NUR1212 Exam 1
structural functional theory - ✔️✔️a position that explores how particular social forms
function from day to day in order to reproduce the traditional structure of the society
*family members have specific roles
changes to family dynamics - ✔️✔️expanding family, caregiver role for family member,
change in socioeconomic status of family, chronic illness of family member,
marriage/divorce, traumatic injury of family member, disability of family member, aging
of family member, end of life care, death of family member
family dynamics - ✔️✔️the way individuals in a family relate to and interact with each
other as a group
types of family dynamics - ✔️✔️nuclear family, extended family, same sex family,
single-parent family, married-parent family, married-blended family, cohabiting-parent
family, no-parent family
extended family - ✔️✔️a family that extends beyond the nuclear family, including
grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, who all live nearby or in one household
nuclear family - ✔️✔️a married couple and their unmarried children living together
same sex family - ✔️✔️people of the same sex are primary caregivers of children
single-parent family - ✔️✔️only one parent is present to care for the children
married-parent family - ✔️✔️parents who are married and living in the same household
(biological, adoptive, step)
married-blended family - ✔️✔️step family
cohabiting-parent family - ✔️✔️couples who cohabitant rather than marry
no-parent family - ✔️✔️children live independently in foster or kinship care such as
living with a grandparent, aunt, uncle
types of interactions within family dynamics - ✔️✔️fluid, dynamic, flexible
influences on family dynamics - ✔️✔️age within family, history of the people, culture,
norms, role of each member, change in roles
, positive family dynamics - ✔️✔️assistance with child care after birth of infant, respite
care for a care giver, support after injury or death of spouse, presence during surgery,
family reunions, celebrations of birthdays and other significant events, praying together,
supportive in-laws, sharing care of a dependent family member
negative/dysfunctional family dynamics - ✔️✔️child abuse, codependency (related to
substance abuse by family member), interfering in-laws, intimate partner violence,
marital infidelity, placing blame for birth of pre-term infant or for death of young child by
SIDS, sibling rivalry, adolescent prergnancy
family dynamics nursing interventions - ✔️✔️empathy, spend time, advocate, refer,
observe, prepare, educate, encourage, assist, include family, support, communicate,
collaborate
family assessment - ✔️✔️family interview, survey, or discussion used to obtain the
families insights regarding a patient, especially a child; family history, relationships,
concerns, needs, resources
Calgary family assessment - ✔️✔️focuses on interactions among the individuals in the
family. three categories are: structural assessment, developmental assessment,
functional assessment
structural assessment - ✔️✔️who is in the family, how connected, external members
connected to the family, extended family
developmental assessment - ✔️✔️regrets-
what aspects of life did you enjoy?
what plans have you made, as health declines, regarding your own care, or the care of
others, in your family?
functional assessment - ✔️✔️screens the safety of independent living, the need for
home health services, and quality of life
family systems theory - ✔️✔️a theory that views the family as a system of interacting
parts whose interactions exhibit consistent patterns and unstated rules
family life cycle (developmental) theory - ✔️✔️families pass through stages.
relationships among family members move through transitions. although families have
roles and functions, a family's main value is in relationships that are irreplaceable
