Exam 4 - Caregiving|Latest Updatye Graded
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caregiving
essentially an unpaid support and assistance of family members to an individual
made up of actions on the behalf of another individual who is unable to complete those actions by
him or her self
individuals who have physical, psychological, or developmental needs
encompasses caregiving for children, adult children, or an adult child becoming caregiver to an elderly
parent
who needs caregiving?
1. help family decide what caregiving options there are
2. explain the resources available
3. assess the caregiver for stress at the individual's check-up appointments
name 3 of the nurse's roles when it comes to evaluating caregiving
family dynamics
"the forces at work within a family that produce particular behaviors or symptoms"
interrelationships between and among individual family members
1. Nuclear family
2. Married-parent families
3. Extended families
4. Married blended families
5. Cohabitating-parent families
6. Single-parent families
7. No-parent families
8. Same-sex families
remember there are many different definitions for "family"
family systems theory
- family is greater than the sum of its members
- a change in one member affects all members
- feels the family as a whole is more important than them as an individual
- family's ability to adapt is very strong
a theory that views the family as a system of interacting parts whose interactions exhibit consistent
patterns and unstated rules
part of a larger suprasystem and is made of many subsystems
circular
when changing and adapting to the illness of one family member, each subsystem is going to adapt
with it because there is ripple effect across the whole system
, in the family systems theory, family members' behaviors are best understood from a view of
_________ rather than linear causality
structural functional theory
- stable family provides social order and economic stability
- members have various roles that allow the family to function internally and in society
views the family as a social system
- a complex system that works together to promote solidarity and stability
- looks at it not only from the view of the family, but also from society as a whole
socializing
with the structural functional theory, a crucial component of the family is _________ the individuals
within the family to help meet emotional needs for each of its members
family stress theory
based on family response to & coping with stressful events
often seen after the caregiving has begun
internal: issues that family can control
ex: values, beliefs, moral changes
external: issues the family cannot control
ex: economy, current events, loss of job
explain the internal vs. external stressors of the family
positive reaction
- family can develop relationships and rituals/routines that strengthen the family when stressors
occur
- helps develop family coping
negative reaction
- personal and family crisis may occur
- physical, emotional, or relational trauma can result (i.e. violence, substance abuse, and/or divorce)
explain the positive and negative family responses to stress
family life cycle (developmental) theory
at each level, there is a change in taking on new coping and skills as a family and the development of
the changes occurring
focuses on how the family changes over time and what's happening at each stage within a family
looks at the family relationships throughout stages depending on developmental stressors /
milestones
developmental stressors
evaluate how those stressors impact their life at that specific point
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caregiving
essentially an unpaid support and assistance of family members to an individual
made up of actions on the behalf of another individual who is unable to complete those actions by
him or her self
individuals who have physical, psychological, or developmental needs
encompasses caregiving for children, adult children, or an adult child becoming caregiver to an elderly
parent
who needs caregiving?
1. help family decide what caregiving options there are
2. explain the resources available
3. assess the caregiver for stress at the individual's check-up appointments
name 3 of the nurse's roles when it comes to evaluating caregiving
family dynamics
"the forces at work within a family that produce particular behaviors or symptoms"
interrelationships between and among individual family members
1. Nuclear family
2. Married-parent families
3. Extended families
4. Married blended families
5. Cohabitating-parent families
6. Single-parent families
7. No-parent families
8. Same-sex families
remember there are many different definitions for "family"
family systems theory
- family is greater than the sum of its members
- a change in one member affects all members
- feels the family as a whole is more important than them as an individual
- family's ability to adapt is very strong
a theory that views the family as a system of interacting parts whose interactions exhibit consistent
patterns and unstated rules
part of a larger suprasystem and is made of many subsystems
circular
when changing and adapting to the illness of one family member, each subsystem is going to adapt
with it because there is ripple effect across the whole system
, in the family systems theory, family members' behaviors are best understood from a view of
_________ rather than linear causality
structural functional theory
- stable family provides social order and economic stability
- members have various roles that allow the family to function internally and in society
views the family as a social system
- a complex system that works together to promote solidarity and stability
- looks at it not only from the view of the family, but also from society as a whole
socializing
with the structural functional theory, a crucial component of the family is _________ the individuals
within the family to help meet emotional needs for each of its members
family stress theory
based on family response to & coping with stressful events
often seen after the caregiving has begun
internal: issues that family can control
ex: values, beliefs, moral changes
external: issues the family cannot control
ex: economy, current events, loss of job
explain the internal vs. external stressors of the family
positive reaction
- family can develop relationships and rituals/routines that strengthen the family when stressors
occur
- helps develop family coping
negative reaction
- personal and family crisis may occur
- physical, emotional, or relational trauma can result (i.e. violence, substance abuse, and/or divorce)
explain the positive and negative family responses to stress
family life cycle (developmental) theory
at each level, there is a change in taking on new coping and skills as a family and the development of
the changes occurring
focuses on how the family changes over time and what's happening at each stage within a family
looks at the family relationships throughout stages depending on developmental stressors /
milestones
developmental stressors
evaluate how those stressors impact their life at that specific point
