As a nurse, the primary focus is the wellbeing of your patient. Nurses must take into consideration all of the factors that contribute to a patients improved optimal health. According to the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO, 2006) it is important to analyze and assess families as a whole as they have the ability to positively or negatively affect the clients’ health. This paper will discuss the result of two interviews conducted in order to analyze a family (the Croods) using the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM).
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The CFAM is a model that is embedded within larger worldviews of postmodernism, biology of cognition and feminism. According to Wright …show more content…
According to Wright & Leahey (2013) spirituality is described as something that contributes to an ultimate meaning and purpose of life. Whereas religion is defines as affiliation with a community. Using this definition, the Croods can be viewed as being spiritual but not so much religious. The client shared that although they are not practicing Catholics, they do plan on teaching their daughter the spiritual way of the religion. The Croods plan on offering her all of the education needed to make an educated decision about her faith when time comes.
The client describes as their environment to be safe and friendly. The client states that she finds that her neighborhood has a weird dynamic, but in a positive way. The Croods neighborhood is made up of both young and older families. The client finds that she can go to her peers in times of need but she can also gain insight from the older families who have experiences. The Croods feel that despite their love for their community, they will always worry about their baby. They believe this nervous behaviour to just be part of being a new …show more content…
The third stage is families with young children. In this stage the pre-existing members of the family is now responsible for caring for a younger generation (Wright & Leahey, 2013). In this aspect of the CFAM many things are analyzed, such as the parents’ ability to care for each other as well as their new baby, their ability to deal with childcare and house hold tasks, and the effect this new baby plays in their outside relationships.
This new addition to their family has lead the Croods to learn new things about each other. The client describes as this experience being a new found love. The client explains that both she and husband are noticing new skills in each other that they did not know exist. The Croods also have gain a deeper respect and understanding for one another. The client feels that the more they care for their baby, the closer she and her husband