title: Psychiatric nursing phenomena and the construct of family boundaries.
abstract: Nursing theorists and practitioners are working to define the roles and functions of nurses more precisely in order to provide a clearer understanding of the nursing contribution to the multidisciplinary team. One method of achieving this goal is to identify and classify phenomena of interest using a nursing perspective. In this article, the multidisciplinary construct of family boundaries is explored as a phenomena of interest to psychiatric nurses. Kim's (1987) theoretical frame-work and a classification system derived by Coler and Vincent (1987) are applied to the construct and illustrated through use of a case study. Interventions relevant to type of family system boundaries are described.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Clement
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing