sudden infant death syndrome
sudden death of an apparently healthy infant that remains unexplained after other possible causes have been ruled out after autopsy, death scene investigation, and medical history
Respiratory syncytial virus
highly contagious respiratory infection that affects almost all children before 2 years of age
bronchiolitis
lower respiratory tract illness that occurs when an infecting agent causes inflammation and obstruction of the small airways
acute otitis media
onset of ear pain, marked redness of tympanic membrane and middle ear effusion
recurrent acute otitis media
recurrent infection such as 3 in 6 months or 4 in 12 months
serous otitis media
fluid in the middle ear without inflammation and sometimes becomes chronic
open systems
families are able to exchange information and resources to meet problems and find solutions
closed systems
families view change as a threat and have difficulty adapting or overcoming change
family centered care
partnership between nurses and families
binuclear
when 2 biological parents divorce but continue to raise their children in partnership with one another
joint custody
both parents have legal rights and responsibility regardless of where the children live
nuclear family
mother, father, and their offspring
two career family
both partners are employed either by choice or necessity, and may or may not have children
extended family
relatives of nuclear families
Extended kin network family
a specific form of an extended family in which two nuclear families of primary or unmarried kin live in proximity to each other
single-parent family
a family in which only one parent is present to care for the children
adolescent family
young parents still mastering the developmental tasks of their own childhood
Childfree Families
family that has no children either by choice or for medical reasons
blended family
consists of a biological parent, a stepparent, and the children of one or both parents
intergenerational family
More than two generations of a family living together
cohabiting family
A romantic partnership without a formal legal marriage, with or without children
family development
The dynamics or changes that a family experiences over time, including changes in relationships, communication patterns, roles and interactions
family communication
sharing of information, ideas, and feelings with each other
family cohesion
emotional bonding between family members
family coping mechanisms
The behaviors families use to deal with stress or changes imposed from either within or without the family.
resiliency
The ability to adjust, recover, bounce back and learn from illness, hardship, and other stressors.
limit setting
establishing the rules or guidelines for behavior
parental warmth
amount of affection and approval displayed
parental control
how restrictive the parents are regarding rules
authoritarian
these parents tend to be punitive and adhere to rigid rules, or tend to be more dictatorial
authoritative
these parents use firm control to set limits, but they establish an atmosphere with open discussion and are more democratic that authoritarian
permissive
these parents show a great deal of warmth but set few controls or restraints on the Childs behavior
neglectful
these parents do not display much interest in their children or as their role as a parent
discipline
teaching children the rules for how to behave in society and what is expected in different circumstances
punishment
action taken to enforce the rules when the child misbehaves
family burden
The overall level of distress experienced as a result of mental illness
objective burden
those that are measurable - disruption of family functioning, financial costs
subjective burden
family or caregivers perception of what is burdensome
stigma
patterns of negative attitudes that lead people to fear and discriminate against individuals with mental illness and their families
sanwich generation
adults supporting both their aging parents and their own children
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
if the fetus is lost during the first 20 weeks of gestation
stillbirth
loss of a fetus after 20 weeks gestation
blighted ovum
most common cause of miscarriage. occurs when the egg has been fertilized and both the membrane and the placenta have been formed, but the embryo has not formed
placental aburption
occurs when the placenta detaches from the uterine wall before delivery
Rh disease
When a woman with Rh negative blood has a fetus with Positive blood and the fetus blood enters the women's bloodstream and antibodies form in the mothers blood. In the next Rh positive pregnancy, antibodies from the mother attack the fetal red blood cells
disseminated intravascular coagulation
abnormal activation of the proteins involved in blood coagulation, causing small blood clots to form in vessels and cutting off the supply of oxygen to distal tissues