Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention (Revised, Updated)

Wright, Lorraine M.; Leahey, Maureen

ISBN 10: 0803627394 / ISBN 13: 9780803627390

Published by F. A. Davis Company, 2012

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0803627394I2N00

Synopsis:

The ideal how-to book! *Innovative ideas to increase critical thinking *Practical guidelines for family interviewing *Clinical tools, skills and examples *Breaches the boundaries of practice, education and research Harness the power of the nurse-family relationship! Use the thoroughly revised evidence-based Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models to competently and compassionately assess and intervene with families experiencing illness, loss, and/or disability. From theory to practice, polish the skills you need to... *Use questions in family interviewing more effectively *Conduct a fifteen minute family interview *Avoid the three most common errors in family nursing *Create genograms for families with multiple unions, parents and siblings *Prepare, conduct, terminate, and document family interviews KEY FEATURES *Offers concrete practical ideas and examples for effective clinical family interviewing. *Includes genograms (family diagrams) for blended families with multiple parents and siblings. *Provides detailed clinical guidelines for preparing, conducting, documenting family interview. *Explores diversity issues such as ethnicity, race, culture, sexual orientation, gender, and socioeconomic class in numerous clinical examples. CONTENTS Introduction 1.Family Assessment and Intervention: An Overview 2.Theoretical Foundations of the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models 3.The Calgary Family Assessment Model 4.The Calgary Family Intervention Model 5.Family Nursing Interviews: Stages and Skills 6.How to Prepare for Family Interviews 7.How to Conduct Family Interviews 8.How to Use Questions in Family Interviewing 9.How to Do a 15-Minute (or Shorter) Family Interview 10.How to Move Beyond Basic Family Nursing Skills 11.How to Avoid the Three Most Common Errors in Family Nursing 12.How to Terminate with Families

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family ...
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
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