System Theory In Nursing: A Case Study

Nurses need to understand and utilize the theoretical perspective to assess and achieve goals for families throughout their practice. By having a greater understanding of these theories, nurses can promote healthy habits and relations for all families. It also, help the nurse to recognize that family plays a huge role in the well-being of the patients since “family members are the first influence on a person's view of health” (Grand Canyon Univeristy, 2015); therefore, they need to be part of our nursing plan in order to better achieve the health care needs of our patients.
I have found it very difficult to decide which theory would be the most helpful and effective; they all appeared to have something that appealed to me. My final decision was the system theory, even though it seems to be a bit simpler, I think that it could be considered …show more content…
As cited by Edelman, Mandle and Kudzman (2014), “in systems theory, behaviors and family members’ responses influence patterns” (p.151). Which means that each specific member, their roles and their actions have influence or effect in the rest of the unit. In