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Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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Family Unit
- ✔✔Success or failure of individuals in society is dependent upon stability of the:
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The two purposes of the family are:
i. - ✔✔1. Meeting the needs of society
ii. 2. Meeting the needs of the individuals in the family
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Healthy families exhibit the following characteristics: (Beaver and Hampton)
i. - ✔✔Effective skills for negotiating problems
ii. Are clear, open and spontaneous in expressing emotions and decisions
iii. Respect the feelings of others
iv. Encourage others to be independent
v. Hold others personally accountable for their actions
vi. Display warmth and closeness toward each other
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Stage 1 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Family Efforts at Health Promotion-Many lifestyles that affect health are learned in the
family. Tobacco use is an example of this. Health promotion, prevention, and risk reduction
are impacted by families.
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Three causal relationships that can alter family health status include
i. - ✔✔marriage
ii. parenthood
iii. social support systems
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Stage 2 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Family Appraisal of Symptoms-This stage begins when a family member has symptoms
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Stage 3 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Care Seeking-A decision is made to seek medical care. Family members are consulted
as needed for advice and recommendations, which may include on home remedies and
self-medication
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Stage 4 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
,- ✔✔Referral and Obtaining Care-Contact with a health care provider is initiated. This can be
based upon the severity of the patient's condition, family's culture, health beliefs,
availability, and accessibility.
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Stage 5 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Acute Response to Illness by Client and Family-The patient takes on the "sick role" and
adaptation in this role begins with the patient and family.
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Stage 6 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔adaptation to Illness and Recovery- Support of the patient by the family unit begins for
convalescing and rehabilitating. Coping and adaptation about the illness begins at this
stage.
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Family as Context
- ✔✔The patient is an individual with family members who are usually the primary resource
for them. The individual is the primary receiver and the family is secondary for assessment
and intervention of care.
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Family as Sum of its Members
- ✔✔The family is a sum of all family members. Family healthcare is operational when all
members of the family receive care.
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Family Subsystems as Client
- ✔✔The subsystem of a family can be defined as a dyad or triad and be comprised of a
married couple, parent-child, and sibling-sibling, for example. They are the recipients of
care.
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Family as Client
- ✔✔The entire family is in the foreground. Dynamics of the family, subsystems, and
relationships with external sources are the focus.
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Family as a Component of Society
- ✔✔The family is a subsystem of society. Families are considered an institution of society
equating to religion and educational institutions for example.
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Primary Prevention
i. - ✔✔Prevent the occurrence of disease.
ii. Health promotion and disease prevention
iii. Teach families to take responsibility for health and attain health goals by enjoying a
healthy lifestyle
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Secondary Prevention
i. - ✔✔After the disease occurrence
ii. Early detection, diagnosis, treatment of signs and symptoms
iii. Conduct screening assessments
iv. Health teaching
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Tertiary Prevention
i. - ✔✔Recovery and rehabilitation
ii. Maximize the level of functioning
iii. Provide support to families in the rehabilitation process
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Nightingale's Environmental Model
i. - ✔✔Did not present a theory of nursing or family nursing
ii. Emphasized the presence of environmental factors in health and wellness
iii. Nurses care for the whole family unit in the home environment
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King's Theory of Goal Attainment
i. - ✔✔included family-as-context
ii. Collaboratively the nurse and family members identify complete assessment to determine
goals and a plan of care
iii. The family unit provides socialization and establishes norms of behavior across the life
cycle.
