Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, and Research

  • ISBN 9781719652018
  • Author: Robinson, Melissa
  • Publ Date: 2026-02-09
  • Edition: 8
  • Binding: Paperback / softback

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The 8th Edition of a multiple AJN Book-of-the-Year Award Winner!

Prepare for the real world of family nursing care!

Explore family nursing the way it's practiced today in the United States and Canada-with a theory-guided, evidence-based approach to care throughout the family life cycle that responds to the needs of families and adapts to the changing dynamics of the health care system. From health promotion to end of life, a streamlined organization delivers the clinical guidance you need to care for today's families.

An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks resources online at FADavis.com, including the Friedman Family Assessment Model, answers to NCLEX-style questions in the Appendix, and references.

See what students are saying online about previous editions...

Excellent resource."...very readable and up to standards of bachelor's or graduate nursing programs. Nicely covers issues of families and health including how they are affected by socio-economic and cultural factors, how persons define family networks, and the role of nurses with regard to caring for families."- Laura C., Online Reviewer

Five Stars."Great book for a textbook. Written in easy-to-digest language and full of good info."-Dayna J., Online Reviewer



Updated, Revised & Expanded! Incorporating the science and evidence-based knowledge that reflects the changes in families, family health, health policy, and the environment which affect the health of families today
New! Emphasis on competency-based education with competency-based approaches integrated into the case studies
Updated!Environmental Health and Families chapter, encompassing environmental health risks, air pollution, safe water quality, food safety, food security/insecurity, climate change and effects on health, environmental justice issues, and disaster nursing and families
A comprehensive overview of family nursing links family theory and research to clinical implementation.
An evidence-based, clinical focus emphasizes today's families.
Case studies in the clinical chapters develop students' ability to reflect on their practice of working with families which can challenge their own assumptions, beliefs, and biases.
"Critical Concepts" open each chapter.
Three family nursing theories-Family Systems Theory, Developmental and Family Life Cycle Theory, and Bioecological Theory-are highlighted throughout the text and applied in many of the case studies.
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