Dissemination of IFNA Position Statements

There are currently five International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Position Statements that have been developed by the IFNA Practice Committee and the IFNA Education Committee and approved by the IFNA Board of Directors. Each IFNA Position Statement is available in several formats and languages:

IFNA Position Statement on Pre-Licensure Family Nursing Education

Approved in 2013 and published on the IFNA website in 2015.
Available in 7 languages, Social Media Toolkit and one infographic have been developed.

• Cited in 28 known publications to date.

IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Family Nursing Education

Approved in 2017 and published on the IFNA website in 2018.
Available in 1 language, Social Media Toolkit has been developed.

• Cited in 13 known publications to date.

IFNA Position Statement on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice

Approved in 2015 and published on the IFNA website in 2015.
Available in 9 languages, Social Media Toolkit developed, and one infographic is under development.

• Cited in 95 publications to date.

IFNA Position Statement on Advanced Practice Competencies for Family Nursing

Approved in 2017 and published on the IFNA website in 2017.
Available in 5 languages, Social Media Toolkit developed.

• Cited in 67 known publications to date.

IFNA Position Statement on Planetary Health and Family Health

Approved in 2020 and published on the IFNA website in 2020.
Available in 1 language, Social Media Toolkit developed.

• Cited in 13 known publications to date.

This list documents the efforts of IFNA members and leaders to disseminate the IFNA Position Statements as widely as possible.

A. IFNA Position Statements Cited in Journals and Books

IFNA Position Statement on Pre-Licensure Family Nursing Education

This IFNA Position Statement has been cited in 28 known publications to date.

NEW Alfaro Diaz, C., Esandi, N., Canga Armayor, N., Pardavila-Belio, M., Pueyo-Garrigues, M., & Canga Armayor, A. (2022). Personal and contextual factors to the successful implementation of a family nursing approach in oncology care. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(3), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407221083071

Anderson, J. G., Bartmess, M., Hundt, E., & Jacelon, C. (2021). “A little bit of their souls”: Investigating the concept of dignity for people living with dementia using caregivers’ blogs. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 43-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720975216

Azevedo, A. M. J. dos Santos (2017). Construção da parentalidade: o papel do enfermeiro de família [Building parenting: The role of the family nurse]. [Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Aveiro]. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23046

Bell, J. M. (2016). The central importance of therapeutic conversations in family nursing: Can talking be healing? [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 22(4), 439-449. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716680837

Bell, J. M. (2019). 25th anniversary of the Journal of Family Nursing: Significant milestones and top cited articles [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(3), 359-369. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719870959

Brokema, S., Paans, W., Roodbol, P. F., & Luttik, M. L. A. (2021). Effects of family nursing conversations on families in home health care: A controlled before-and-after study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(1), 231-243. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14599

Deatrick, J. A. (2017). Where is “family” in the social determinants of health? Implications for family nursing practice, research, education, and policy [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(4), 423-433. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717735287

Deatrick, J. A., & Rehm, R. S. (2018). Children, youth, families and health care providers are partners in decisions, planning, and delivery of care, including appropriate community services. In C. L. Betz, M. J. Krajicek, and M. Craft-Rosenberg (Eds.), Guidelines for nursing excellence in the care of children, youth, and families (2nd ed., pp. 39-55). Springer.

Family Nursing Network. (2016). International Family Nursing Association develops Position Statements on Pre-Licensure Family Nursing Education and Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice. Journal of Family Nursing, 22(2), 279-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716639167

NEW Goodyear, M., Allchin, B., Burn, M., Reupert, A., Tchernegovski, P., Sheen, J., Cuff, R., Obrad0vic, A., Solantaus, T., & Maybery, D. (2022). Promoting self-determination in parents with mental illness in adult mental settings. Journal of Family Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211067308

Gutiérrez-Alemán, T., Esandi, N., Pardavila-Belio, M. I., Pueyo-Garrigues, M., Canga-Armayor, N., Alfaro-Díaz, C., & Canga-Armayor, A. (2021). Effectiveness of educational programs for clinical competence in family nursing: A systematic review. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(4), 255-274. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211038683

Henriquez, N., Hyndman, K., & Chachula, K. (2019). It’s complicated: Improving undergraduate nursing students’ understanding and care of LGBTQ older adults. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(4), 506-532. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719864099

Honda, J. (2021). EDUCACIÓN PARA MEJORAR LA COMPETENCIA DE ENFERMERÍA FAMILIAR [Education for improving family nursing competency] [Editorial]. Revista Paranaense de Enfermagen, 4(1), 39-41. Retrieved from: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Honda+J.+Education+for+improving+family+nursing+competency.+Rev+Parana+Enferm.+2021%3B+4%281%29%3A39-41.&btnG=

Juniarti, N., Sari, S.P., & Yani, D. I. (2016). Analysis and evaluation of implementation of undergraduate nursing curriculum for family nursing in West Jawa. Indonesian Nursing Journal of Education and Clinic, 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.24990/injec.v1i2.119

Kaakinen, J. R., Coehlo, D. P., Steele, R., & Robinson, M. (Eds.). (2018). Family health care nursing: Theory, practice, and research (6th ed.). F. A. Davis.

