Selected Bibliography Developed by
Dr. Janice M. Bell
How does the existing conceptual and empirical literature define and describe Family Systems Nursing?
What do the existing empirical literature and case studies have to say about the usefulness of Family Systems Nursing interventions?
What measurement tools attempt to capture Family Systems Nursing phenomenon?
What processes are being used to translate Family Systems Nursing knowledge to clinical practice settings in health care?
How does one teach Family Systems Nursing?
DATA-BASED RESEARCH REPORTS IN FAMILY SYSTEMS NURSING (FSN)
FSN Intervention Research: Application in a Clinical Setting
Leahey, M., Harper-Jaques, S., Stout, L., & Levac, A.M. (1995). The impact of a family systems nursing approach: Nurses’ perceptions. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 26(5), 219-225.
LeGrow, K., & Rossen, B.E. (2005). Development of a professional practice based on a family systems nursing framework: Nurses’ and families’ experiences. Journal of Family Nursing, 11(1), 38-58.
Svavarsdottir, E.K., Tryggvadottir, G., & Sigurdardottir, A. (in press). Does a short-term therapeutic conversation intervention benefit families of children and adolescents in a hospital setting?: Findings from the the Landspital University Hospital Implementation Project. Journal of Family Nursing.
FSN Intervention Research: Commendations
Erlingsson, C. (2009). Undergraduate nursing students writing therapeutic letters to families: An educational strategy. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(1), 83-101. doi:10.1177/1074840708330447
Houger Limacher, L. (2003). Commendations: The healing potential of one Family Systems Nursing intervention. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Houger Limacher, L., & Wright, L.M. (2006). Exploring the therapeutic family intervention of commendations: Insights from research. Journal of Family Nursing, 12, 307-331.
Houger Limacher, L. (2008). Locating relationships at the heart of commending practices. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 27(4), 90-105.
FSN Intervention Research: Therapeutic Letters
Moules, N.J. (2000). Nursing on paper: The art and mystery of therapeutic letters in clinical work with families experiencing illness. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Moules, N.J. (2002). Nursing on paper: Therapeutic letters in nursing practice. Nursing Inquiry, 9(2), 104-113.
Moules, N.J. (2003). Therapy on paper: Therapeutic letters and the tone of relationship. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 22(1), 33-49.
Moules, N.J. (2009a). Therapeutic letters in nursing: Examining the character and influence of the written word in clinical work with families experiencing illness. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(1), 31-49.
Moules, N.J. (2009b). The past and future of therapeutic letters: Family suffering and healing words. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(1), 102-111.
FSN Intervention Research: One Question Question
Duhamel, F., Dupuis, F., & Wright, L.M. (2009). Families’ and nurses’ responses to the “One Question Question”: Reflections for clinical practice, education, and research in family nursing. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(4), 461-485.
FSN Intervention Research: Spiritual Conversations
McLeod, D.L. (2003). Opening space for the spiritual: Therapeutic conversations with families living with serious illness. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
McLeod, D.L., & Wright, L.M. (2008). Living the as-yet-unanswered: Spiritual care practices in Family Systems Nursing. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(1), 118-141
FSN Intervention Research: Therapeutic Failure
Bell, J.M. (1999). Therapeutic failure: Exploring uncharted territory in family nursing [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 5(4), 371-373.
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing HIV/AIDS
Wacharasin, C. (2010). Families suffering with HIV/AIDS: What family nursing interventions are useful to promote healing? Journal of Family Nursing,16(3), 302-321.
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing Childhood Cancer
West, C.H. (2011). Addressing illness suffering in childhood cancer: Exploring the beliefs of family members in therapeutic nursing conversations. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing Cancer
Duhamel, F., & Dupuis, F. (2004). Guaranteed returns: Investing in conversations with families of cancer patients. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 8(1), 68-71.
Robinson, C. A. (2003). Healing conversations in the face of persistent or recurring cancer. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal, 13(2), 95 – 99.
Robinson, D.W., Carroll, J, S., & Watson, W. L. (2005). Shared cxperience building around the family crucible of cancer. Families, Systems & Health, 23(2), 131- 147.
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing Cardiac Illness
Duhamel, F., & Talbot, L. (2004). A constructivist evaluation of family interventions in cardiovascular nursing practice. Journal of Family Nursing, 10(1), 12-32.
