Nursing Care of Families Flashcards

Flashcards on Nursing Care of Families

Family

Two or more people who share resources and provide physical, emotional, or spiritual support to each other. They may be related biologically, legally, and/or emotionally.

Family of Origin

The family that raised the individual.

Family of Choice

Family adopted through marriage or cohabitation.

Nuclear Family

Consists of a husband, wife, and their children.

Extended Family

Grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins living under the same roof.

Single Parent Family

One adult with one or more children.

Blended/Reconstituted Family

One or both parents with children from a previous relationship.

Cohabitative Family

Unmarried couple living together.

Communal Family

Group with common values who live together and share roles and resources.

LGBTQ+ Family

Any family with an adult who identifies with the LGBTQ+ community.

Foster/Adoptive Family

Temporarily or permanently adding children with no biological ties to the family.

Multi-Cultural Family

Two or more cultures, races, or ethnicities in the same family.

Physical Sustenance

Providing food, clothing, and shelter.

Nurturance/Emotional Support

Providing loving care and attention with unconditional acceptance.

Socialization

Teaching by example, learning the rules of society.

Education (Function)

Education of the child begins in the home.

Reproduction

The means by which the family survives through succeeding generations.

Arts & Recreation

Sharing fun times as well as work, experiencing the arts.

Spiritual (Function)

Relates to the human spirit, source of strength and coping structures.

Couple Stage

A new family begins when single adults become a couple.

Childbearing Stage

The arrival of a new baby forever changes the family.

Families with Young Children

Focused on child development, concerns include childcare, injuries, and illnesses.

Families with Adolescents

Concerns include teen risk-taking behaviors, substance abuse, and sexual promiscuity.

Sandwich Generation

Households where the middle generation is responsible for both raising their children and caring for their aging parents.

Grown-Child Stage

Parents shift their focus from caring for children to caring for each other.

Older Adult Stage

Begins with retirement, adjusting to decline in income and changing health.

Authoritative Parenting

Warm responsiveness, firm-but-fair behavioral control, freedom from psychological control.

Authoritarian Parenting

High behavioral and psychological control, low responsiveness.

Permissive/Indulgent Parenting

Warm responsiveness, freedom from psychological control and behavioral control.

Uninvolved (Neglectful) Parenting

Cool responsiveness with inadequate behavioral control, parents meet their needs first.

Closed Boundaries

Isolated and self-contained, keep in secrets/keep out others.

Semi-permeable Boundaries

Maintain appropriate privacy, secure sense of family identity.

Open Boundaries

Freely share family information without privacy concerns.

Functional Families (Dealing with Stressors)

Families pull together to get through difficulties and seek outside support appropriately.

Dysfunctional Families (Dealing with Stressors)

Even minor irritations cause major rifts due to emotional and inappropriate reactions.

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect health risks and outcomes.

Structural-Functional Theory

Outcome focuses on the needs of the individual, family, and society.

Family Interactional/Group Theory

Emphasis on roles, ideal is clear verbal communication congruent with nonverbal cues.

Family Systems Theory

Families have interrelated elements, relationships, and interdependent subsystems.