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Roy's Adaptation Model
i. - ✔✔Family is a unit of analysis, in the same context as the individual
ii. The family unit is adaptive and interacts with the external environment and internal and
external stimuli
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Neumann's Health System's Model
i. - ✔✔The client is an open system where family is defined. Family is comprised of
subsystems with relationships among the family members
ii. The ability to maintain wellness when exposed to stressors occurs through a series of
exchanges in the open system of the model
iii. Appropriate model for community-based health care
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Orem's Self-Care Model
i. - ✔✔The family unit needs to sustain self-care
Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
Family Unit
- ✔✔Success or failure of individuals in society is dependent upon stability of the:
•
The two purposes of the family are:
i. - ✔✔1. Meeting the needs of society
ii. 2. Meeting the needs of the individuals in the family
•
Healthy families exhibit the following characteristics: (Beaver and Hampton)
i. - ✔✔Effective skills for negotiating problems
ii. Are clear, open and spontaneous in expressing emotions and decisions
iii. Respect the feelings of others
iv. Encourage others to be independent
v. Hold others personally accountable for their actions
vi. Display warmth and closeness toward each other
•
Stage 1 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Family Efforts at Health Promotion-Many lifestyles that affect health are learned in the
family. Tobacco use is an example of this. Health promotion, prevention, and risk reduction
are impacted by families.
•
Three causal relationships that can alter family health status include
i. - ✔✔marriage
ii. parenthood
iii. social support systems
•
Stage 2 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Family Appraisal of Symptoms-This stage begins when a family member has symptoms
•
Stage 3 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Care Seeking-A decision is made to seek medical care. Family members are consulted
as needed for advice and recommendations, which may include on home remedies and
self-medication
•
Stage 4 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
,- ✔✔Referral and Obtaining Care-Contact with a health care provider is initiated. This can be
based upon the severity of the patient's condition, family's culture, health beliefs,
availability, and accessibility.
•
Stage 5 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔Acute Response to Illness by Client and Family-The patient takes on the "sick role" and
adaptation in this role begins with the patient and family.
•
Stage 6 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction
- ✔✔adaptation to Illness and Recovery- Support of the patient by the family unit begins for
convalescing and rehabilitating. Coping and adaptation about the illness begins at this
stage.
•
Family as Context
- ✔✔The patient is an individual with family members who are usually the primary resource
for them. The individual is the primary receiver and the family is secondary for assessment
and intervention of care.
•
Family as Sum of its Members
- ✔✔The family is a sum of all family members. Family healthcare is operational when all
members of the family receive care.
•
Family Subsystems as Client
- ✔✔The subsystem of a family can be defined as a dyad or triad and be comprised of a
married couple, parent-child, and sibling-sibling, for example. They are the recipients of
care.
•
Family as Client
- ✔✔The entire family is in the foreground. Dynamics of the family, subsystems, and
relationships with external sources are the focus.
•
Family as a Component of Society
- ✔✔The family is a subsystem of society. Families are considered an institution of society
equating to religion and educational institutions for example.
•
Primary Prevention
i. - ✔✔Prevent the occurrence of disease.
ii. Health promotion and disease prevention
iii. Teach families to take responsibility for health and attain health goals by enjoying a
healthy lifestyle
, •
Secondary Prevention
i. - ✔✔After the disease occurrence
ii. Early detection, diagnosis, treatment of signs and symptoms
iii. Conduct screening assessments
iv. Health teaching
•
Tertiary Prevention
i. - ✔✔Recovery and rehabilitation
ii. Maximize the level of functioning
iii. Provide support to families in the rehabilitation process
•
Nightingale's Environmental Model
i. - ✔✔Did not present a theory of nursing or family nursing
ii. Emphasized the presence of environmental factors in health and wellness
iii. Nurses care for the whole family unit in the home environment
•
King's Theory of Goal Attainment
i. - ✔✔included family-as-context
ii. Collaboratively the nurse and family members identify complete assessment to determine
goals and a plan of care
iii. The family unit provides socialization and establishes norms of behavior across the life
cycle.
•
Roy's Adaptation Model
i. - ✔✔Family is a unit of analysis, in the same context as the individual
ii. The family unit is adaptive and interacts with the external environment and internal and
external stimuli
•
Neumann's Health System's Model
i. - ✔✔The client is an open system where family is defined. Family is comprised of
subsystems with relationships among the family members
ii. The ability to maintain wellness when exposed to stressors occurs through a series of
exchanges in the open system of the model
iii. Appropriate model for community-based health care
•
Orem's Self-Care Model
i. - ✔✔The family unit needs to sustain self-care
