A genogram provides a nurse and the family with a visual diagram of a family’s current energy expanded in situations. This helps the nurse to devise a therapeutic care plan to improve relationships and develop more of a positive energy flow to improve health (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to create a genogram for a family and to determine the relationship strengths and energy flow between the family’s environmental resources. Family nursing interventions and resources will also be suggested for each negative energy to provide a more positive flow.
The Myers family genogram showed this family consisted of a husband, wife, and three children. Both mother and father have full time jobs, with average income, and live paycheck to paycheck every week. Recently, their four-year-old son was …show more content…
The mother and father in this family married within six months after meeting and the mother-in-law did not approve, stating that their relationship would never last due to not knowing each other well enough. This brought tension to the family and the wife still feels like the mother-in-law is constantly criticizing her and wanting to be in control of their life. In response to her feelings, the daughter presents herself as standoffish toward the mother-in-law. The mother-in-law feels like her son has been taken away from her and she is no longer wanted or needed. Therapeutic communication in a non-threatening environment could benefit this family. An important attribute is to include the entire family in a discussion (Kaakinen et al., 2015). Since the mother-in-law does not feel needed, this could be an opportunity to allow her to help care for the family while the mother attends to her injured child, therefore treating the family as a system while possibly mending the relationship problem between the mother and the
The Myers family genogram showed this family consisted of a husband, wife, and three children. Both mother and father have full time jobs, with average income, and live paycheck to paycheck every week. Recently, their four-year-old son was …show more content…
The mother and father in this family married within six months after meeting and the mother-in-law did not approve, stating that their relationship would never last due to not knowing each other well enough. This brought tension to the family and the wife still feels like the mother-in-law is constantly criticizing her and wanting to be in control of their life. In response to her feelings, the daughter presents herself as standoffish toward the mother-in-law. The mother-in-law feels like her son has been taken away from her and she is no longer wanted or needed. Therapeutic communication in a non-threatening environment could benefit this family. An important attribute is to include the entire family in a discussion (Kaakinen et al., 2015). Since the mother-in-law does not feel needed, this could be an opportunity to allow her to help care for the family while the mother attends to her injured child, therefore treating the family as a system while possibly mending the relationship problem between the mother and the