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JOAQUIN P. VENUS III, MD,RN. Family. N203 Fundamentals Lecture part 1 of 7hrs 1300-1700 Monday August 23 rd , 2010, Taylor Ch2 pp 23-37. Varcarolis Ch36 pp. 730-744. Definition. any group of people who live together
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JOAQUIN P. VENUS III, MD,RN Family N203 Fundamentals Lecture part 1 of 7hrs 1300-1700 Monday August 23rd, 2010, Taylor Ch2 pp 23-37. Varcarolis Ch36 pp. 730-744
Definition • any group of people who live together • two or more people who are related through blood, marriage, adoption, or birth (Duvall, 1977) • an open and developing system of interacting personalities with structure and process enacted in relationships among the individual members regulated by resources and stressors and existing within the larger community (Smith & Maurer, 1995)
Definition • A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption living together (USCB 2005) • Two or more people who live in the same household (usually), share a common emotional bond, and perform certain interrelated social tasks (Spradly & Allender, 1996)
Family • How well a family works together and how well it can organize itself against potential threats depend on its: • family types • structure (who its members consist of) • function (the activities or roles family members carry out)
Family Types • Family of orientation: - the family one is born into • Family of procreation: - a family one establishes
Family Structures • Nuclear • Dyad • Extended • Blended • Compound • Single-parent • Cohabiting • Foster • Gay/ Lesbian
Family Structures • Nuclear family: - family composed of husband, wife and children
Family Structures • Dyad family: - family consists of 2 people living together usually man and woman without children
Family Structures • Single Parent family: - family with one parent
Cohabitation family: - composed of heterosexual couples who live together like a nuclear family but remain unmarried (may be temporary or lasting) Family Structures
Family Structures • Extended (multigenerational) family: -includes not only nuclear family but also other family members
Family Structures Blended family: - divorced or widowed person with children marries someone who also has children
Communal family: - group of people who have chosen to live together as an extended family Family Structures
Family Structures • Gay or Lesbian family:- homosexual union, individuals of the same sex live together as parents for companionship, financial security, and sexual fulfillment • Compound family - One man/woman with several spouses
Adoptive family: - families who adopt children for various reasons: - inability to have children biologically - biological parents are unable to provide care and are willing to have their children adopted Family Structures
Family Structures family: • Foster family: - children whose biological parents can no longer care for them, may be placed in a foster or substitute home by child protection agency; temporary arrangement
Family Functions • Family is passed from one generation to the next • It is constantly changing and not well defined • The family is a product of time and place • The family develops its own lifestyle • The family operates as a group • The family allows independence among members to flourish
Family Authority • Patriarchal • Matriarchal • Egalitarian • Democratic • Laissez Faire
Family Role • The role of the family is to help meet the basic human needs of its members while also meeting the needs of society. (Friedman, Bowden, & Jones, 2003) • Buffer between the needs of the individual member and the demands and expectations of society.
Family Role • Each member plays out their roles while interacting as personalities within the context of family unity • Family develops an identity in terms of role responsibilities • Every member has: • personal status and personal roles • a sense of role for other members. • a sense of how family life ought to be.
Family Role • In healthy families, the parental role is to guide the family functioning without being over authoritarian or having power. • Society and community depends on the family to fulfill its role responsibilities both by custom and by law • In all its roles, the family thrives only by adapting to the local community.
Family Role • ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARENTS/ELDERS IN THE FAMILY: - Wage Earner/ Provider - Financial Manager - Problem Solver - Decision Maker - Health Manager/Nurturer - Gate Keeper
Eight Family Tasks (Duvall &Niller) • Physical maintenance • Socialization of Family • Allocation of Resources • Maintenance of Order • Division of Labor • Reproduction, Recruitment, and Release of family member • Placement of members into larger society • Maintenance of motivation and morale
Family as a System Society Family individual
Family as a System • The family as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts. • Family members (subsystems) are in constant interaction with each other to survive • The family strengthens individual subsystems emotionally and physically to maximize family power. • A change in one family member affects all family members
Family as Part of a Community • Community • Geographical areas in which residents relate and interact among themselves • Each of the residents leave in a community under a family
Major Family Goal • Getting and conserving energy from environment and inside system to facilitate a healthy internal family environment
The Healthy Family • Is able to create a balance between change and stability • Seeks balance • Moves in a way to minimize stress • Seeks help • Is amenable to nursing intervention
The Healthy Family MAJOR PHASES OF FAMILY LIFE: • Well family • Family in crisis
Nursing Process: Promotion of Family Health • Assessment • Nursing Diagnosis • Outcome identification and planning • Implementation • Outcome evaluation
Assessment of Family Structure and Function: • TOOLS : • Genogram-a diagram that details family structure, provide information about the family’s history and roles of various family member • Family APGAR
FAMILY GENOGRAM MARY LOURDES NACEL G. CELESTE, RN, MD
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