Family Nursing Paper
Running head: THE GROWING SPECIALTY OF FAMILY NURSING
The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing
Stephanie Hursey
University of Phoenix
Concepts of Family Nursing Theory
NUR 464
Mrs. Janice Hess
Jan 20, 2007
The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing
The family's health has become an important focus on health care today. Nursing research has transitioned from client centered care to viewing the client within the context of the family. Changing family dynamics and functions have made an impact on its health. Researchers have written materials that give explanation to the reasons for the evolving family and its impact on society. This paper provides insight on what constitutes a family, why family is important to nurses, how the family has changed and the writer's view of family health nursing.
Family is a group of people who are related or connected through a common bound. They rely on each other for support, identity, stabilization. Through the interaction of family the members derive their meaning of life and the society around them. Through family the members gain an …show more content…
Family health nursing may be accessed through an individual health event that causes them to become the recipient of a nursing system or the family seeking nursing assistance. Through these events the nurse is able to identify the health care deficit and the family's need for nursing care. This area of nursing as a specialty is new to me. After careful readings in this class it seems very appropriate to have this specialty evolving and growing within the nursing practice. Rarely does care of a patient take place with contact and impact from the patient's family. Therefore, recognizing and incorporating the family views on health and illness, as well as their involvement in care is a comprehensive approach to guiding the family system to health and
The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing
Stephanie Hursey
University of Phoenix
Concepts of Family Nursing Theory
NUR 464
Mrs. Janice Hess
Jan 20, 2007
The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing
The family's health has become an important focus on health care today. Nursing research has transitioned from client centered care to viewing the client within the context of the family. Changing family dynamics and functions have made an impact on its health. Researchers have written materials that give explanation to the reasons for the evolving family and its impact on society. This paper provides insight on what constitutes a family, why family is important to nurses, how the family has changed and the writer's view of family health nursing.
Family is a group of people who are related or connected through a common bound. They rely on each other for support, identity, stabilization. Through the interaction of family the members derive their meaning of life and the society around them. Through family the members gain an …show more content…
Family health nursing may be accessed through an individual health event that causes them to become the recipient of a nursing system or the family seeking nursing assistance. Through these events the nurse is able to identify the health care deficit and the family's need for nursing care. This area of nursing as a specialty is new to me. After careful readings in this class it seems very appropriate to have this specialty evolving and growing within the nursing practice. Rarely does care of a patient take place with contact and impact from the patient's family. Therefore, recognizing and incorporating the family views on health and illness, as well as their involvement in care is a comprehensive approach to guiding the family system to health and