Kueny, A. M., Ayres, L., & Tripp-Reimer, T. (2021). Old Order Amish family management of children with genetic conditions. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(4), 327-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211018856

Lassetter, J. H., & Horowitz, J. A. (2017). Report of the 13th International Famly Nursing Conference: The art and science of family nursing: Transforming health for families, Pamplona, Spain. Journal of Family Nursing 23(4), 563-572. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717738770

Meiers, S. M., Eggenberger, S. K., & Krumwiede, N. (2018). Development and implementation of a family-focused undergraduate nursing curriculum: Minnesota State University, Mankato. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(3), 307-344. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718787274

O’Rae, A., Ferreira, C., Hnatyshyn, T., & Krut, B. (2021). Family nursing telesimulation: Teaching therapeutic communication in an authentic way. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 16(4), 4040-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2021.06.013

Schroeder, W. K. (2017). Leveraging social media in #familynursing practice. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(1), 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716684228

Shajani, Z., & Snell, D. (2019). Wright & Leahey’s Nurses and families: A guide to family assessment and intervention (7th ed.). F. A. Davis.

NEW Svavarsdottir, E. K., Hraunfjord, H., & Sigurdardottir, A. O. (2022). Nursing student’s perception of family importance in nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today, 118, 105529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105529

Swan, M. A., & Eggenberger, S. K. (2021). Early career nurses’ experiences of providing family nursing care: Perceived benefits and challenges. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720968286

Toly, V. B., Blanchette, J. E., & Musil, C. M. (2019). Mothers caring for technology-dependent children at home: What is most helpful and least helpful? Applied Nursing Research, 46, 24-27. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2019.02.001

Voltelen, B., Konradsen, H., & Østergaard, B. (2016). Family nursing therapeutic conversations in heart failure outpatient clinics in Denmark: Nurses’ experiences. Journal of Family Nursing, 22(2), 179-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716643879

Warner, A., Dorsen, C., Dunn Navarra, A.-M., & Cohen, S. (2021). An integrative review of experiences parenting transgender and gender diverse children. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(4), 304-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211001559

Webber, K. M. (2021). Interpreting friendship in pediatric oncology nursing [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720986625

Wool, J., Irving, S. Y., Meghani, S. H., & Urich, C. M. (2021). Parental decision-making in the pediatric intensive care unit: An integrative review. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(2), 154-167. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720975869

IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Family Nursing Education

This IFNA Position Statement has been cited in 13 known publications to date.

Brewster, G. S., Bonds, K., & McLennon, S. (2020). Missing the mark: The complexity of African American dementia family caregiving. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(4), 294-301. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720945329

Broekema, S., Luttik, L. M. A., Steggerda, G. E., Paans, W., & Roodbol, P. F. (2018). Measuring change in nurses’ perceptions about family nursing competency following a 6-day educational intervention. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(4), 508–537. https://doi.org/10.1177/107484071881214

Brokema, S., Paans, W., Roodbol, P. F., & Luttik, M. L. A. (2021). Effects of family nursing conversations on families in home health care: A controlled before-and-after study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(1), 231-243. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14599

Hoplock, L., Lobchuk, M., Dryburgh, L., Shead, N., & Ahmed, R. (2019). Canadian hospital and home visiting nurses’ attitudes toward families in transitional care: A descriptive comparative study. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(3), 370-394. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719863499

Judge, H., & Ceci, C. (2021). Problematising assumptions about ‘centredness’ in patient and family centred care research in acute care settings. Nursing Inquiry, e12248. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12448

Lassetter, J. H., & Horowitz, J. A. (2017). Report of the 13th International Family Nursing Conference: The Art and Science of Family Nursing: Transforming Health for Families, Pamplona, Spain, 2017. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(4), 562-572. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717738770

Looman, W. S. (2020). Teaching systems thinking for advanced family nursing practice: A theory-based tool. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719891439

West, P., Van Riper, M., & Wyatt, G. (2020). Adaptation to technology use in families of children with complex communication needs: An integrative review and family theory application. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(2), 153-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720915536

IFNA Position Statement on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice

This IFNA Position Statement has been cited in 95 known publications to date.

