Dippenaar I L, Greeff M
Curationis. 1995 Aug;18(3):35-8.
Whenever cancer is diagnosed in a member of a family, additional pressure and demands are placed on the family system. Certain issues occur in the family to the extent that they experience their situation and cope with it in their own way. The family's main concern is their experience of mental discomfort. One way of coping with this is by submitting to psychiatric nursing accompaniment tendered by a psychiatric nursing specialist. As the family proceeds to acceptance, specific needs occur, which should be addressed by means of a long-term approach of support. This support rests mainly with the registered nurse who works with the family, since the number of trained psychiatric nursing specialist available is small.
每当家族中的一员被诊断出患有癌症时，家庭系统就会承受额外的压力和要求。家庭中会出现一些问题，其程度取决于他们对自身处境的感受以及应对方式。家庭主要关心的是他们所经历的精神不适。应对这种情况的一种方式是接受精神科护理专家提供的精神科护理陪伴。随着家庭逐渐接受现实，会出现一些特定需求，这些需求应通过长期的支持方法来满足。这种支持主要由与该家庭合作的注册护士提供，因为现有的受过培训的精神科护理专家数量较少。