Tapp, D.M. (1997). Exploring therapeutic conversations between nurses and families experiencing ischemic heart disease. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Tapp, D.M. (2000). The ethics of relational stance in family nursing: Resisting the view of “nurse as expert”. Journal of Family Nursing, 6(1), 69-91.
Tapp, D.M. (2001). Conserving the vitality of suffering: Addressing family constraints to illness conversations. Nursing Inquiry, 8(4), 254-263.
Tapp, D.M. (2004). Dilemmas of family support during cardiac recovery: Nagging as a gesture of support. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 26(5), 561-580
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing Chronic Illness
Robinson, C.A. (1994). Women, families, chronic illness and nursing interventions: From burden to balance. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Robinson, C.A. (1998). Women, families, chronic illness, and nursing interventions: From burden to balance. Journal of Family Nursing, 4(3), 271-290.
Robinson, C.A., & Wright, L.M. (1995). Family nursing interventions: What families say makes a difference. Journal of Family Nursing, 1(3), 327-345.
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing Grief
Moules, N.J., Simonson, K., Fleiszer, A.R., Prins, M., & Glasgow, B. (2007). The soul of sorrow work: Grief and therapeutic interventions with families. Journal of Family Nursing, 13(1), 117-141.
Moules, N.J., Simonson, K., Prins, M., Angus, P., & Bell, J.M. (2004). Making room for grief: Walking backward and living forward. Nursing Inquiry, 11(2), 99-107.
Thirsk, L.M. (2009). Understanding the nature of nursing practices and interventions with grieving families. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing Hypertension
Duhamel, F. (1994). A family systems approach: Three families with a hypertensive member. Family Systems Medicine, 12(4), 391-404.
Duhamel, F., Watson, W.L., & Wright, L.M. (1994). A family systems approach to hypertension. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 5(4), 14-24.
FSN Intervention Research: Families with School-Age Children
Clausson, E., & Berg, A. (2008). Family intervention sessions: One useful way to improve schoolchildren’s mental health. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(3), 289-313. [Sweden]
FSN Intervention Research: Families and Smoking Behavior
Bottorff, J. L., Robinson, C. A., Sullivan, K. M., & Smith, M. L. (2009). Lung cancer patient approaches to continued family smoking. Oncology Nursing Forum, 36(3), E126-132.
Wright, L.M., Bell, J.M., & Rock, B.L. (1989). Smoking behavior and spouses: A case report. Family Systems Medicine, 7(2), 158-171.
FSN Intervention Research: Families Experiencing Palliative Care
Benzein, E.G., & Saveman, B.-I. (2008). Health-promoting conversations about hope and suffering with couples in palliative care. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 14, 439-445.
Duhamel, F., & Dupuis, F. (2003). Families in palliative care: Exploring family and health care professionals’ beliefs. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 9(3), 113-119.
James, I., Andershed, B., & Ternestedt, B.-M. (2007). A family’s beliefs about cancer, dying, and death in the end of life. Journal of Family Nursing, 13(2), 226-252.
FSN Intervention Research: Perinatal Families
Goudreau, J., & Duhamel, F. (2003). Interventions in perinatal family care: A participatory study. Families, Systems, & Health, 21(2), 165-180.
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN FAMILY SYSTEMS NURSING
Bell, J.M., Moules, N.J., Auger, N., Laing, C., & Toner, N. (2009, June). ‘What Happened to My Nurse?’ Exploring the effects of a Family Systems learning opportunity on the practice of pediatric oncology nurses. Paper presented at the 9th International Family Nursing Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Duhamel, F. (2010). Implementing family nursing: How do we translate knowledge into clinical practice? Part II: The evolution of 20 years of teaching, research, and practice to a Center of Excellence in Family Nursing. Journal of Family Nursing, 16(1), 8-25. doi: 10.1177/1074840709360208
Duhamel, F., & Dupuis, F. (2011). Towards a Trilogy Model of Family Systems Nursing. Knowledge utilization: Fostering circularity between practice, education, and research. In E.K. Svavarsdottir & H. Jonsdottir (Eds.), Family nursing in action (pp. 53-68). Reykjavik, Iceland: University of Iceland Press.
Goudreau, J., Duhamel, F., & Ricard, N. (2006). The impact of a Family Systems Nursing educational program on the practice of psychiatric nurses. A pilot study. Journal of Family Nursing, 12(3), 292-306.