Aass, L. K., Skundberg-Kletthagen, H., & Schrøder, A. (2020). Young adults and their families living with mental illness: Evaluation of the usefulness of family-centered support conversations in community mental health care settings. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(4), 302-314. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720964397

NEW Alfaro Diaz, C., Esandi, N., Canga Armayor, N., Pardavila-Belio, M., Pueyo-Garrigues, M., & Canga Armayor, A. (2022). Personal and contextual factors to the successful implementation of a family nursing approach in oncology care. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(3), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407221083071

NEW Alfaro-Diaz, C., Svavarsdottir, E. K., Esandi, N., Klinke, M. E., & Canga-Armayor, A. (2022). Effectiveness of nursing interventions for patients with cancer and their family members: A systematic review. Journal of Family Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211068816

Anderson, J. G., Bartmess, M., Hundt, E., & Jacelon, C. (2021). “A little bit of their souls”: Investigating the concept of dignity for people living with dementia using caregivers’ blogs. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 43-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720975216

Armstrong-James, L., Cadogan, J., Williamson, H., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2019). Using photo-elicitation to explore families’ experiences of burn camp. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(1), 81-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718817630

Barbieri-Figueiredo, M. D. C. (2021). Caring for the family of the child or young person with chronic illness: An imperative for nurses. Enfermeria Clinica, 31(3), 133-134. doi: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2021.04.001

Beierwaltes, P., Clisbee, D., & Eggenberger, S. K. (2020). An educational intervention incorporating digital storytelling to implement family nursing practice in acute care settings. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(3), 213-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720935462

Bell, J. M. (2018). Using deliberate practice in family nursing to achieve clinical excellence [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(4), 503–507. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718817460

Burns, M., Bally, J., Burles, M., Holtslander, L., & Peacock, S. (2020). Influences of the culture of science on nursing knowledge development: Using conceptual frameworks as nursing philosophy in critical care nursing. Nursing Philosophy, 21(4), e12301. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1111/nup.12310

Burström, Å., Mora, M. A., Öjmyr-Joelsson, M., Sparud-Lundin, C., Rydberg, A., Hanseus, K., Freckner, B., Nisell, M., Moon, P., & Brat, E.-L. (2019). Ready to transfer to adult care? A triadic evaluation of transition readiness in adolescents with congenital heart disease and their parents. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(3), 447-468. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719864255

Butler, A. E., Hall, H., & Copnell, B. (2018). Gradually disengaging: Parent–health care provider relationships after a child’s death in the pediatric intensive care unit. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(3), 470-492. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718783470

Coyne, E., Dieperink, K. B., Ostergaard, B., & Creedy, D.K. (2017). Strengths and resources used by Australian and Danish adult patients and their family caregivers during treatment for cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 29, 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2017.05.005

Cranley, L. A., Lam, S. C., Brennenstuhl, S., Kabir, Z. N., Boström, A.-N., Leung, A. Y. M. & Konradsen, H. (2022). Nurses’ attitudes toward the importance of families in nursing care: A multinational comparative study. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(1), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211042338

Cross, R., Brown, A.-M., & Sein, N. (2018). The acute medical client. In J. Gilbert & E. Coyne (Eds.), Acute care nursing (pp. 61-80). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Curry, D. M., Anderson, K., Gray, B., & Eustace, R. W. (2016). Curry, D. M., Anderson, K., Gray, B., & Eustace, R. W. (2016). Curriculum evaluation using the IFNA Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice. International Family Nursing Association. https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/nursing_faculty/312

dos Santos, M. R., Syzlit, R., Deatrick J. A., Mooney-Doyle, K., & Wiegand, D. L. (2020). The evolutionary nature of parent-provider relationships at child’s end of life with cancer. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(3), 254-268. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720938314

Duhamel, F. (2017). Translating knowledge from a Family Systems Approach to clinical practice: Insights from knowledge translation research experiences. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(4), 461-487. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717739030

Eggenberger, S. K., Krumwiede, N. K., & Young, P. K. (2015). Using simulation pedagogy in the formation of family-focused generalist nurses. Journal of Nursing Education, 54(10), 588-593. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20150916-08

Elissa, K., Sparud-Lundin, C., Axelsson, A.B., Khatib, S., & Bratt, E.-L. (2018). Struggling and overcoming daily life barriers among children with congenital heart disease and their parents in the West Bank, Palestine. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(4), 585–611. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718809710

Ersig, A. L., Werner-Lin, A., Hoskins, L., Young J., Loud, J. T., Peters, J., & Greene, M. H. (2019). Legacies and relationships: Diverse social networks and BRCA1/2 risk management decisions and actions. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(1), 28-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718815844

Esandi, N., Nolan, M., Canga-Armayor, N., Pardavila-Belio, M. I., & Canga-Armayor, A. (2021). Family dynamics and the Alzheimer’s disease experience. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(2), 124-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720986611

Fleming, L., Knafl, K., & Van Riper, M. (2017). How the child’s gender matters for families having a child with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(4), 516-533. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717735499

