Assignment:
Family Nursing Theory and Literature Review Paper
(Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, and Research Kaakinen, Joanna; Coehlo, Deborah P.; Steele, Ros) focuses on using family theory to develop critical and creative thinking to support and implement family interventions in a health event or family situation. This chapter lays the groundwork for theory-guided, evidence-based family nursing practice. Remember family units can be defined in many different ways. Think beyond biological and consider social and community networks as "family" for your patients.
Potential issues to research for your literature review would include alcoholism, chronic disease, chronic grief, death of a loved one, dementia, stroke, domestic violence, mental illness, or obesity. If your topic is multifaceted, select one aspect of your topic for this paper.
Select a family theory that interests you. The problem will be the focus of your literature review for your paper where you will utilize scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or research papers that discuss this problem and how it should be managed. Utilize at least 3 scholarly articles for this paper.
1. Provide a brief background on your selected family issue, situation, or health event
2. Provide an overview of your theory and include key concepts of your theory such as who is the individual, family, organization, or society that your family theory focuses on
3. Describe and analyze the family theory, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the theory, include how this theory can be applied to your identified problem
4. Provide a summary of your findings, including what you learned, what more needs to be known about this problem and how it affects families
Paper Requirements:
Use APA format throughout the paper. There are software programs that can help you to correctly and effortless format your paper in APA format, including running header, title page, and references. PERRLA software is inexpensive and user friendly. If writing is not your strength, get started on your paper early and send it to the Online Writing Center for editing help.
The body of your paper needs to be 3 to 4 pages long. This does NOT include the title page and reference page. Papers that are more than 4 pages long will not be accepted.