Family Systems Nursing

A family systems nursing approach to hypertension.

This article focuses on a family systems nursing approach for essential hypertension. A case example is presented that describes the approach with a hypertensive woman with agoraphobia symptoms. A clinically significant decrease in the client's blood pressure occurred following the family sessions. Clinical observations of improved family relationships and symptom reduction corroborate research...

International Family Nursing Association: family nursing practice survey findings.

Involving family systems in critical care nursing: challenges and opportunities.

The literature indicates that involvement of families in critical care settings is effective in meeting the needs of families and patients during a medical crisis. This article presents basic concepts from family systems theory, including cultural considerations useful in developing nursing care plans that integrate family involvement in the care of critically ill patients.

Family Nursing Game: Developing a board game Family Nursing Game: Desenvolvendo um jogo de tabuleiro sobre Família Family Nursing Game: Desarrollando un juego de tablero sobre la familia

Some nurses in Portugal still have no training on family nursing and their professional practice is only based on their personal experience as a member of a family. The aim of this study is to describe the development of an educational tool, a board game called "Family Nursing Game", which was developed, tested and validated for nurses learning the content of family nursing within a hospital co...

Family nursing research, theory and practice.

The absence of critical dialogue regarding what constitutes family nursing prevents the further development of the specialty area of family nursing. In this essay, the author issues nine challenges faced by those who would contribute to the development of family nursing.