Family and crisis: contributions of the systemic thinking for family care

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2018-03, Vol.71 (2), p.234-235
• Main Authors: Horta, Ana Lúcia de Moraes, Fernandes, Hugo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Homeostasis; Internet; Nurses; Nursing; Stress
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167.2018710201

[...]what is reported by a member as something damaging, is not necessarily, what the other member views0-3/ Thus, it is worthwhile for the nurses to apply the systemic thinking for understanding the phenomenon in the family, and to believe in the family's ability to seek solutions for their problems and in their strengths and potentialities. Another important point states that families are institutions with high capacity for morphogenesis in the face of crises, so they are enabled to search for the best wellbeing possible0-3/ Therefore, the term "dysfunctional family" may be mistaken, whereas functions, roles, structures, and dynamics can be often rebuilt. Among the elements, there are healthy or conflicting relationships influencing on the family system, as well as on their subsystems as the marital, patriarchal, and fraternal, among others0-4/ All families have equifinality, so it allows nurses to see that in the face of stress, there is no single way to the family deal with adversities, but countless choices constructed according to each case and moment0-5/ From a perspective of a new paradigm, nurses must reflect that crisis in the family is something complex, and it is necessary to broaden their view and actions considering the instability of the system, the certainty that healthcare professionals do not control actions and thoughts of individuals, and their participation in the family system is collaborative for joint search for options to solve the problems.