Capturing Family Complexity in Family Nursing Research and Practice

Parenthood and parenting are concepts central for child and family health nurses and professionals. They are foundational to numerous nursing philosophies such as ‘family-centred care’ and ‘parent participation’. Yet our understanding of the meaning of being a parent remains difficult to articulate and is often operationalised as collections of assessable techniques and skills. We propose an alternative understanding of parenthood, based on the work of Martin Heidegger and his turn to poetry, that is more ontologically focused on the meaning of being a parent and valuable to nurses seeking to understand or research the existential core of this complex relationship. Alternative ways of understanding parenthood will help nurses grasp the complexities of family relationships they will encounter in practice. Researchers may also frame their investigations and explorations of parenting and parent–child–professional relationships in ways that do not rely exclusively on ‘technologies’ of parenting skills and techniques. Heidegger’s thinking opens up valuable ways of exploring, understanding and researching parenthood that can benefit nurses in clinical practice, education and research. In its ability to challenge the most fundamental of assumptions and to propose challenging alternatives, Heideggerian approaches to understanding the meaning of parenthood can help advance child and family nursing research and practice.

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Social support and social network in family nursing: reviewing concepts

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692008000200024 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 324-327 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Iara Cristina da Silva Pedro ◽

Semiramis Melani Melo Rocha ◽

Lucila Castanheira Nascimento

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Social Network ◽

Well Being ◽

Nursing Research ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Family Nursing

Social support and social network concepts are resources applicable to Family Nursing, as they are aimed at improving families' quality of life, and also at promoting, strengthening and maintaining their well-being. This study aimed to reflect on the main social network and social support concepts, relating them with Family Nursing, with a view to their application in nursing research and practice. We conclude that there is a lack of consensus about these concepts and that further criteria are needed for their use. In using Family Nursing, researchers must select the most relevant social network and social support concepts in literature to achieve the proposed objectives.

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Where is the Family in designing Family Focused Interventions? Implications for Family Nursing Research and Practice in Critical Care Settings

Iris Journal of Nursing & Care ◽

10.33552/ijnc.2020.02.000540 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Frank Kiwanuka

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Nursing Research ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Family Nursing ◽

The Family

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Theories Unique to Nursing: Ever-Changing Guides to Nursing Practice

Nursing Science Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0894318420987166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 209-210

Author(s):

Mi Jin Doe

Keyword(s):

Nursing Practice ◽

Nursing Research ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Middle Range

The author in this article provides the introduction to the review of Peterson and Bredow’s 5th edition of Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice.

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Commentary and Book Review of Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice (5th Edition) by Sandra J. Peterson and Timothy S. Bredow (2020),

Nursing Science Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0894318421992031 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 211-216

Author(s):

Howard K. Butcher

Keyword(s):

Current Status ◽

Nursing Research ◽

Nursing Theory ◽

Middle Range Theory ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Middle Range ◽

Range Theory

The author in this article provides a review of Peterson and Bredow’s 5th edition of Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research and Practice. The author also shared some concerns and thoughts about the current status of nursing theory and middle-range theory.

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