Nursing 2220A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter week 12: Genogram, Independent Community And Health Concern
9 Dec 2016
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Helps client think of relationships and resources in a new way: use genogram and ecomap, observe how the person rallies from illness, injuries, treatments and other insults. Speed at which they rally speaks volumes about their capacity to contain, overcome or compensate for weaknesses: ask the person to monitory their thoughts, feelings and responses. Allows them to reflect and therefore learn about themselves. Reading #1: potentials = underdeveloped, ill-defined or under-utilized qualities that in the right circumstance and environmental condition can develop into a strength or become a resource. Innate adaptive mechanisms are potentials that can be developed into strengths. Potentials involve biological systems, psychological capacities and social systems developing potentials into strengths: Occurs during all phases of the spiralling process. Potential strengths are found in a persons response to challenges. Also applies to identifying potential resources: converting potentials into strengths to turn a potential into a strength requires that the nurse and person:
