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Concepts of Community
Community Health Nursing 19
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/25/2011

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conceptual model
Definition
a framework made up of ideas for explaining and studying a phenomenon of interest, conveying a particular perception of the world
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developmental framework
Definition
studies families from a life-cycle perspective by examining members' changinging roles and tasks in each progressive life-cycle stage
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eco-map
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a diagram of the connections between a family and the other systems in its ecologic environment; originally devised to depict the complexity of the client's story
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family health
Definition
how well the family function together as a unit
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family nursing
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a kind of nursing practice in which the family is the unit of service
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genogram
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a display of family information in a graphic form that provides a quick view of complex family patterns
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interactional framework
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describes the family as a unit of interacting personalities and emphasizes communication, roles, conflict, coping patterns, and decision-making processes
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outcome evaluation
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the assessment of change in the family's (client's) health status based on mutually agreed upon activities
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referral
Definition
a request for service from another agency or person
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resource directory
Definition
a published source of community services developed for professionals and the broader community
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strengthening
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a communication technique in which, either verbally or in writing, the nurse lists positive points about an otherwise negative situation
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structural-functional framework
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describes the family as a social system relating to other social systems in the external environment, such as church, school, work, and the health care system
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