Leahey, M., Harper-Jaques, S., Stout, L., & Levac, A.M. (1995). The impact of a family systems nursing approach: Nurses’ perceptions. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 26(5), 219-225. PMID: 7545191
Leahey, M., Stout, L., & Myrah, I. (1991). Family systems nursing: How do you practice it in an active community hospital? The Canadian Nurse, February, 31-33.
Leahey, M., & Svavarsdottir, E.K. (2009). How do we translate knowledge into clinical practice? Journal of Family, 15(4), 445-460.
Simpson, P., Yeung, K. K., Kwan, T. Y., & Wah, W. K. (2006). Family systems nursing. A guide to mental health care in Hong Kong. Journal of Family Nursing, 12(3), 276-291.
Southern, L., Leahey, M., Harper-Jaques, S., McGonigal, K., & Syverson, A. (2007). Integrating mental health into urgent care in a community health centre. Canadian Nurse, January, 29-34.
Svavarsdottir, E.K. (2008). Excellence in nursing: A model for implementing Family Systems Nursing in nursing practice at an institutional level in Iceland. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(4), 456-468.
Vosburg, D., & Simpson, P. (1993). Linking family theory and practice: A family nursing program. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 25(3), 231-235.
RESEARCH METHODS IN FAMILY SYSTEMS NURSING
Bell, J.M., & Wright, L.M. (2007). La recherche sur la pratique des soins infirmiers à la famille [Research on family interventions]. In F. Duhamel (Ed.), La santé et la famille: Une approche systémique en soins infirmiers [Families and health: A systemic approach in nursing care] (2nd ed., pp. 87-105). Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Gaëtan Morin editeur, Chenelière Éducation. [In French] (An English version of this book chapter available for public access on D Space at the University of Calgary Library: https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/44060 )
Gale, J., Chenail, R.J., Watson, W.L., Wright, L.M., & Bell, J.M. (1996). Research and practice: A reflexive and recursive relationship. Three narratives and five voices. Marriage and Family Review, 24(3/4), 275-295.
Loveland-Cherry, C. J. (2006). Where is the family in family interventions? [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing 12(1), 4-6.
Moules, N.J. (2002). Hermeneutic inquiry: Paying heed to history and Hermes. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 1(3), Article 1. Retrieved from http://www.ualberta.ca/~ijqm/
Robinson, C.A. (1995). Unifying distinctions for nursing research with persons and families. Journal of Family Nursing, 1(1), 8-29.
Wright, L.M. (2001). Suffering and family nursing intervention research: A healing combination. Japanese Journal of Family Nursing, 6(2), 133-140. [In Japanese]
Wright, L.M., & Bell, J.M. (1994). The future of family nursing research: Interventions, interventions, interventions. The Japanese Journal of Nursing Research, 27(2-3), 4-15. [In Japanese]
RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS IN FAMILY NURISNG
Bell, J.M. (2011, June 24). Family nursing research instruments developed by family nurses [Web log post]. Retrieved from: http://www.janicembell.com/2011/06/family-nursing-research-instruments-developed-by-family-nurses/
Benzein, E., Johansson, P., Franzen Arestedt, K., Berg, A., & Saveman, B.I. (2008). Families’ importance in nursing care: Nurses’ attitudes—an instrument development. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(1), 97-117.
Meiers, S.J., Tomlinson, P., & Peden-McAlpine, C. (2007). Development of the Family Nurse Caring Belief Scale (FNCBS). Journal of Family Nursing, 13(4), 484-502.
Roberts, C., & Feetham, S. (1982). An instrument for assessing family functioning across three areas of relationships. Nursing Research, 31(4), 231-235.
Simpson, P., & Tarrant, M. (2006). Development of the Family Nursing Practice Scale. Journal of Family Nursing, 12(4), 413-425
Saveman, B-I., Benzein, E.G., Engstrom, A.H., & Arestedt, K. (2011). Refinement and psychometric re-evaluation of the instrument: Families’ importance in nursing care – nurses attitudes. Journal of Family Nursing, 17(3), 312-329.
Sveinbjarnardottir, E.K., Svavarsdottir, E.K., & Hrafnkelsson, B. (in press). Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): Development and evaluation of psychometric properties. Journal of Family Nursing.
Sveinbjarnardottir, E.K., Svavarsdottir, E.K., & Hrafnkelsson, B. (in press). Iceland-Expressive Family Functioning Questionnaire (ICE-EFFQ): An instrument for family intervention research. Journal of Family Nursing.
CONCEPTUAL PUBLICATIONS IN FAMILY SYSTEMS NURSING
Bell, J.M. (1995a). What is “family”? Perturbations and possibilities [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 1(2), 131-133.
