Question

How do we handle the non traditional family such as 2 dads or 2 moms?   This might not be what we believe to be a traditional family, or it could be against our personal beliefs, so we have to make sure that we are not passing judgement.   How can we do this as nurses?

Answer 1

Let's consider it's a 2 dads situation then first of all we need to understand the connection between the patient and both the father adn between the fathers because unless and untill we don't understand the inter relations, we won't be able to handle any situation. Then as a nurse you need to see who is closer to the patient and understands more and according to that you can approach the right person for a decision. In this case mother plays a very important role because when the original father is involved in a situation, we also need to see mother is inclined towards which person. After observing all these things, as a nurse we can move further should talk with the family.