What is the purpose of family psychoeducation?
- 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?
Does not advocate for any vocational rehab
How does family meet the needs of society?
Helps mediate between society expectations and personal needs of the individual client
How does the family meet the needs of its members?
Facilitates ongoing development of the personality of each individual
Who is affected by a member of a family having issues/illness?
The whole family
How can the advanced practice nurse positively impact the family when treating a
member of the family with an illness?
- Help promote healthy ways
- Identify other health issues other family members have
What are some major differences in gay and lesbian families?
- 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?
The conceptualization of the family
What are the three levels of prevention?
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
What is primary prevention?
Health promotion and disease prevention
What is secondary prevention?
Early detection and treatment
What is tertiary prevention?
Managing chronic illness, rehabilitation and convalescence
In what two specific areas does the American Nurses Association incorporate the
family as a client?
1. Community health nursing
2. Pediatric nursing
Who believed that the family is the basic conditioning unit?
Dorothy Orem
Who believed in clean air, environmental factors, and home health nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What is stress theory?
Emphasizes 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