Read chapters 13 of the class textbook and review the PowerPoint presentations located in the PowerPoint folder. Once done work on the following case studies;
Case study Number 1
1. Annie was widowed when her son was 4 years old. She later remarried a man with a child 2 years younger than her own. The children now being 17 and 19 years old, respectively, Annie is preparing for her oldest son to leave for college in the fall. Suddenly, Annie’s father dies, and her mother has expressed the desire to move in with Annie. She explains that her income will be limited to her husband’s social security, and now that Annie will have additional room in her home, this will be a good situation for the whole family.
a. Using family systems theory, how would you define this family?
b. What would be the purpose of using a family mapping (ecomap) technique to descry
this family?
c. How would you describe the structure of this family?
Case Study Number 2
A community health nurse is visiting a family with a newborn child. This is the fourth baby for the family. All four children in the family are below the age of 5. Both sets of grandparents live in the same home. The community health nurse has to complete a family assessment, and recognizes that the significant event of the newborn can place the overall family health at risk. (Learning Objectives: 2, 3, 5)
a. The nurse has 15 minutes to complete a family assessment. What are ways that the nurse can acknowledge the family’s strengths?
b. What is the purpose of an ecogram of the family?
c. The community health nurse recognizes that four children below the age of 5 and two sets of grandparents residing in the same home can create alterations in routines. What is the aim of assessing rituals and routines for the family?
d. What is the nurse’s goal for family assessment when utilizing the Roy Adaptation Model?
Instructions:
APA format (intext citations and references)
Plagiarism FREE
700 words
A minimum of 3 evidence-based references no older than 5 years must be used.