Genest, C., Gratton, F., O’Reilly, T., Allard, E., & Maltais, N. (2021). Emerging despite the indelible wound: A grounded theory of family transformation following adolescent suicide. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(4), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211006183

Ginter, A. C., & Radina, E. M. (2019). “I was there with her”: Experiences of mothers of women with breast cancer. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(1), 54-80. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718816745

Gottlieb, L. N., & Gottlieb, B. (2017). Strengths-based nursing: A process for implementing a philosophy into practice. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(3), 319-340. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717717731

Havreng-Théry, C., Giner-Perot, J., Zawierja, P., Bertin-Hugault, F., Belmin, J., & Rothan-Tondeur, M. (2020). Expectations and needs of families in nursing homes: An integrative review. Medical Care Research and Review, 78(4), 311-325. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558720907183

Hengeveld, B., Maaskant, J. M., Lindeboom, R., Marshall, A. P., Vermeulen, H., & Eskes, A. M. (2020). Nursing competencies for family‐centred care in the hospital setting: A multinational Q‐methodology study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(4), 1783-1799. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14719 [Note: While this publication discusses the IFNA Position Statement on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice, it does not cite the actual reference.]

Holmbeck, G. N., Kritikos, T. K., Stern, A., Ridosh, M., & Friedman, C. V. (2021). The transition to adult health care in youth with spina bifida: Theory, measurement, and interventions. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 53(2), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12626

Holst-Hansson, A., Vejzovic, V., Idvall, E., & Wennick, A. (2020). The usefulness of Brief Family Health Conversations offered to families following the diagnosis of breast cancer. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(4), 327-336. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720966759

NEW Ikander, T., Dieperink, K. B., Hanson, O., & Raunkiær, M. (2022). Patient, family caregiver, and nurse involvement in end-of-life discussions during palliative chemotherapy: A phenomenological hermeneutic study. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211046308

Imanipour, M., & Kiwanuka, F. (2020). Family nursing practice and family importance in care – Attitudes of nurses working in intensive care units. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 13, 100265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100265

Israelsson-Skogsberg, A. (2019). Children living with Home Mechanical Ventilation-a double-edged existence: The everyday life experiences of the children, their siblings, parents and personal care assistants [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Borås.

Israelsson-Skogsberg, A., Markstrom, A., Laakso, K., Heden, L., & Lindahl, B. (2019). Siblings’ lived experiences of having a brother or sister with home mechanical ventilation: A phenomenological hermeneutical study. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(3), 469-492. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719863916

NEW Jerofke-Owen, T., McAndrew, N. S., Gralton, A. S., Totka, J. P., Weiss, M. E., Fial, A. V., & Sawin, K. J. (2022). Engagement of families in the care of hospitalized pediatric patients: A scoping review. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(2),151-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211048894

Johnson, J., Johnson, O., Heyhoe, J., Fielder, C., & Dunning, A. (2018). Parent experiences and preferences when dysmelia is identified during the prenatal and perinatal periods: A qualitative study into family nursing care for rare diseases. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(2), 271-293. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718772808

Juniarti, N., Sari, S. P., & Yani, D. I. (2016). Analysis and evaluation of implementation of undergraduate nursing curriculum for family nursing in West Jawa. Indonesian Nursing Journal of Education and Clinic, 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.24990/injec.v1i2.119

Kaakinen, J. R., Coehlo, D. P., Steele, R., & Robinson, M. (Eds.). (2018). Family health care nursing: Theory, practice, and research (6th ed.). F. A. Davis.

Leahey, M., & Wright, L. M. (2016). Application of the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models: The reciprocity between the personal and the professional. Journal of Family Nursing, 22(4), 450-459. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716667972

Leonard, R. A., Linden, M., & Grant, A. (2018). Family-focused practice for families affected by maternal mental illness and substance misses in home visiting: A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(2), 128-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718770612

NEW Lise, F., Schwartz, E., Friedemann, M.-L. Stacciarini, J.-M. (2022). Validade e confiabilidade da versao Brasileira do instrumento The strategies in families-Effectiveness ASF-E/Brasil (Validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the instrument The Assessment of Strategies in Families – Effectiveness (ASF-E). SciELO Brasil) https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-265X-TCE-2020-0555

Lummer-Aikey, S., & Goldstein, S. (2020). Sibling adjustment to childhood chronic illness: An integrative review. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(2), 136-153. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720977177

Luttik, M. L. A., Mahrer-Imhof, R., Garcia-Vivar, C., Brødsgaard, A., Dieperink, K. B., Imhof, L., Østergaard, B., Svavarsdottir, E. K., & Konradsen, H. [FAMily health in Europe-Research in Nursing (FAME-RN) group]. (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic: A family affair [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(2), 87-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720920883

