Family Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide to Family Health Care

By Melissa Robinson PhD RN, Deborah Padgett Coehlo PhD C-PNP PMHS CFLE, Paul S. Smith PhD RN CNE

7th Edition – A multiple AJN Book of the Year Award Winner!

Prepare for the real world of family nursing care with this theory-guided, evidence-based approach to care throughout the family life cycle. This book responds to the needs of families and adapts to the changing dynamics of the health care system, from health promotion to end of life.

A streamlined organization delivers the clinical guidance you need to care for today’s families. Access more online with the code inside new, printed texts to gain access to the answers to the NCLEX-style questions in the book, plus reference resources and The Friedman Family Assessment Model (short form).

What’s New in the 7th Edition

Practice and Reflection Questions for every case study to help nursing students develop their ability to reflect on their practice of working with families, which can challenge their own assumptions, beliefs, and biases.

New Chapter! Environmental Health and Families

Revised! Relational Nursing and Family Nursing in Canada now appearing in the text rather than online.

New! NCLEX-style questions in the Appendix to develop critical-thinking and clinical judgment skills related to family nursing.

Key Features

A comprehensive overview of family nursing linking family theory and research to clinical implementation.

An evidence-based, clinical focus emphasizing today’s families.

Case studies with family genograms and ecomaps.

Three family nursing theories: Family Systems Theory, Developmental and Family Life Cycle Theory, and Bioecological Theory are threaded throughout the book and are applied in many of the chapter case studies.

Canadian-specific content throughout.

Coverage of families dealing with end-of-life issues.

Product Details

Publisher: F.A. Davis Company

Edition: Seventh edition (March 10, 2022)

Language: English

Pages: 672

ISBN-10: 1719642966

ISBN-13: 978-1719642965