Bell, J.M. (1995b). The dysfunction of “dysfunctional” [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 1(3), 235-237.
Bell, J.M. (1996). Advanced practice in family nursing: One view [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 2(3), 244-247.
Bell, J.M. (1998). Rx for certainty in clinical work with families: Insatiable curiosity [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 4(2), 123-126.
Bell, J.M. (2003). Clinical scholarship in family nursing [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 9(2), 127-129.
Bell, J.M. (2009). Family Systems Nursing re-examined [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(2), 123-129.
Bell, J.M. (2011). Relationships: The heart of the matter in family nursing [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 17(1), 3-10.
Bell, J.M., & Wright, L.M. (2011). The Illness Beliefs Model: Creating practice knowledge for families experiencing illness suffering. In E.K. Svarvarsdottir & H. Jonsdottir (Eds.), Family nursing in action (pp. 15-51). Reykjavik, Iceland: University of Iceland Press.
Bell, J.M., Wright, L.M., & Watson, W.L. (1992). The medical map is not the territory; or, “Medical Family Therapy?” – Watch your language! Family Systems Medicine, 10(1), 35-39.
Benzein, E., Hagberg, M., & Saveman, B.-I. (2008). Being appropriately unusual: A challenge for nurses in health fostering conversations with families. Nursing Inquiry, 15, 106-115. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2008.00401.
Duhamel, F. (Ed.). (1995). La santé et la famille: Une approche systémique en soinsinfirmiers [Families and health: A systemic approach in nursing care]. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Gaëtan Morin editeur. [in French]
Duhamel, F. (Ed.). (2007). La santé et la famille: Une approche systémique en soins infirmiers [Families and health: A systemic approach in nursing care] (2nd ed.). Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Gaétan Morin éditeur. Chenelière Éducation. [in French]
Duhamel F. (2007). L’analyse du système familial dans des contextes de santé et demaladie [Family analysis in the context of health and illness]. In F. Duhamel (Ed.), La santé et la famille : Une approche systémique en soins infirmiers [Families and health: A systemic approach in nursing care] (2nd ed., pp. 39-61). Montréal, Quebec, Canada: Gaëtan Morin éditeur. Chenelière Éducation. [in French]
Duhamel F. (2007). Les interventions systémiques familiales auprès de la famille [Familynursing intervention]. In F. Duhamel (Ed.), La santé et la famille : Une approche systémique en soins infirmiers [Families and health: A systemic approach in nursing care] (2nd ed., pp. 63-86). Montréal, Quebec, Canada: Gaëtan Morin éditeur. Chenelière Éducation. [in French]
Duhamel F. (2007). Questions et réponses sur la mise en application des soins infirmiers à la famille [Questions and answers regarding the implementation of family nursing]. In F. Duhamel (Ed.), La santé et la famille : Une approche systémique en soins infirmiers [Families and health: A systemic approach in nursing care] (2nd ed., pp. 229-241). Montréal, Quebec, Canada: Gaëtan Morin éditeur, Chenelière Éducation. [in French]
Kobayashi, N, (2011). Family Assessment Workbook Part II: Guide to an expert in facilitating case conference and study by FASC methods. Tokyo, Japan: Ishiyaku Publishers. [in Japanese].
Kobayashi, N. (in press). Family Systems Practice in home visit nursing. Tokyo, Japan: Houmon Kango to Kaigo. [in Japanese]
Leahey, M., & Harper-Jaques, S. (1996). Family-nurse relationships: Core assumptions and clinical implications. Journal of Family Nursing, 2(2), 133-151.
Loos, F., & Bell, J.M. (1990). Circular questions: A family interviewing strategy. Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing, 9(1), 46-53.
Maturana, H.R., & Varela, F.J. (1992). The tree of knowledge: The biological roots of human understanding (rev. ed.). Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Moules, N.J. (1998). Legitimizing grief: Challenging beliefs that constrain. Journal of Family Nursing, 4(2), 138-162.
Moules, N.J. (2000). Postmodernism and the sacred: Reclaiming connection in our greater-than-human worlds. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2(1), 241-253.
Robinson, C.A. (1994). Nursing interventions with families: A demand or an invitation to change? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 19, 897-904.
Robinson, C.A. (1995). Beyond dichotomies in the nursing of persons and families. Image, 27(2), 116-120.
Robinson, C.A. (1996). Health care relationships revisited. Journal of Family Nursing, 2(2), 152-173.