Mackie, B. R., Marshall, A., & Mitchell, M. (2018). Acute care nurses’ views on family participation and collaboration in fundamental care. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 2346-2359. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14185

Mackie, B. R., Mitchell, M., & Marshall, A. (2018). The impact of interventions that promote family involvement in care on adult acute-care wards: An integrative review. Collegian, 25, 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2017.01.006

Mackie, B. R., Marshall, A. P., & Mitchell, M. L. (2020). Exploring family participation inpatient care on acute care wards: A mixed‐methods study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 27(2), e12881. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12881

NEW Martín-Martín, J., Pérez-Díez-del-Corral, M., Olano-Lizarraga, M., Valencia-Gil, S. & Saracíbar-Razquin, M. I. (2022). Family narratives about providing end-of-life care at home. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211025579

McAndrews, N. S., Schiffman, R., & Leske, J. (2020). A theoretical lens through which to view the facilitators and disruptors of nurse-promoted engagement with families in the ICU. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(3), 190-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720936736

McKechnie, A. C., Pridham, K., & Tluczek, A. (2016). Walking the “emotional tightrope” from pregnancy to parenthood. Journal of Family Nursing, 22(1), 74-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840715616603

Montoro-Gurich, C., & Garcia-Vivar, C. (2019). The family in Europe: Structure, intergenerational solidarity, and new challenges to family health. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(2), 170-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719841404

Moriarty, H., Winter, L., Short, T. H., & True, G. (2018). Exploration of factors related to depressive symptomatology in family members of military veterans with traumatic brain injury. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(2), 184-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718773470

Mussatto, K. A., Van Rompay, M. I., Trachtenberg, F. L., Pemberton, V., Young-Borkowski, L., Uzark, K., Hollenbeck-Pringle, D., Dunbar-Masterson, C., Infinger, P., Walter, P., Sawin, K., for the Pediatrica Heart Nework Investigators. Family function, quality of life, and well-being in parents of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(3), 222-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720987309

Naef, R., Kaeppeli, B. M., Lanter, R., & Petry, H. (2020). Implementing Family Systems Care through an educational intervention with nurses and midwives in obstetrics and gynecological care: A mixed-methods evaluation. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(2), 138-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720915598

Neill, S. J., & Coyne, I. (2018). The role of felt or enacted criticism in parent’s decision making in differing contexts and communities: Toward a formal grounded theory. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(4), 433-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718783488

Petursdottir, A. B., Rayens, M. K., Sigurdardottir, V., & Svavarsdottir, E. K. (2021). Long-term effect of receiving a Family Strengths-Oriented Intervention on family cancer caregiver stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms: A longitudinal quasi-experimental study. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(2), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840721994332

NEW Piil, K., Skovhus, S. L., Tolver, A., & Jarden, M. (2022). Neuro-oncological symptoms: A longitudinal quantitative study of family function, perceived support, and caregiver burden. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(1), 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211029986

Pusa, S., Isaksson, U., & Sundin, K. (2021). Evaluation of the implementation process of a Family Systems Nursing approach in home health care: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(3), 235-249. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211000050

Risling, T., Risling, D., & Holtslander, L. (2017). Creating a Social Media Assessment Tool for family nursing. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(1), 13-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716681071

Rua, M., Leal, R. M. F., & Costa, N. (Eds.). (2019). Multimodal narratives in nursing education: Exploring their potentialities. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8570-1.ch018

Sánchez-Gómez, M.B., Novo-Muñoz, M., Rodríguez-Gómez, J.Á., Romero-Martín, M., Gómez-Salgado, J., & Duarte-Clíments, G. (2020). Methodology proposal for the management of nursing competencies towards a strategic training. A theoretical analysis. Healthcare, 8(2). 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020170

Sato, N., & Araki, A. (2021). Father’s involvement in rearing children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Journal of Family Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211037345

Schroeder, W. K. (2017). Leveraging social media in #familynursing practice. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(1), 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840716684228

Schulman-Green, D., Feder, S. L., Dionne-Odom, J. N., Batten, J., En Long, V. J., Harris, Y., Wilpers, A., Wong, T., & Whittemore, R. (2021). Family caregiver support of patient self-management during chronic, life-limiting illness: A qualitative metasynthesis. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720977180

Shah, L. L., Ersig, A. L., & Paik, A. (2019). Social network factors and anxiety among adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(3), 394-418. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719863719

Shajani, Z., & Snell, D. (2019). Wright & Leahey’s Nurses and families: A guide to family assessment and intervention (7th ed.). F. A. Davis.

