Introduction
Interrelated factors and circumstances influence the health of the patient and the entire families, including their physical and mental well-being. Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) must understand the impact which these varied circumstances on individual family members and the family as a collective unit. With such knowledge, FNPs can anticipate, reduce, or even eliminate undesirable family stress and better care for all patients in the family Description of Selected Family Theory
Berkey, Hanson, and Mischke’s Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory (FS3I) tool is an important means of assessing families, including the family examined for the purpose of this paper. In addition, Betty Neuman developed the Neuman System Model …show more content…
The questions include perceptions of specific stressors, including stressors for the family at large, as well as different topics such as family strengths and weaknesses. The clinician utilizes this tool to create an individualized care plan that addresses the indicated strengths and weaknesses (Johnson et al., …show more content…
Part II is twelve items, and it focuses on specific family systems stressors which may influence a family’s state of well-being, health and overall equilibrium. Finally, the sixteen attributes in Part III emphasize the strength of the family. It identifies how family members, as well as the family as a whole, can use their personal strengths to better handle stressful situations, since cognizance of family strengths provides direction for the prevention and intervention process (Berkey & Hanson, 1991). Each of the three parts of the instrument uses a range of 0 - 5. The options and their corresponding numerical values are as follows: not applicable = 0, seldom =1, between seldom and usually = 2, usually = 3, between usually and always = 4, and always = 5. Finally, the practitioner prepares a quantitative summary which will enable the clinician to determine the level of prevention and intervention: primary, secondary, or tertiary intervention. Thus, this level establishes the diagnoses, family plan of care, goals, and outcomes. Each family member receives a color code and completes a qualitative summary of the inventory, which is used in developing the family care plan (Mischke & Hanson,
Interrelated factors and circumstances influence the health of the patient and the entire families, including their physical and mental well-being. Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) must understand the impact which these varied circumstances on individual family members and the family as a collective unit. With such knowledge, FNPs can anticipate, reduce, or even eliminate undesirable family stress and better care for all patients in the family Description of Selected Family Theory
Berkey, Hanson, and Mischke’s Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory (FS3I) tool is an important means of assessing families, including the family examined for the purpose of this paper. In addition, Betty Neuman developed the Neuman System Model …show more content…
The questions include perceptions of specific stressors, including stressors for the family at large, as well as different topics such as family strengths and weaknesses. The clinician utilizes this tool to create an individualized care plan that addresses the indicated strengths and weaknesses (Johnson et al., …show more content…
Part II is twelve items, and it focuses on specific family systems stressors which may influence a family’s state of well-being, health and overall equilibrium. Finally, the sixteen attributes in Part III emphasize the strength of the family. It identifies how family members, as well as the family as a whole, can use their personal strengths to better handle stressful situations, since cognizance of family strengths provides direction for the prevention and intervention process (Berkey & Hanson, 1991). Each of the three parts of the instrument uses a range of 0 - 5. The options and their corresponding numerical values are as follows: not applicable = 0, seldom =1, between seldom and usually = 2, usually = 3, between usually and always = 4, and always = 5. Finally, the practitioner prepares a quantitative summary which will enable the clinician to determine the level of prevention and intervention: primary, secondary, or tertiary intervention. Thus, this level establishes the diagnoses, family plan of care, goals, and outcomes. Each family member receives a color code and completes a qualitative summary of the inventory, which is used in developing the family care plan (Mischke & Hanson,