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Wright & Leahey's nurses and families : a guide to family assessment & intervention / Zahra Shajani, RN, MPH, EdD, CCHN (c), Canadian Certified Nurse Educator (CCNE), Associate Professor (Teaching), Associate Dean of Undergraduate Practice Education, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Diana Snell, MN, RN, Canadian Certified Nurse Educator (CCNE), Associate Professor (Teaching), Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Shajani, Zahra, RN, (author.). Snell, Diana, (author.).

Summary:

"The eighth edition of Nurses and Families continues to be a "how-to" basic text for undergraduate, graduate, and practicing nurses. This practical how-to guide for clinical work offers the opportunity for nursing students, practitioners, and educators to deliver better health care to families in all practice areas"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781719646505
ISBN: 1719646503
Physical Description: x, 358 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Preceded by: Wright & Leahey's nurses and families / Zahra Shajani, Diana Snell. Seventh edition. [2019].
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Family assessment and intervention: an overview -- Theoretical foundations of the Calgary Family Assessment and intervention models -- The Calgary Family Assessment Model -- The Calgary Family Intervention Model -- Family nursing interviews: stages and skills -- How to prepare for family interviews -- How to conduct family interviews -- How to use questions in family interviewing -- How to do a 15-minute (or shorter) family interview -- How to move beyond basic family nursing skills -- How to avoid the three most common errors in family nursing -- How to terminate with families -- Pulling it all together.