NURS 124 Chapter 19: Week 5 Textbook Reading "Family Nursing"
5 Feb 2019
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Nurses need to attend to needs of family members in context of a complex health care environment. Family nursing : based on assumption that every person, regardless of age, is a member of some type of family form and carries fam experiences that have profound influences on their lives and approaches ot hc. Individuals are best understood within context of the family. Family : set o relationships that each patient ids as a network of individuals who influence each other"s lives regardless of biological/legal ties exist. Family forms : patterns of people considered by family members to be included in the. [family changes and challenges: understanding the influence of sociocultural contexts] Rate of teen moms decreased while pregnancy rate for older mothers increased. Challenge to find high quality child care and managing domestic tasks. Distribution of wealth greatly affects capacity to maintain health.
