Family Nursing Theorists/542 Week 2 Family Values Paper
Family Values Paper
Anitra Wilson
Nursing/542
May 16, 2015
Professor Sandra Brown
Introduction
Over the years, health care has been geared towards delivering patient centered care. Unfortunately this is not always the case, the family is considered an important component in family nursing. As nurses, it is imperative that we are capable of recognizing that all family dynamics are unique. Every family has its own values, history, rules and may respond different to certain illnesses or life crisis. “Although individual family members have roles and functions, the overriding value in families lies in the relationship among all family members” (Varcarolis & Halter, 2010, p. 750). It is nursing’s responsibility to identify and respect …show more content…
The goal of family nursing is to assist with promoting, maintain and restoring the mental or physical health of the patient and family. There are numerous concepts that can be applied to family nursing practice. This purpose of this paper is to discuss family values and the family system and how family nursing theories can be incorporated into family nursing practice.
Family System
Friedman, Bowdan & Jones define family as “A unique, small group of closely interrelated and interdependent individuals who are organized into a single unit in order to attain family functions of goals” (Friedman, Bowdan, & Jones, 2003, Chapter 6). A family works together by learning the dynamics of its members health and the necessary actions to improve members health. Family encouragement is significantly important because individuals are more prone …show more content…
Family dynamics, beliefs, values and traditions vary from one family to the next. Family has the ability to be an integral part of the patients social life and health. There are numerous types of families: biological, married, adopted, extended etc. In acute psychiatric nursing care the ideal family is thought to be supportive. The family is actively involved in treatment planning and discharge planning. Unfortunately, sometimes the cause of some of the issues that patients face is due to issues within the family unit. As a result, this can be quiet challenging and difficult, as this may cause depression and other emotions. “In time, if no solution is found to reduce the stress, the system eventually reaches its limits to respond adaptively and reaches a point of exhaustion”
Anitra Wilson
Nursing/542
May 16, 2015
Professor Sandra Brown
Introduction
Over the years, health care has been geared towards delivering patient centered care. Unfortunately this is not always the case, the family is considered an important component in family nursing. As nurses, it is imperative that we are capable of recognizing that all family dynamics are unique. Every family has its own values, history, rules and may respond different to certain illnesses or life crisis. “Although individual family members have roles and functions, the overriding value in families lies in the relationship among all family members” (Varcarolis & Halter, 2010, p. 750). It is nursing’s responsibility to identify and respect …show more content…
The goal of family nursing is to assist with promoting, maintain and restoring the mental or physical health of the patient and family. There are numerous concepts that can be applied to family nursing practice. This purpose of this paper is to discuss family values and the family system and how family nursing theories can be incorporated into family nursing practice.
Family System
Friedman, Bowdan & Jones define family as “A unique, small group of closely interrelated and interdependent individuals who are organized into a single unit in order to attain family functions of goals” (Friedman, Bowdan, & Jones, 2003, Chapter 6). A family works together by learning the dynamics of its members health and the necessary actions to improve members health. Family encouragement is significantly important because individuals are more prone …show more content…
Family dynamics, beliefs, values and traditions vary from one family to the next. Family has the ability to be an integral part of the patients social life and health. There are numerous types of families: biological, married, adopted, extended etc. In acute psychiatric nursing care the ideal family is thought to be supportive. The family is actively involved in treatment planning and discharge planning. Unfortunately, sometimes the cause of some of the issues that patients face is due to issues within the family unit. As a result, this can be quiet challenging and difficult, as this may cause depression and other emotions. “In time, if no solution is found to reduce the stress, the system eventually reaches its limits to respond adaptively and reaches a point of exhaustion”