NURS 3334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Biomedical Model, Palming, Aeronautical Information Publication
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Definition of transition (cid:498)a passage from one life phase, condition, or status to another(cid:499: periods of instability related to change, goal of health care strategies, assist patients to negotiate transitional periods, achieve positive health outcomes. Transitional conditions: ***account for variability***, meanings, expectations, environment, level of planning, emotional and physical well-being. Indicators of successful transition: subjective well-being, role mastery, well being of relationships. Maternal transition: 5 common areas of disruption, commitments, daily life, relationships, self, work, are all impacted by, prematurity, illness of mom or baby, previous experience with infants, expectations of motherhood, expectations of infant, (cid:498)match(cid:499) between mom/infant, culture. Post-partum phases: taking hold phase (day 2-3 up to10 wks, letting-go phase, increasing independence, shift of focus to infant, explore care taking skills, (cid:498)letting go(cid:499) of past roles, loss/grief common of former self, family moves forward. Family adaptation to facilitate transition: family composition/ functioning reorganized, paternal adjustment unique, role adjustments wi/ family context, sibling rivalry.
