The Lyle Family

There are many roles and areas of practice available to graduates with a master’s degree in nursing. Changes in healthcare resulting from the passage of the Affordable Care Act offer new and innovative roles for nurses. Among these roles are direct care practice roles as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in family care, gerontology or adult health. Indirect care roles as a Nurse Educator, Nurse Administrator, or Nurse Informaticist are also options graduates of master’s program may choose. Regardless of the path chosen, there are core competencies that must be met for each, in addition to specific competencies related to the area of practice chosen. This paper will compare and contrast the roles of Family Nurse

The Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping was developed by American psychologist Richard S. Lazarus. It is used to analyze the complex processes individuals undergo in coping with stressful life experiences. The core assumption of this theory is that coping is a process wherein adaptational outcomes are determined by how individuals appraise stressful experiences, the coping styles that are employed by the individual, and how dispositional and situational factors serve as mediating variables (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984; Lazarus, 1999).

The shortage of primary care physicians has been a problem in health care system and will continue to the next decade due to increasing of aging population. According to National Governors Association (NAG) (2012), the growth of the aging population combined with the initiative of the Affordable Care Act, the problem of primary care providers shortage is worsening. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are educated and prepared to perform primary care services as physicians do. More importantly, studies showed that NPs’ role as primary care providers achieve equal or higher patient satisfaction rates (Evangelista et al., 2011, Albers-Heitner et al., 2013). These studies illustrates that NPs can play a key role in providing services to health care market.

The scope of practice of a family nurse practitioner enables them the ability to serve as a primary care provider for families. This includes providing care for each member of the family individually and for the entire family collectively as a whole. Family nurse practitioners typically work in either a family practice or community health setting, where they are often responsible for the care of the entire family. Within each setting, there are numerous cultural variations that a family nurse practitioner might encounter. It is important that the family nurse practitioner is able to meet the families’ and are culturally competent when doing so. There are different family cultural assessment tools that aid in properly assessing and providing

A successful Family Nurse Practitioner will be able to effectively assess, diagnoses and treat individuals. They also need to possess good communication skills in order to provide education and all around personal holistic care.

Family theories have been used throughout the history of nursing to help guide patient care and provide the best patient outcomes. Certain theories may be more applicable to the specific patient encounter; however, each theory has benefits and drawbacks to their use. The purpose of this paper is to examine two selected theories, comparing their strengths and weaknesses. I will also discuss a theoretical family in relation to one theory, and how that theory can be best integrated into the care provided by an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN).

throughout your life Did you ever had a time when you went through so much that you learn something from it causes you to mature, I know I had. To begin with, this book is about a black family in Mississippi in the 1930 's, told from the point of view of the only daughter, Cassie Logan, a fourth-grader. It shows the harsh realities of segregation, racism, and the oppression of blacks in the South during this time period. The Logan family is having to get along without their father because he has to go away to work. They are better off than most black families because they have their own land. Cassie and her brothers have many run-ins with the white Simms family. All the members of this family are racist except for one son, Jeremy, who longs

The following nursing diagnosis’ is based off of our families weaknesses and strengths. It is important for the family to know their strengths and problems to limit potential problems in the future like: conflicts between family members and family stability. The most important problem that K. S. faces is caregiver role strain. While S. S. is at work and going to school full-time, K. S. is busy taking care of the day care and their two daughters, M. S and A. S.. K. S. also are busy doing things around the house like cooking, cleaning and taking care of their dog. This is related to 24 hour caregiving causing feelings of exhaustion from being the main caregiver, which plays a big role in this nursing diagnosis.

A family nurse practitioner (FNP) is a member of the health care team who provides quality and cost-effective care to patients across the lifespan, from newborn to old age. They provide care in various healthcare settings such as outpatient clinics, hospitals, community health centers and public health departments. They focus on disease prevention, health and wellness promotion. The FNP empowers patients through patient education and partnerships in clinical treatment decisions (Hamric, 2014; “Nurse Practitioner,” 2014). How does one become an effective Family Nurse Practitioner?

The focus of this role analysis paper will be on the role of the family nurse practitioner (FNP), specifically within New Mexico, since the scope of practice can vary from state to state. An FNP, also referred to as simply nurse practitioner (NP) in many studies, is a nurse with an advanced practice degree as well as national certification. Their focus is on preventative care for people of all ages, from young children up to elderly adults. A majority of FNPs work in primary care clinics, but are not limited to this field, some also work within hospitals or in specialized clinics as well. When discussing the difference between the NP and the clinical nurse specialist, one study stated that "initially developed to meet the needs of underserved

The superficial burn on Harold’s genitals will cause him a great deal of pain, this pain may prevent Harold from mobilising as he was prior to receiving the burns. Harold also has superficial and full thickness burns to his right leg will add to Harold’s restricted mobilising. Also as Harold requires daily dressings to his wounds this will cause a great deal of pain for Harold and this may leave Harold feeling reluctant to mobilise. Having restricted mobility will impact on Harold as he also looks after his wife who has early signs of Alzheimer’s, perform chores around the house, personal care and the ability to look after his block of land. Incontinence may also become an issue for Harold being an older gentleman if Harold is unable to reach the toilet in a timely he may experience incontinence.

Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate my understanding of the construction of the social history of three generations of Sallie Brown’s family displayed on the attached family genogram and ecomap (See attachments).

Moral integrity is the key ingredients and navigator in professional nurses that lead to ultimate goal of nursing care. It has been recognized as a fundamental part of professional nurses’ practice (Ulrich et al, 2010; Pavlish et al, 2012). Professional nurses play the largest role to support the need for individualized treatment of the patient. The goals of the profession of nursing are related to ethical and involve protecting patients from harm while providing care that is the most benefit for the patient (Bosek, 2009; Kopala&Burkhart, 2005; Helft, 2011; Susan, 2013,). Nowadays, professional nurses have encountered to face and manage with moral problem that occur from complexity of patient health problems, advances in technology, inappropriate of health care system, policies and priorities that conflict with care needs, inadequate staffing and increased turnover, or lack of administrative support (Brazil et al. 2010; Eizenberg et al. 2009; Elpern et al. 2005; Epstein, 2008; Gutierrez, 2005; Peter, 2008; Radzvin, 2010; Redman and Fry, 2000; Solomon et al. 2005; Sporrong et al. 2006; Wigglelon et al 2010).

What does multi-stressed families means to me? Multi-stressed families can be defined as a combining form of stress in a real or imagined lack of balance between the demands on the family and the family’s ability to meet those demands. In the definition of family stress, the demands in the family are commonly referred to as stressors. A stressor is a life event or a transition that happens in the family. It can be either positive or negative and can cause a change in the family’s coping pattern. Family life has many challenges. Multi-stressed families faced situations such as accident that had involved in a family, death or loss of a loved one, chronic or physical illness, divorce/separation, unemployment, unexpected pregnancy, mental health

Despite of family unit, the importance of parenting is one of the best predictors of children’s social and emotional well being. Many single parents find it risky to function efficiently as parents. Several studies show that single parenting is associated with children’s poor academic achievements, low self esteem, emotional problems, conduct problems and problems forming and maintaining social affiliation (Paul R. Amato, 2005).