Abstract

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: The research in this paper looked at nurses' perspectives on family dynamics in caring for children with anorexia nervosa in the clinical setting. The purpose of this exploratory investigation was to identify common family dynamics for families with a child with anorexia nervosa from nurses' perspective in a variety of clinical settings. The research questions included: How do nurses describe mother and teen relationships? How do nurses observe interrelatedness in between the family members? How do mothers and teens relationship differ between those with AN and those without? The participants included nurses working in the Bay Area in pediatrics. The exploratory investigation consisted of using surveys that will collect both quantitative and open-ended information. Keywords: Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Teens, Family therapy, individual therapy.

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43rd Biennial Convention 2015 Theme: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, Lead Globally.`

Authors

Lucy Camarena

Author Details

Lucy Camarena, RN

Sigma Membership

Rho Alpha

Lead Author Affiliation

Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

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Research Approach

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Keywords:

Eating Disorders, Nurses' Perspectives, Anorexia Nervosa

Conference Name

43rd Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Conference Year

2015

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Nurse's perceptions of family dynamics in caring for children with anorexia nervosa: Reports of care experiences

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: The research in this paper looked at nurses' perspectives on family dynamics in caring for children with anorexia nervosa in the clinical setting. The purpose of this exploratory investigation was to identify common family dynamics for families with a child with anorexia nervosa from nurses' perspective in a variety of clinical settings. The research questions included: How do nurses describe mother and teen relationships? How do nurses observe interrelatedness in between the family members? How do mothers and teens relationship differ between those with AN and those without? The participants included nurses working in the Bay Area in pediatrics. The exploratory investigation consisted of using surveys that will collect both quantitative and open-ended information. Keywords: Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Teens, Family therapy, individual therapy.