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What is the definition of family according to WHO in 1976?

The primary social agent in the promotion of health and well-being.

What type of family consists of a husband and wife and their immediate children?

Nuclear family.

What are the universal characteristics of families?

Every family is a small social system, has its own cultural values and rules, has structures, has certain basic functions, and moves through stages in its life cycle.

What are some characteristics of healthy families?

Healthy interaction among members, enhancement of individual development, effective structuring of relationships, active coping effort, healthy environment and lifestyle, and regular links with the broader community.

What does the family health assessment process focus on?

Collecting information on family health status, composition, function, and process.

What are the three levels of assessment in family health nursing?

First Level Assessment, Second Level of Assessment, and Family Nursing Diagnosis.

What typology includes conditions that increase disease/injury risk?

Health Threats.

What is the Family Health Care Plan (FHCP)?

A focus on actions to solve problems, based on logical data analysis, relating to future goals.

What elements are included in family interviewing?

Manners, therapeutic questions, therapeutic conversations, Genogram/Ecomap, and commending family strengths.

What is one common barrier to providing adequate nursing care?

Inadequate knowledge of disease, child development, or the interventions needed.

What does a Genogram record?

Family structure, genealogy, three generations.

What is a blended family?

A family formed when one or both spouses bring children from a previous marriage.

What defines a cohabiting family?

An unmarried couple living together with or without children.

What are the basic functions of every family?

Affection, provide security, affiliation and companionship, socialization, control.

What is meant by the 'contracting period' in family life cycles?

A period when family members leave or die.

What does the Health Status of Each Family Member include?

Medical/nursing history, nutritional assessment, anthropometric data, dietary history, developmental assessment.