Childbearing
Consider the transitions of a childbearing family concerned with meeting the needs of a newborn and other young children (ages 5 & 7). Being oriented to the needs and developmental tasks of such a family helps a family nurse during an assessment. This information is relevant to the Developmental Stage category (as part of the Friedman Family Assessment Model [FFAM] or the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Model [CFAM]). With the advancement of genetic testing capabilities, how do you approach genetic testing and subsequent family disclosure of genetic information? What are some of the principles within the family nursing assessment process that still apply?
The parents’ response to this demand and the resulting children’s reaction to their response would also be relevant information. Using the short version of the FFAM or the CFAM, discuss which assessment categories would be most pertinent to your assessment and why.
Childbearing
Quoting the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), Reed and Tarko (2004) say the purpose of a nursing diagnosis is to “provide the basis for the selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable” (p. 263). Loveland-Cherry and Bomar (2004) recognize that family health promotion has not been adequately addressed by the suggested NANDA diagnoses because of their orientation to problems (a focus on deficits) rather than a statement that says: this is what the family wants to work towards; these are their strengths and resources that can be further built upon and developed while being mindful of but not focusing on their concerns and challenges alone. For example, family health promotion diagnosis may begin with: The family has the potential to…. or the family has expressed the desire to enhance.
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Childbearing
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- What are the primary differences between a NANDA diagnosis and a family health promotion diagnosis?
- What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of using a NANDA diagnosis?
- What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of using a family health promotion diagnosis?
- Consider the needs of a family concerned with meeting a 76-year-old grandfather’s needs who lives independently in a neighbouring community. This gentleman has hypertension, type II diabetes, and was recommended to use a walker when mobilizing outside the home but he does not always use it. Formulate health promotion diagnoses for this family. Formulate NANDA diagnoses for the same family.