NUR 1021C Chapter Notes - Chapter Test 2: Nursing Care Plan, Health Promotion, Nuclear Family
10 Feb 2020
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In two-career (or dual-career) families, both partners are employed. Size and type: nuclear, extended, or other type of family. Age and gender of family members: family roles and functions. Family members working outside the home; type of work and satisfaction with it. Household roles and responsibilities and how tasks are distributed: ways child-rearing responsibilities are shared, major decision maker and methods of decision making. Family members" satisfaction with roles, the way tasks are divided, and the way decisions are made: physical health status. Perceptions of own and other family members" health. Previous acute illnesses and presence of chronic conditions of any member. Screening for and knowledge of any genetic disorders. Routine health care, when and why primary care provider last seen. Interaction patterns: ways of expressing affection, love, sorrow, anger, and so on, most significant family members in person"s life. Openness of communication with all family members: family values. Cultural and religious orientations; degree to which cultural practices are followed.
