NSG 3335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Nuclear Family, Family Therapy, Family Caregivers
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The most improved and steady mentally ill clients have a good support system (family, significant other, children, friends). The nurse mush not have bias against family involvement. The nurse"s own family experiences in uence how the nurse perceives and reacts to the client"s family. Family"s insights should be included in assessment, and if appropriate planning of care particularly post discharge. Fewer than 1 in 5 children have grown up in traditional nuclear family structure. Patterns and changes in family structure, interactions, and relationships as families move through stages. Stages are inferred from events spurred on by a change in family memberships. When members are unable or unwilling to perform assigned roles, the family experiences stress. Multigenerational viewpoint expanded to include divorce, remarriage, and culturally divers patterns. Family roles - patterns of behavior sanctioned by the culture to accomplish family developmental tasks. When roles are not negotiated satisfactorily, family disequilibrium, results.
