caring for families & key terms

family

what an individual believes to be

family centered

approach establishes a working relationship with the patient and family to promote their overall well-being and health outcomes.

extended

type of family form that includes relatives such as aunts, uncles and cousins

family as context 

level of approach for family nursing practice where the focus is on health and development of the individual family members

alternative family

a multiunit family form that includes adults living together or partners cohabiting

attachment

a mother who isn’t holding her newborn and struggles with breast feeding is at risk for parent child

function

what a family does 

blended

type of family form brings unrelated children into a new joint living situation

trends

Divorce, marrying later, single-parent family, and the same-sex marriages are current _____ in the U.S

family resiliency

the ability to cope and adapt with expected and unexpected stressors and adapt to role and structural changes 

sandwhich

family dynamic where families support their parent and children at the same time

family as a system

level of approach for family nursing practice that focuses on care for both the individual family member and the family unit

nuclear family

the type of family form includes a married couple and their biological children

family durability

system of support and structure within a family that helps families transcend long periods and inevitable lifestyle changes

structure

you may assess this part of a family by asking “who performs each task” (cooking, cleaning, finances, caring for children, etc.)

single parent

the type of family form happens when one parent leaves the nuclear family

family diversity

the uniqueness of each family

family as patient

level of approach for family nursing practice where family patterns and processes are the primary focus

rigid

structures that are too _____ may sometimes threaten family functions.

ex: dad works and mom performs housekeeping and cares for children

polydipsia

excessive thirst

enuresis

bedwetting

dysruria

difficult, painful urination

frequency

voiding more than 8 times during waking hours

nocturia

awakened from sleep because of the urge to void

urgency

immediate and strong urge to void

polyuria

voiding excessive amounts of urine

hematuria

blood in urine

retention 

suddenly able to void when bladder is fullw

what are the 6 sections of the large intestine

cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum

polyuria

excess urine more than 2000ml

oliguria

diminished output

anuria

absence of urine

urine specific gravity

1.005 - 1.030

perfusion

pumps oxygenated blood to the tissues and returns deoxygenated blood to the lungs

diffusion

exchange of respiratory gases in the alveoli and capillaries