Schober, M., & Affara, F. (2001). The family nurse: Frameworks for practice. Geneva, Switzerland: International Council of Nurses.
von Bertalanffy, L. (1968). General System Theory: Foundations, development, applications. New York, NY: George Braziller.
Wacharasin, C. ( 2007). Theoretical foundations for advanced family nursing. Chonburi, Thailand: Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University. [in Thai]
Wright, L.M. (1997). Suffering and spirituality: The soul of clinical work with families [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 3(1), 3-14.
Wright, L.M. (1989). When clients ask questions: Enriching the therapeutic conversation. Family Therapy Networker, 13(6), 15-16.
Wright, L.M. (2005). Spirituality, suffering, and illness: Ideas for healing. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis. [Translated in Portuguese]
Wright, L.M., & Bell, J. (1981). Nurses, families and illness: A new combination. In D. Freeman & B. Trute (Eds.), Treating families with special needs (pp. 199-205). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Association of Social Workers.
Wright, L. M., & Bell, J. M. (2004). Retrospective — Nurses, families, and illness: A new combination [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 10(1), 3-11.
Wright, L.M., & Bell, J.M. (2009). Beliefs and illness: A model for healing. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: 4th Floor Press. [Translated in Japanese]
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (1994). Calgary Family Intervention Model: One-way to think about change. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 20(4), 381-395.
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (1999). Maximizing time, minimizing suffering: The 15-minute (or less) family interview. Journal of Family Nursing, 5(3), 259-273.
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (2009). Nurses and families: A guide to family assessment and intervention (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis. (previous editions: 1st ed. 1984; 2nd ed. 1994; 3rd ed. 2000; 4th ed., 2005)
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (2005). The three most common errors in family nursing: How to avoid or side-step. Journal of Family Nursing, 11(2), 90-101.
Wright, L.M., & Levac, A.M. (1993). The non-existence of non-compliant families: The influence of Humberto Maturana. In S.L. Feetham, S.B. Meister, J.M. Bell, & C.L. Gilliss (Eds.), The nursing of families: Theory/research/education/practice (pp.111-117). Newbury Park, CA: SAGE.
Wright, L.M., Watson, W.L., & Bell, J.M. (1996). Beliefs: The heart of healing in families and illness. New York, NY: Basic Books. [Translated in Japanese, Swedish, and French]
CLINICAL SYNTHESIS AND PRODUCTIONS
Bell, J.M. (2002). 20th Anniversary of the Family Nursing Unit [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 8(3), 175-177.
Bell. J.M. (2008). The Family Nursing Unit, University of Calgary: Reflections on 25 years of clinical scholarship (1982-2007) and closure announcement [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(3), 275-288.
Bell, J.M., Moules, N.J., & Wright, L.M. (2009). Therapeutic letters and the Family Nursing Unit: A legacy of advanced nursing practice. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(1), 6-30. http://jfn.sagepub.com/content/15/1/6.abstract
Benzein, E., Johansson, P., Franzen Arestedt, K., & Saveman, B.I. (2008). Nurses’ attitudes about the importance of families in nursing care: A random sample of Swedish nurses. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(2), 162-180.
Duhamel, F., Dupuis, F., & Girard, F. (2010). Launching a Center of Excellence in Family Nursing, University of Montreal. Journal of Family Nursing, 16(1), 124-125.
Gottlieb, L. (2007). A tribute to the Calgary Family Nursing Unit: Lessons that go beyond family nursing [Editorial]. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 39(3), 7-11.
Levac, A.M.C., Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (2002). Children and families: Models for assessment and intervention. In J.A. Fox (Ed.), Primary health care of infants, children, and adolescents (2nd ed., pp. 10-19). St Louis, MO: Mosby.
Wright, L.M. & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2010). Common errors in family interviewing: How to avoid & correct [DVD]. (available from www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M. & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2010). Tips and microskills for interviewing: Families of the Elderly [DVD]. (available from www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M. & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2010). Interviewing an individual to gain a family perspective with chronic illness: A clinical demonstration [DVD]. (available from www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M. (Producer). (2007). Spirituality, suffering, and illness: Conversations for healing.[DVD]. (available from: www.lorrainewright.com)
Wright, L.M. & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2006). How to use questions in family interviewing.[DVD]. (available from http://www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2003). How to intervene with families with health concerns [DVD]. (available from http://www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2002). Family nursing interviewing skills: how to engage, assess, intervene, and terminate [DVD]. (available from http://www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2001). Calgary Family Assessment Model: How to apply in clinical practice [DVD]. (available from http://www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M., & Leahey, M. (Producers). (2000). How to do a 15 minute (or less) interview [DVD]. (available from www.FamilyNursingResources.com)
Wright, L.M., Watson, W.L., & Duhamel, F. (1985). The Family Nursing Unit: Clinical preparation at the Masters’ level. The Canadian Nurse, 81, 26-29.
