NR222 / NR 222 Exam 2 (Latest Update): Health & Wellness - Chamberlain

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NR 222 Health & Wellness Exam 2 A family can be defined as ______________ a set of relationships that a patient identifies as family or as a network of individuals who influence one another's liv... es, whether or not there are actual biological or legal ties. current trends in family issues and explain each Family durability is a system of support and structure within a family that extends beyond the walls of the household. For example, the parents may remarry, or the children may leave home as adults, but in the end the "family" transcends long periods and inevitable lifestyle changes. Family resiliency is the ability of a family to cope with expected and unexpected stressors. The family's ability to adapt to role and structural changes, developmental milestones, and crises shows resilience. For example, a family is resilient when the wage earner loses a job and another member of the family takes on that role. The family survives and thrives as a result of the challenges they encounter from stressors. Family diversity is the uniqueness of each family unit. For example, some families experience marriage for the first time and then have children in later life. Another family includes parents with young children and grandparents living in the home. Every person within a family unit has specific needs, strengths, and important developmental considerations. Assessment: 5 realms of family life interactive processes, developmental processes, coping processes, integrity (values, beliefs, meanings, rituals, etc) processes, and health processes. Intervention: what are health promotions related to the family? When implementing family nursing, health promotion interventions are designed to improve or maintain the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the family unit and its members. Health promotion behaviors need to be tied to the developmental stage of a family (e.g., adequate prenatal care for the childbearing family or adherence to immunization schedules for the childrearing family). [Show More]

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