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McCool WF, Tuttle J, Crowley A. Overview of contemporary families. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1992;4(4):549-58
McCool, W. F., Tuttle, J., & Crowley, A. (1992). Overview of contemporary families. Critical care nursing clinics of North America, 4(4), 549-58.
McCool, W F, et al. "Overview of contemporary families." Critical care nursing clinics of North America vol. 4,4 (1992): 549-58.
McCool WF, Tuttle J, Crowley A. Overview of contemporary families. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1992 Dec;4(4):549-58. PMID: 1288577.
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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1992 Dec;4(4):549-58.

Overview of contemporary families.

Critical care nursing clinics of North America

W F McCool, J Tuttle, A Crowley

PMID: 1288577

Abstract

Perceptions and definitions of the term family have always been varied and complex. Hence, an overview of contemporary families is presented here from several perspectives. First, families as they have been perceived by nursing and social science theorists are reviewed. Demographic changes in the family over the last two decades are then presented, followed by an examination of issues faced by families as they change over time. Finally, families as they exist within varying cultural and social contexts are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the need for health care providers to be flexible in defining and working with individual patients and their families.

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