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.
Sigma Membership
Rho Alpha
Lead Author Affiliation
Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Eating Disorders, Nurses' Perspectives, Anorexia Nervosa
Recommended Citation
Camarena, Lucy, "Nurse's perceptions of family dynamics in caring for children with anorexia nervosa: Reports of care experiences" (2016). Convention. 229.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2015/posters_2015/229
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.
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43rd Biennial Convention 2015 Theme: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, Lead Globally.`