Skalacka, K., & Pajestka, G. (2021). Digital or in-person: The relationship between mode of interpersonal communication during the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health in older adults from 27 countries. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(4), 275-284. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211031980

Svavarsdottir, E. K., Kamban, S. W., Konradsdottir, E., & Sigurdardottir, A. (2020). The impact of Family Strengths Oriented Therapeutic Conversations on parents of children with a new chronic illness diagnosis. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(3), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720940674

Svavarsdottir, E. K., Sigurdardottir, A. O., Konradsdottir, E., & Tryggvadottir, G. B. (2018). The impact of nursing education and job characteristics on nurses’ perceptions of their family nursing practice skills. Scandinavian Journal of Nursing Sciences, 32, 1297-1307. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12573

Swan, M. A., & Eggenberger, S. K. (2021). Early career nurses’ experiences of providing family nursing care: Perceived benefits and challenges. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720968286

Tatterton, M. J., & Walshe, C. (2019). How grandparents experience the death of a grandchild with a life-limiting condition. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(1), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718816808

Thirsk, L. M., Vandall-Walker, V., Rasiah, J., & Keyko, K. (2021). A taxonomy of supports and barriers to family-centered adult critical care: A qualitative descriptive study. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(3), 199-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840721999372

Tluczek, A., Levy, H., Rock, M. J., Ondoma, C., & Brown, R.L. (2019). Impact of intermediate cystic fibrosis classification on parents’ perceptions of child vulnerability and protectiveness. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(2), 287-313. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719842834

Toly, V.B., Blanchette, J. E., Sikorski, S., Musil, C. M., & Al-Hamed, A. (2017). Maternal perspective of well siblings’ adjustment to family life with a technology-dependent child. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(3), 392-417. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717721705

Warner, A., Dorsen, C., Dunn Navarra, A.-M., & Cohen, S. (2021). An integrative review of experiences parenting transgender and gender diverse children. Journal of Family Nursing. 27(4), 304-326, https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211001559

Webber, K. M. (2021). Interpreting friendship in pediatric oncology nursing [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720986625

NEW Westphaln, K. K., Fry-Bowers, E. K., Birchfield, J. W., Lee, E., Ronis, S. D. (2022). Examining the relationship of family social capital and use of pediatric primary health care services in the 2016–19 National Survey of Children’s Health. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.12.002

Whitehead, L., & McCullough, K. (2021). Community nursing. In N. J. Wilson, P. Lewis, L. Hunt, & L. Whitehead (Eds.), Nursing in Australia: Contemporary professional and practice insights (pp. 129-138). Routledge.

Wool, J., Irving, S. Y., & Meghani, S. H. (2021). Parental decision-making in the pediatric intensive care unit: An integrative review. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(2), 154-167. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720975869

Wright, L. M. (2019). Older adults and their families: An interactional intervention that brings forth love and softens suffering. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(4), 610-626. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719864093

Wright L. M., & Bell, J. M. (2021). Illness Beliefs: The heart of healing in families and individuals (revised 3rd edition). 4th Floor Press.

Yamasaki, A., Tsumura, A., Mine, H., Kimura, C., Soeda, A., Odatsu, K., & Kiwado, W. (2017). Feasibility and short-term impact of the “case study in-house group training program for family nursing” at medical facilities. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 23, e-12503. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12503

Zhang, J., & Lee, D. T. F. (2019). Meaning in stroke family caregiving in China: A phenomenological study. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(2), 260-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719841359

IFNA Position Statement on Advanced Practice Competencies for Family Nursing

This IFNA Position Statement has been cited in 67 known publications to date.

NEW Alfaro Diaz, C., Esandi, N., Canga Armayor, N., Pardavila-Belio, M., Pueyo-Garrigues, M., & Canga Armayor, A. (2022). Personal and contextual factors to the successful implementation of a family nursing approach in oncology care. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(3), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407221083071

Bell, J. M. (2018). Using deliberate practice in family nursing to achieve clinical excellence [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(4), 503–507. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718817460

Benson, J. J., Oliver, D. P., Demiris, G., & Washington, K. (2019). Accounts of family conflict in home hospice care: The central role of autonomy for informal caregiver resilience. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(2), 190-218. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719828091

Burles, M., Holtslander, L., & Peternelj-Taylor, C. (2021). Palliative and hospice care in correctional facilities: Integrating a family nursing approach to address relational barriers. Cancer Nursing, 44(1), 29-36. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000754

Butler, A. E., Hall, H., & Copnell, B. (2018). Gradually disengaging: Parent-health care provider relationships after a child has died in ICU. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(3), 470-492. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718783470

Coyne, E., Frommolt, V., Rands, H., Kain, V., & Mitchell, M. (2018). Simulation videos presented in a blended learning platform to improve Australian nursing students’ knowledge of family assessment. Nurse Education Today, 66, 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.04.012

de Goumoëns, V., Ayigah, K., Joye, D., Ryvlin, P., & Ramelet, A.-S. (2021). The development of an early intervention for supporting families of persons with acquired brain injuries: The SAFIR^© Intervention. Journal of Family Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211048217

