Family Nursing: Research, Theory, and Practice (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Marilyn M. Friedman (Author)

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Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0838525253 | ISBN-13: 978-0838525258 | Edition: 4 Sub

California State Univ., Los Angeles. Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection. Basic family nursing theory and interventions for students and practitioners. Previous edition: c1992. 12 contributors, 11 U.S. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing Process-programmed instruction.

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Key Benefit: The fourth edition of this popular text addresses the full practice of family nursing and teaches a holistic, philosophical approach. Key Topics: Well-organized and comprehensive, this edition includes expanded and updated discussions of the family unit, an increased nursing intervention section, and a brand new chapter on Asian-American families. New case studies and a reality-based approach as well as chapter objectives and study questions help sharpen critical thinking skills. Market: Nurses, nursing students.

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As readers of the fifth edition, we think you will be pleased with the changes and additions that have been made. Much of this is due to the fact that two new co-authors have been added to the text. As the first author, I feel profoundly blessed to have two gifted and caring family nurses join me in updating and enriching the fifth edition's content and presentation. Dr. Vicky Bowden is a well-known nursing author, practitioner, and educator. Dr. Elaine Jones is also very experienced and expert in family nursing education, practice, and research with families with deaf members. Their positive contributions have made revising this text an exciting and very positive endeavor. We each revised about one third of the chapters, but carefully reviewed and made suggestions to the primary revisor on the other chapters to make them more comprehensive and relevant.

Great strides have been made in the field of family nursing since this text's inception in 1980 and the additions and changes in this text parallel family nursing's growth. There has been a proliferation of texts in family nursing that contain in-depth discussions of theories, research, and practice. The increase in publications about family nursing; the inception of the Journal of Family Nursing in 1995; the growing incorporation of family nursing into ANA Standards of Nursing Practice, NANDA nursing diagnoses, and the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC); the holding of national and international family nursing conferences; the continuing activity of the family and health section of the National Council for Family Relations; and the increase in family nursing courses and content in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs present strong evidence of the development of family nursing as both an integral part of generalist practice and as a specialty area in advanced practice nursing. Moreover, there is a growing consensus that family nursing is conceptually and empirically distinct from nursing of family members. And due to the profound influence of family therapy and the application of systems theory, family nurses are increasingly "thinking interactionally" in their writings and conversations about families and family nursing practice.

The text's focus in the fifth edition includes nursing diagnoses and interventions. In this edition, as previous editions, the same basic comprehensive family assessment tool is presented, with some modification. The family assessment model is based primarily on three theoretical perspectives: a systems perspective, a structural-functional perspective, and a family developmental perspective. A multicultural perspective is also integrated throughout.

This text is intended for undergraduate and graduate family nursing students and practitioners who are not practicing advanced family therapy or family systems nursing. Advanced family nursing practice requires the completion of a specialized program at the master's level. Hence, we included family nursing interventions that are basic and straightforward; these suggested interventions, although certainly necessary within family nursing practice, are insufficient for working with the very complex family in which more sophisticated, indirect interviewing and advanced counseling skills are required.

NEW FEATURES IN THE FIFTH EDITION

In the fifth edition of this text, the following new features have been added:

• Content outlines have been added at the beginning of each chapter.
• A bulleted summary at the end of each chapter highlights the key ideas within the chapter.
• A glossary containing the major terms used in each of the chapters augments comprehension.
• More tables and figures have been added to graphically depict key points.
• As part of the review questions at the end of each chapter, a family vignette has been added, which addresses chapter content and augments critical thinking skills.
• Chapters addressing practice areas include family assessment, family diagnoses, and family nursing interventions.
• In the family nursing practice chapters, three variables are considered: gender differences, sociocultural variation, and differences created by health alterations.
• Statistics and references have been carefully updated.
• The latest NANDA (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) and NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) descriptions are incorporated.

CONTENT NEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION

This book is subdivided into four broad sections. Part I includes two introductory chapters that discuss the family's importance and family definitions (Chapter 1) and family nursing's evolution, focus, and goals (Chapter 2). In Chapter 1, the sections outlining demographic trends impacting the family and the varied family forms have been updated and enlarged. The chapter on family nursing (Chapter 2) covers the gamut of emerging goals and roles of the family nurse from health promotion through rehabilitation. The rising costs of medical care; the implementation of managed care; the rising proportion of older, chronically ill individuals; and the recognition that many chronic illnesses can be prevented or ameliorated with lifestyle changes are prominent trends that have greatly expanded the role of the family nurse in both health promotion and acute and long-term care. Several major current issues facing family nursing facilitate our understanding of the status of family nursing today.

