Section: 1.2 - Concept of Family and Its Influence on Child Health | Pediatric Nursing Part 1 | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Define family.
    • Identify family structures and functions.
    • Describe family roles.
    • Describe how family influences child health.
    • Explain nursing implications related to family and child health.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 44 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the whole article. (4 minutes)

      Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S Department of Health and Human Services

    • Open ‘Child Growth and Development' and read about family structures from pages 311-316. (13 minutes)

      ‘Child Growth and Development - ECE 101’ by College of the Canyons

    • Read the article from section ‘Becoming a grandparent’ to ‘Grandparents as parents’. (12 minutes)

      Association of Child Psychotherapists

    • Read the fourth and fifth paragraphs of the section ‘Conditions for and consequences of grandparent involvement’. (3 minutes)

      Journal of Academy of Social Sciences

    • Read the entire article. (2 minutes)

      Federal Student Aid, An Office of the U.S. Department Education

    • Read the entire article. (3 minutes). 

      New South Wales Government

    • Read the section ‘Issues of Concern’. (5 minutes)

      StatPearls [Internet]

    • Read the entire article. (1 minute)

      American Psychological Association

    • Identify different diseases that run in the family. (2 minutes)

      Genetic Alliance, Washington

    • Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

      American Academy of Pediatrics

    • Read the key points in the box. (1 minute)

      Canadian Pediatric Society

    • Read first paragraph of ‘Under-five mortality’. (1 minute)

      UNICEF

    • Read the section ‘How Do Families Influence Child Health?’. (17 minutes)

      The Future of Children Journal

    • Read from ‘Breastfeeding’ to the second paragraph of ‘Contingent Responsiveness of Parents’. (35 minutes)

      ‘Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8’ by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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    • Quiz
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