Ersig, A. L., Werner-Lin, A., Hoskins, L., Young, J., Loud, J. T., Peters, J., & Greene, M. H. (2019). Legacies and relationships: Diverse social networks and BRCA1/2 risk management decisions and actions. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(1), 28-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718815844

Esandi, N., Nolan, M., Canga-Armayor, N., Pardavila-Belio, M. I., & Canga-Armayor, A. (2021). Family dynamics and the Alzheimer’s disease experience. Journal of Family Nursing 27(2), 124-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720986611

Family Nursing Network. (2017). International Family Nursing Association Position Statement on Advanced Practice Competencies for Family Nursing. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(3), 418. https://doi.org/10.1177/107484071772624

Genest, C., Gratton, F., O’Reilly, T., Allard, E., & Maltais, N. (2021). Emerging despite the indelible wound: A grounded theory of family transformation following adolescent suicide. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(4), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211006183 https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211006183

Ginter, A. C., & Radina, M. E. (2019). “I was there with her”: Experiences of mothers of women with breast cancer. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(1), 54-80. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718816745

Greenfield, D., & Swallow, V. (2021, February 8). Opinion. ‘All nurses should understand the principles of planetary health’. Nursing Times. https://www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/all-nurses-should-understand-the-principles-of-planetary-health-08-02-2021/

Hildenbrand, A. K., Van Schoors, M., & Alderfer, M. A. (2021). Survey research with families in the context of pediatric chronic health conditions: Key considerations and future directions. Journal of Family Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211014866

Jonsdottir, J. I., Vilhjalmsson, R., & Svavarsdottir, E. K. (2021). Effectiveness of a couple-based intervention on sexuality and intimacy among women in active cancer treatment: A quasi-experimental study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 52, 101975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101975

Jonsdottir, J. I., Vilhjalmsson, R., & Svavarsdottir, E. K. (2021). The benefit of a couple-based intervention among women in active cancer treatment on sexual concerns. Cancer Nursing, 44(6), E589-E599. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000949

Kaakinen, J. R., Coehlo, D. P., Steele, R., & Robinson, M. (Eds.). (2018). Family health care nursing: Theory, practice, and research (6th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.

Koerner, S. S., & Shirai, Y. (2019). Latina/o family caregivers’ reactions to limited help from relatives: From frustration to resilience. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(4), 590-609. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719867706

Leonard, R. A., Linden, M., & Grant, A. (2018). Family-focused practice for families affected by maternal mental illness and substance misses in home visiting: A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(1), 128-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718770612

Looman, W. S. (2020). Teaching systems thinking for advanced family nursing practice: A theory-based tool. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719891439

Luo, J., Guo, J., & Yang, J. (2021). Parent-child relationship quality as a mediator of the association between perceived stress and diabetes self-management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720971584

Lyons, K. S., & Lee, C. S. (2020). The association of dyadic symptom appraisal with physical and mental health over time in care dyads living with cancer. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(1), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719889967

Marcussen, J., Hounsgaard, L., Brunn, P., Larsen, M. G., Thuen, F., & Wilson, R. (2019). The Divorced Family–Focused Care Model: A nursing model to enhance child and family mental health and well-being of doubly bereaved children following parental divorce and subsequent parental cancer and death. Journal of Family Nursing, 25(3), 419-446. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840719863918

McAndrew, N. S., Schiffman, R., & Leske, J. (2020). A theoretical lens through which to view the facilitators and disruptors of nurse-promoted engagement with families in the ICU. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(3), 190-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720936736

Naef, R., Massarotto, P., & Petry, H. (2020). Family and health professional experience with a nurse-led family support intervention in ICU: A qualitative evaluation study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 61, 102916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102916

Naef, R., von Felten, S., Petry, H., Ernst, J., & Massarotto, P. (2021). Impact of a nurse-led family support intervention on family members’ satisfaction with intensive care and psychological wellbeing: A mixed-methods evaluation. Australian Critical Care. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.10.014

Neill, S. J., & Coyne, I. (2018). The role of felt or enacted criticism in parent’s decision making in differing contexts and communities: Toward a formal grounded theory. Journal of Family Nursing, 24(4), 433-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718783488

Petursdottir, A. B., & Svavarsdottir, E. K. (2019). The effectiveness of a strengths-oriented therapeutic conversation intervention on perceived support, well-being and burden among family caregivers in palliative home-care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(11), 3018-3031. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14089

Petursdottir, A. B., Rayens, M. K., Sigurdardottir, V., & Svavarsdottir, E. K. (2021). Long-term effect of receiving a Family Strengths-Oriented Intervention on family cancer caregiver stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms: A longitudinal quasi-experimental study. Journal of Family Nursing, 7(2), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840721994332

Rua, M., Leal, R. M. F., & Costa, N. (Eds.). (2019). Multimodal narratives in nursing education: Exploring their potentialities. IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8570-1.ch018

Shajani, Z., & Snell, D. (2019). Wright & Leahey’s Nurses and families: A guide to family assessment and intervention (7th ed.). F. A. Davis.

