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penguins · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Identify nursing actions that relate to three of the core family processes of communication, caregiving and cathexis.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Identify nursing actions that relates to three of the core family processes of connectedness, change, and coordination.

What will be an ideal response?

meganmoser117 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS:
Examples of answers:
Communication: Family meeting to resolve family conflict.
Caregiving: Complete family caregiving strain index to assess caregiving.
Cathexis: Assess chronic sorrow.
Rationale:
Family meetings can help resolve family conflict through focusing on family core processes of communication.
Completing family caregiving strain index assesses the family core process of caregiving.
Assessing chronic sorrow addresses the family core processes of cathexis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
Change: Motivational interviewing to identify areas of possible change in family routines.
Connectedness: Explore family bonds in the ecomap.
Coordination: Identify resources in the family social systems networks.
Rationale:
Family-focused nursing actions of motivational interviewing addresses family change.
Exploring family bonds addressed the core process of family connections.
Identifying resources in the community and social network will allow the nurse to help the family coordinate the available resources.