Part II addresses the basic theoretical foundations of family nursing (Chapters 3 through 6) . Chapter 3, "Theoretical Foundations of Family Nursing," reviews the various theories used in family nursing practice, with much better coverage of nursing theories than in the previous edition. Integrated family nursing theories are also described and advocated. Chapter 4 is a short chapter describing structural-functional theory and how it has been applied in this text. Chapter 5, "Family Developmental Theory" has been revised and updated to include a broader range of developmental theories. In this chapter, family developmental theory is applied to single-parent and stepparent families, in addition to the two-parent nuclear family. Chapter 6, "Systems Theory," contains greater coverage of holism, cybernetics, and communication theory as more focused, midrange theories subsumed under general systems theory.

Part III introduces the reader to the family nursing process as well as the actual family assessment model or tool (located within each of the individual chapters), family nursing diagnoses, and family nursing interventions. Chapter 7, "The Family Nursing Process," has been updated and revised, combining two chapters from the previous edition of the text into one chapter that is more comprehensive and includes a very thorough discussion of family nursing interventions. Chapter 7 covers the new literature appearing in the counseling, education, case management, and family nursing process areas. Chapter 8, "Family Identifying Data: Sociocultural Assessment and Intervention," discusses family nursing in the context of sociocultural diversity. Updating of statistical data and literature on the significant demographic changes taking place in America provide a greater understanding about the urgency of practicing competently with families from diverse backgrounds.

In the remainder of the practice chapters (Chapters 9 through 16) pertinent research, theory, and practice implications have been incorporated. These chapters address family structural dimensions; family functions; and family stress, coping, and adaptation. Family structural dimensions are crucial to family nursing practice, since they cover family dynamics as seen in family communication patterns and processes (Chapter 10), family power and decision making (Chapter 11), the family role structure (Chapter 12), and family values (Chapter 13). The affective function (Chapter 14), family socialization function (Chapter 15), and the health care function (Chapter 16) are the three most relevant family functions to assess in family nursing. Family stress, coping processes, and adaptation (Chapter 17) are also essential components within family nursing assessment and intervention.

Chapter 9, "Family Environmental Data," has new sections on resources in the home (such as Internet access), discussion of differences in rural versus urban family environment, an updated section on the effects of homelessness on family health, and a new section focusing on the sociopolitical environment as an important factor in family health.

Chapter 10, "Family Communication Patterns and Processes," contains both classic and recent research and theoretical content related to functional and dysfunctional family communication patterns. This chapter also discusses the influence of cultural beliefs, family life cycle stage, gender, family form, and family mini-culture on- family communication patterns.

Chapter 11, "Family Power and Decision Making," presents foundational concepts in family power. Discussion of family violence is now included in this chapter, with specific sections addressing intimate partner abuse, child and adolescent abuse, sibling abuse, parent abuse, and elder abuse.

Chapter 12, "Family Role Structure," focuses on research on family role changes during illness, with an expanded discussion about the family caregiver role, and the role of the father in contemporary families. A particular strength is the expanded section about grandparents' roles in families, especially grandmothers who are involved in raising grandchildren.

Chapter 13, "Family Values," contains new information regarding changes in family values that have emerged in recent years as a result of societal changes. Disparities in value systems are discussed, especially those that exist between the family and the health care professional.

Chapter 14, "The Family Affective Function," reviews essential components of the affective function. The chapter covers the process of family berea... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 675 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 Sub edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838525253
• ISBN-13: 978-0838525258
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a MUST HAVE, March 11, 2009

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I love this book. I found every chapter informative and easy to understand. I used this book for my family nursing class and it was right on the money. This is one book you will not want to sell back.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Near and dear to my heart's desires! Buy it!, November 1, 2010

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This book is incredible to me. The reason I purchased it is because I am most interested in the psychological aspects of families and coping as they relate to nursing in general. I am currently searching for an area in which to pursue a Ph.D., and I feel this book is going to give me a lot of insight. It seems that some people who purchased this book previously had nothing but complaints, but I would think it was because they were required to purchase it for a class. As far as actual nursing PRACTICE after graduation, the book is not quite as pertinent as, say, a med-surg nursing book. But I would compare it to a psych nursing book or would definitely recommend it as a needed component of a pediatric or geriatric class along with another book that talks about the physiological aspects of nursing those populations. I truly am glad this book was written and am very happy to have found it on Amazon. I think it covers a very needed aspect of nursing that may too often be neglected in educating our nurses in school! LOVE IT!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Family practice nursing, September 10, 2009

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A very good book for nursing school; or just a view on family, and individual nursing theories. Very informative and can be used as a great review tool for practitioner exams, or nursing exams.