Wright, L.M., Watson, W.L., & Duhamel, F. (1985). Une formation clinique en centre familial au niveau de la maitrise. L’Infirmiere Canadienne, 10, 31-32.
Wright, L.M., Watson, W.L., & Bell, J.M. (1990). The Family Nursing Unit: A unique integration of research, education and clinical practice. In J.M. Bell, W.L. Watson, & L.M. Wright (Eds.), The cutting edge of family nursing (pp. 95-112). Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Family Nursing Unit Publications.
PUBLISHED CASE EXAMPLES USING FAMILY SYSTEMS NURSING
Bell, J.M. (1987). Assessing marital responses to the threat of breast cancer. In M. Leahey & L.M. Wright (Eds.), Families & life-threatening illness (pp. 129-142). Springhouse, PA: Springhouse.
Bell, J.M. (2000). Encouraging nurses and families to think interactionally: Revisiting the usefulness of the circular pattern diagram [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 6(3), 203-209.
Bell, J.M., Moules, N.J., Simonson, K., & Fraser, J. (2004). Marriage and illness: Therapeutic conversations with couples who are suffering. P. Amato & N. Gonzalez (Eds.), Vision 2004: What is the future of marriage? (pp. 47-52). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.
Bohn, U., Wright, L.M., & Moules, N.J. (2003). A family systems nursing interview following a myocardial infarction: The power of commendations. Journal of Family Nursing, 9(2), 151-165.
Dupuis, F., & Duhamel, F. (2002). Le décès d’un enfant dans la famille : Intégrer une dimension spirituelle aux interventions familiales [“The death of a child in the family: Integrating a spiritual dimension in family interventions"]. Sciences pastorales, 21(2), 245-262.
Dupuis, F., Duhamel, F., & Gendron, S. (2011). Transitioning care of an adolescent with cystic fibrosis: Development of a systemic hypothesis between parents, adolescents and health care professionals. Journal of Family Nursing, 17(3), 291-311.
Harper-Jaques, S., & Masters, A. (1994). Written communication with survivors of sexual abuse: Use of letters in therapy. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 32(8), 11-16.
Houger Limacher, L., & Wright, L.M. (2003). Commendations: Listening to the silent side of a family intervention. Journal of Family Nursing, 9(2), 130-135.
Kent-Wilkinson, A. (1999). Forensic family genogram: An assessment and intervention tool. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health, 37(9), 52-56.
Krusky, M. (2002). Women and thinness: The watch on the eve of the feast. Therapy with families experiencing troubled eating. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 21(1), 58-76.
Leahey, M., & Wright, L.M. (1987). Families and chronic illness: Assumptions, assessment and intervention. In L.M. Wright & M. Leahey (Eds.), Families & chronic illness (pp. 55-76). Springhouse, PA: Springhouse.
Levac, A.M., McLean, S., Wright, L.M., Bell, J.M., “Ann”, & “Fred”. (1998). A “Reader’s Theatre” intervention to managing grief: Post-therapy reflections by a family and a clinical team. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 24(1), 81-94.
Marshall, A., Bell, J.M., & Moules, N.J. (2010). Beliefs, suffering, and healing: A clinical practice model for families experiencing mental illness. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 46(3),182-96.
Marshall, A.J., & Harper-Jaques, S. (2008). Depression and family relationships: Ideas for healing. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(1), 56-73.
McElheran, N.G., & Harper-Jaques, S.R. (1994). Commendations: A resource intervention for clinical practice. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 8(1), 7-10, 15.
McLeod, D., & Wright, L.M. (2001). Conversations of spirituality: Spirituality in family systems nursing – making the case with four clinical vignettes. Journal of Family Nursing, 7(4), 391-415.
Moules, N.J. (2009). Grief and families: Applying the Illness Beliefs Model to bereavement. In L.M. Wright & J.M. Bell. Beliefs and illness: A model for healing (pp. 305-317). Calgary, Alberta, Canada: 4th Floor Press.
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