A nurse is caring for a patient who was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The patient's wife states, "We are a family of diabetics
" The nurse advises the couple to attend the free nutrition, cooking, and exercise classes at the health center near their neighborhood. She also gives them the name of the public health nurse for their area. Which perspective of family nursing is the nurse practicing?
a. Family as a unit of care
b. Family as a system
c. Family as the context of care
d. Family as a resource and stressor
B
The nurse is viewing the family as a system because the nurse is providing information based on the wife's response that will benefit the entire family. The family is a part of a community and thus should interact or incorporate community resources into their health care plan. A system approach looks beyond the immediate family and views the community and its resources as a part of the suprasystem.
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