Action Items
Interview 1: Assessment of Family Structure and Function
Goal: Gain skills in exploring structural and developmental components with the family you are interviewing.

To prepare for this assignment, read the following in Shajani and Snell (2019):
Chapter 5: Family Nursing Interviews: Stages and Skills
Chapter 6: How to Prepare for Family Interviews
Chapter 7: How to Conduct Family Interviews
Chapter 8: How to Use Questions in Family Interviewing
Chapter 9: How to Do a 15-Minute (or Shorter) Family Interview
Use a genogram and an ecomap to diagram the family’s structure. See the references and resources in the Module 1 Preparation for examples and how-to guidance on creating genograms and ecomaps.
Explore how structural issues are related to the developmental stage of the family. First, identify their developmental stage, then focus on an aspect of their family structure, for example, subsystems, extended family, culture/ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, and explore that one aspect with the family and how it impacts the family system.
Observe attachment patterns in order to provide a description or diagram in the paper.
Keep notes of your interview, including your initial impressions of the family.
By the due date indicated, submit your work.
Grading Criteria
Read the assignment rubric to understand how your work will be assessed.

This assignment is also used to assess Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) through the rubric. The PLO assessment will appear as separate rows within the rubric; they will not contribute points to the assignment.

For your information, the following PLOs are being assessed:

PLO 8: Integrate clinical prevention and population health concepts to provide holistic, comprehensive nursing care for individual, families, and aggregates.
PLO 9: Demonstrate an advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences and integrate this knowledge into practice.