Maternal and Child Health Nursing Framework and Family Concepts

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers the fundamental framework, goals, theories, and family structures associated with Maternal and Child Health Nursing as presented in the lecture notes.

Primary Goal of Maternal and Child Health Nursing

The promotion and maintenance of optimal family health to ensure cycles of optimal childbearing and childrearing.

Philosophy of Maternal and Child Health Nursing

A practice that is family-centered, community-centered, and evidence-based.

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Eight goals set by the United Nations in 2000 to eradicate poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disease, which expired in 2015.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

A collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030, built on the MDGs as a framework.

Callista Roy’s Adaptation Theory

A nursing theory where the nurse’s role is to help patients adapt to change caused by illnesses or other stressors.

Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Theory

A nursing theory that involves examining the patient’s ability for self-care.

Patricia Benner’s Novice-Expert Model

A model describing the nurse’s movement from a novice level to becoming an expert.

6 Competencies for Quality Care

Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork & Collaboration, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, Safety, and Informatics.

Family of orientation

The family in which a person is raised, including oneself, mother, father, and siblings.

Family of procreation

The family one establishes and creates by getting married and having children.

Childfree family

Two people living together without children.

Cohabitation family

Couples, perhaps with children, who live together but remain unmarried.

Nuclear family

A family composed of two parents and children.

Extended family

Also called a multigenerational family, it consists of the nuclear family plus relatives like grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.

Single-parent family

A family structure that offers a special parent-child relationship and increased opportunities for self-reliance but may have limited resources.

Blended family

Also known as a Remarriage or Reconstituted Family, where a divorced or widowed person with children marries someone who also has children.

Dyad Family

Two people living together, usually a man and woman or same-sex adults, for companionship and financial security.

Binuclear family

A family created by divorce or separation where the child is raised in two separate families.

Communal Family

A group of people who choose to live together as an extended family motivated by social or religious values rather than kinship.

Foster Family

A theoretically temporary family structure where parents receive remuneration for the care of children until they can return to their own parents.

Adoptive Family

A structure where a person assumes parenting of a child from biological parents through agencies, international, or private adoption.

Polygyny

A type of polygamous family where one man has several wives.

Polyandry

A type of polygamous family where one woman has several husbands.

Physical Maintenance

A family task involving the provision of food, clothing, and shelter.

Maintenance of Order

A family task that involves establishing family rules and regulations.

Boomerang Generation

Young adults who return home to live with their family after college or a failed relationship until they can afford their own home.

Sandwich Family

A family that is squeezed into taking care of both aging parents and a returning young adult.

Empty Nest Syndrome

A feeling of boredom, grief, or loneliness parents may feel when their children leave home for the first time.

Genogram

A diagram detailing family structure and history over several generations, used for discussion and analysis of family interaction.

Ecomap

A diagram of family and community relationships used to document the fit of a family in their community.

Family APGAR

A screening tool used to evaluate the family environment.