family assesment

legal family

relationships through blood ties, adoption, guardianship, or marriaage

biological family

genetic biological networks among and between people

sociological family

groups of people living together with or without legal or biological ties

psychological family

Groups with strong emotional ties ex. friends

CAD

coronary artery

OM

obtuse marginal artery

LAD

left ant descending artery. very significant aka widow’s maker

LCX

left circumflex artery

RCA

right coronary artery

CABG

coronary artery bypass grafting

family as context

family serves as context for the individual as either a stressor or resource to the indivs health and wellness. asking the pt

family as a client

Nurse is interested in how the health event affects every one in the family. asking the family

family as system

focus bw family members becomes the focus for nursing interventions. family is assessed as a whole. asking about relationships

family as component of society

fam is viewed as an institution within a society which interacts with other institutions. community health nursing. asking about community

entering into a relationship

getting into sync wit the family; noticing, unconditional positive regard

being in a collaborative relationship

nurse and family

inquiry

who is the family, what is meaningful to them

follow their lead

sensitivity, listening, following their cues

self-observaation

being aware of your own perspective

collaborative knowledge development

family (experiential, sociocultural) and nurse (ways of knowing)

pattern recognition

noticing experiences and responses

naming and supporting

look beyond the surface to recognize their verstion of the issue, their strengths

roles of the family nurse

health educator, care provider + supervisor, family advocate, case finder + epidemiologist, reseacher