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Nurse's Pocket Guide

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OBJECTIVE<br />

Feelings<br />

Repressed emotions<br />

Roles and Relationships<br />

Closed communication systems<br />

Triangulating family relationships; reduced ability of family members<br />

to relate to each other for mutual growth and maturation<br />

Family does not demonstrate respect for individuality/autonomy<br />

of its members<br />

Behavioral<br />

Alcohol abuse; substance abuse other than alcohol; nicotine<br />

addiction<br />

Enabling to maintain drinking [substance use]; inadequate<br />

understanding/deficient knowledge about alcoholism [substance<br />

abuse]<br />

Family special occasions are alcohol-centered<br />

Rationalization/denial of problems; refusal to get help; inability<br />

to accept/receive help appropriately<br />

Inappropriate expression of anger; blaming; criticizing; verbal<br />

abuse of children/spouse/parent<br />

Lying; broken promises; lack of reliability; manipulation;<br />

dependency<br />

Inability to express/accept wide range of feelings; difficulty with<br />

intimate relationships; diminished physical contact<br />

Harsh self-judgment; difficulty having fun; self-blaming; isolation;<br />

unresolved grief; seeking approval/affirmation<br />

Impaired communication; contradictory/paradoxical communication;<br />

controlling communication; power struggles<br />

Ineffective problem-solving skills; lack of dealing with conflict;<br />

orientation toward tension relief rather than achievement of<br />

goals; agitation; escalating conflict; chaos<br />

Disturbances in concentration; disturbances in academic performance<br />

in children; failure to accomplish developmental<br />

tasks; difficulty with lifecycle transitions<br />

Inability to meet emotional/security/spiritual needs of its members<br />

Inability to adapt to change; immaturity; stress-related physical<br />

illnesses; inability to accept health; inability to deal constructively<br />

with traumatic experiences<br />

Desired Outcomes/Evaluation<br />

Criteria—Family Will:<br />

• Verbalize understanding of dynamics of codependence.<br />

• Participate in individual/family treatment programs.<br />

Information in brackets added by the authors to clarify and enhance<br />

the use of nursing diagnoses.<br />

Diagnostic Studies Pediatric/Geriatric/Lifespan Medications 297<br />

dysfunctional FAMILY PROCESSES: alcoholism

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