Family Health Complete Guide
Basic unit of society. Consists of individuals, male or female, young or adult, legally or not legally related,
genetically or not genetically related, who are considered by others to represent their significant people.
✔️✔️Family
Nursing that considers the health of the family as a unit in addition to the health of individual family
members. ✔️✔️Family-Centered Nursing
The family protects the physical health of its members by providing adequate ________ and _______
_______services. ✔️✔️nutrition
health care
In addition to providing an environment conducive to physical growth and health, the family creates an
atmosphere that influences the ___________ and the ___________ growth of its members.
✔️✔️cognitive
psychosocial
Families consist of ___________ and their responsibilities within the family, known as ________.
✔️✔️individuals, roles
A family structure of parents and their offspring is known as the ___________ _________.
✔️✔️nuclear family
The relatives of nuclear families compose the __________ __________. ✔️✔️extended family
In 2012, homelessness increased by 8%. The lack of ____________ ______________for families has
been established as the key reason for this increase. ✔️✔️affordable housing
Traditional Family ✔️✔️Independent unit in which both parents reside in the home with their
children, the mother assuming the nurturing role and the father providing economic resources.
, Rebound Children ✔️✔️Children already having left home to live independently returning to live at
their parents homes.
Two-Career Family ✔️✔️Family in which both parents or partners are employed. May or may not have
children. Increased since the 1960s. Finding good-quality affordable childcare is one of the greatest
stresses faced by working parents.
Single-Parent Family ✔️✔️Increasing since 1970s, however recently stabilized at 9%. 28% of children
live in single parent homes. Asian population with lowest percentage of single parent households. The
African Americans have the highest at 55%. Many reasons for single parent households.
-Stresses are many; child care, financial concerns, role overload and fatigue in daily tasks, social
isolation.
Adolescent Family ✔️✔️Teenage parenthood peaked in 1991 and has decreased sharply since then by
25%. Highest among hispanic teens at 49.6%. Lowest in Asian and Pacific Islanders at 10.2%.
-Teen parents often developmentally, physically, emotionally and financially ill prepared to undertake
parenting responsibilities.
-Children born to teen parents are often at greater risk for health and social problems, and they have
few role models to assist in breaking out of cycle of poverty.
Foster Family ✔️✔️Temporary placement of children with a family or parents when they can no
longer stay with their own parents. Goal of fostering is to return to rehabilitated parents or next of kin. If
not, adoption with permanent family is the next best option.
Blended Family ✔️✔️Existing family units who join together to form new families. AKA Step families
-Stresses include becoming acquainted, differences, new patterns of behavior. If after death or divorce,
grieving is a factor.
More than two generations may live together in this type of family. In some situations, generations may
be skipped. (ex: grandparents live with grandchildren with the children's parents not a part of this
household) ✔️✔️Intragenerational family
Basic unit of society. Consists of individuals, male or female, young or adult, legally or not legally related,
genetically or not genetically related, who are considered by others to represent their significant people.
✔️✔️Family
Nursing that considers the health of the family as a unit in addition to the health of individual family
members. ✔️✔️Family-Centered Nursing
The family protects the physical health of its members by providing adequate ________ and _______
_______services. ✔️✔️nutrition
health care
In addition to providing an environment conducive to physical growth and health, the family creates an
atmosphere that influences the ___________ and the ___________ growth of its members.
✔️✔️cognitive
psychosocial
Families consist of ___________ and their responsibilities within the family, known as ________.
✔️✔️individuals, roles
A family structure of parents and their offspring is known as the ___________ _________.
✔️✔️nuclear family
The relatives of nuclear families compose the __________ __________. ✔️✔️extended family
In 2012, homelessness increased by 8%. The lack of ____________ ______________for families has
been established as the key reason for this increase. ✔️✔️affordable housing
Traditional Family ✔️✔️Independent unit in which both parents reside in the home with their
children, the mother assuming the nurturing role and the father providing economic resources.
, Rebound Children ✔️✔️Children already having left home to live independently returning to live at
their parents homes.
Two-Career Family ✔️✔️Family in which both parents or partners are employed. May or may not have
children. Increased since the 1960s. Finding good-quality affordable childcare is one of the greatest
stresses faced by working parents.
Single-Parent Family ✔️✔️Increasing since 1970s, however recently stabilized at 9%. 28% of children
live in single parent homes. Asian population with lowest percentage of single parent households. The
African Americans have the highest at 55%. Many reasons for single parent households.
-Stresses are many; child care, financial concerns, role overload and fatigue in daily tasks, social
isolation.
Adolescent Family ✔️✔️Teenage parenthood peaked in 1991 and has decreased sharply since then by
25%. Highest among hispanic teens at 49.6%. Lowest in Asian and Pacific Islanders at 10.2%.
-Teen parents often developmentally, physically, emotionally and financially ill prepared to undertake
parenting responsibilities.
-Children born to teen parents are often at greater risk for health and social problems, and they have
few role models to assist in breaking out of cycle of poverty.
Foster Family ✔️✔️Temporary placement of children with a family or parents when they can no
longer stay with their own parents. Goal of fostering is to return to rehabilitated parents or next of kin. If
not, adoption with permanent family is the next best option.
Blended Family ✔️✔️Existing family units who join together to form new families. AKA Step families
-Stresses include becoming acquainted, differences, new patterns of behavior. If after death or divorce,
grieving is a factor.
More than two generations may live together in this type of family. In some situations, generations may
be skipped. (ex: grandparents live with grandchildren with the children's parents not a part of this
household) ✔️✔️Intragenerational family
