma
What is the significant difference between the 5 types of family nursing practice? - ANSThe
conceptualization of the family
What are the three levels of prevention? - ANS1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
What is primary prevention? - ANSHealth promotion and disease prevention
What is secondary prevention? - ANSEarly detection and treatment
What is tertiary prevention? - ANSManaging chronic illness, rehabilitation and convalescence
In what two specific areas does the American Nurses Association incorporate the family as a
client? - ANS1. Community health nursing
2. Pediatric nursing
, Who believed that the family is the basic conditioning unit? - ANSDorothy Orem
Who believed in clean air, environmental factors, and home health nursing? - ANSFlorence
Nightingale
What is stress theory? - ANSEmphasizes a family's response to/ how they manage a crisis,
including resources they possess and those that are available to them, as well as their own
perception of the crisis/situation
What is the developmental approach? - ANSThe family's progression through different stages of
tasks or issues through the lifecycle
What is the structural-functional approach? - ANSA holistic, comprehensive approach that
incorporates not only the family, but their inner and outer environments/universe
What is the family lifecycle career? - ANSSuccessive areas of stages of experiences of a family
as a unit
What is a system? - ANSA unit with distinct parts; a family
What is an open family system? - ANSInvolves more open boundaries and greater energy use.
Family differentiation does not occur if the system divides into smaller units
What is system theory? - ANSDiscusses self-regulation and balance
What is synonymous with balance? - ANSHomeostasis, steady state, and equilibrium
What is a family system? - ANSAn open social system that is organized and has a specific
purpose.
It is not a dynamic system that has little area for change
What is a closed family system? - ANSInvolves greater control and structure. Rigid, stagnated,
and view change as threatening. View outsiders as not helpful or good.
What is a random family system? - ANSSets their own rules and schedules
What is ambivalent attachment? - ANSFear of abandonment, need constant reassurance,
constantly checking to see if their caregiver is around, and do not like to be separated
What is disorganized attachment? - ANSA lot of emotional trauma as a child, lived in chronic
fear, abused or severely neglected. Might end up dating someone who is abusive or end up the
abuser
What is the purpose of family psychoeducation? - ANS- Helps improve knowledge base of any
type of illness
- Provides information about recovery stages
- Empowers problem-solving skills within the family
What does family psychoeducation NOT do? - ANSDoes not advocate for any vocational rehab
How does family meet the needs of society? - ANSHelps mediate between society expectations
and personal needs of the individual client
How does the family meet the needs of its members? - ANSFacilitates ongoing development of
the personality of each individual
Who is affected by a member of a family having issues/illness? - ANSThe whole family
How can the advanced practice nurse positively impact the family when treating a member of
the family with an illness? - ANS- Help promote healthy ways
- Identify other health issues other family members have
What are some major differences in gay and lesbian families? - ANS- Developmental stages
can differ
- No one uniform family structure
- Increase in stigma
What is the significant difference between the 5 types of family nursing practice? - ANSThe
conceptualization of the family
What are the three levels of prevention? - ANS1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
What is primary prevention? - ANSHealth promotion and disease prevention
What is secondary prevention? - ANSEarly detection and treatment
What is tertiary prevention? - ANSManaging chronic illness, rehabilitation and convalescence
In what two specific areas does the American Nurses Association incorporate the family as a
client? - ANS1. Community health nursing
2. Pediatric nursing
, Who believed that the family is the basic conditioning unit? - ANSDorothy Orem
Who believed in clean air, environmental factors, and home health nursing? - ANSFlorence
Nightingale
What is stress theory? - ANSEmphasizes a family's response to/ how they manage a crisis,
including resources they possess and those that are available to them, as well as their own
perception of the crisis/situation
What is the developmental approach? - ANSThe family's progression through different stages of
tasks or issues through the lifecycle
What is the structural-functional approach? - ANSA holistic, comprehensive approach that
incorporates not only the family, but their inner and outer environments/universe
What is the family lifecycle career? - ANSSuccessive areas of stages of experiences of a family
as a unit
What is a system? - ANSA unit with distinct parts; a family
What is an open family system? - ANSInvolves more open boundaries and greater energy use.
Family differentiation does not occur if the system divides into smaller units
What is system theory? - ANSDiscusses self-regulation and balance
What is synonymous with balance? - ANSHomeostasis, steady state, and equilibrium
What is a family system? - ANSAn open social system that is organized and has a specific
purpose.
It is not a dynamic system that has little area for change
What is a closed family system? - ANSInvolves greater control and structure. Rigid, stagnated,
and view change as threatening. View outsiders as not helpful or good.
What is a random family system? - ANSSets their own rules and schedules
What is ambivalent attachment? - ANSFear of abandonment, need constant reassurance,
constantly checking to see if their caregiver is around, and do not like to be separated
What is disorganized attachment? - ANSA lot of emotional trauma as a child, lived in chronic
fear, abused or severely neglected. Might end up dating someone who is abusive or end up the
abuser