Svavarsdottir, E. K., & Gisladottir, M. (2019). How do Family Strengths‐Oriented Therapeutic Conversations (FAM‐SOTC) advance psychiatric nursing practice? Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(2), 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12450

NEW Svavarsdottir, E. K.. Hraunfjord, H., & Sigurdardottir, A. O. (2022). Nursing student’s perception of family importance in nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today, 118, 105529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105529

Svavarsdottir, E. K., Kamban, S. W., Konradsdottir, E., & Sigurdardottir, A. (2020). The impact of Family Strengths Oriented Therapeutic Conversations on parents of children with a new chronic illness. Journal of Family Nursing, 26(3), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720940674

NEW Westphaln, K. K., Fry-Bowers, E. K., Birchfield, J. W., Lee, E., Ronis, S. D. (2022). Examining the relationship of family social capital and use of pediatric primary health care services in the 2016–19 National Survey of Children’s Health. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.12.002

Wright L. M., & Bell, J. M. (2021). Illness Beliefs: The heart of healing in families and individuals (revised 3rd edition). 4th Floor Press.

Zimansky, M. (2019). Konzeptionelle ansätze einer familienzentrierten pflege in der onkologie [Conceptual approaches to family-centered care in oncology]. [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Osnabrück.

IFNA Position Statement on Planetary Health and Family Health

This IFNA Position Statement has been cited in 13 known publications to date.

Family Nursing Network (2021). International Family Nursing Association develops Position Statement on Planetary Health and Family Health. Journal of Family Nursing, 27(1), 83-83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840720975163

Danford, C., & Mooney-Doyle, K. (2021, October 4). Illuminating family research in planetary health. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2021/10/04/illuminating-family-research-in-planetary-health/

NEW Dellalfiore, F., Caruso, R., Cossu, M., Russo, S., Baroni, I., Barello, S. Vangone, I., Acampora, M., Conte, G., Magon, A., Stievano, A., & Arrigoni, C. (2022). The state of the evidence about family and community nurse: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 4382. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074382

Looman, W. (2021, April, 22). We are part of this place: An IFNA commitment to the planet on Earth Day 2021. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2021/04/22/we-are-part-of-this-place-an-ifna-commitment-to-the-planet-on-earth-day-2021/

Looman, W. (2021, May 20). Top ten resources for teaching future nurses about planetary health. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2021/05/20/top-ten-resources-for-teaching-future-nurses-about-planetary-health/

Looman, W. (2021, August 20). A political awakening: Family nurses must lead the way in planetary health. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2021/08/02/a-political-awakening-family-nurses-must-lead-the-way-in-planetary-health/

NEW Looman, W., & Nersesian, P. (2022). Global climate change and news of difference: Collective action for planetary health and family health [Guest Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 28(1), 3-5, https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211070079

Looman, W., Nersesian, P., & Huffling, K. (2020, April 21). Planetary health matters for families: A call to action for family nursing. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2020/04/21/planetary-health…r-family-nursing/

Nersesian, P. (2021, June 28). Take a leap and learn about planetary health and family nursing. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2021/06/28/take-the-leap-and-learn-about-planetary-health-and-family-nursing/

Nersesian, P. (2021, October 29). Assessing families through a planetary health lens in family nursing practice. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2021/10/29/assessing-famili…nursing-practice/

NEW Oliver, S., Alexander, K., Bennett, S. G., Hepburn, K., Henry, J., Clevenger, C. K., & Epps, F. (2022). Experiences of Black American dementia caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407221102465

NEW Swallow, V. (2022, January 12). Minimizing organizational impact on the planet through sustainable practices. International Family Nursing Association blog. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2022/01/12/minimizing-organizational-impact-on-the-planet-through-sustainable-practices/

B. Promotional Letters Sent to Nursing and Health Care Leaders in Key Nursing Organizations, Educational Institutions, and Health Care Centers

July 2016: IFNA President, Dr. Carole Robinson, sent personal emails about the IFNA Position Statements on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice and Pre-Licensure Family Nursing Education to over 140 University Schools of Nursing.

C. Paper and poster presentations about the IFNA Position Statements at Conferences

Members of IFNA Practice Committee (August 2015). Developing an IFNA Position Statement on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice: From Process to Product. Poster presentation. 12th International Family Nursing Conference, Odense, Denmark.

Members of the IFNA Practice Committee (May 2017). Developing an IFNA Position Statement on Advanced Practice Competencies in Family Nursing: From Process to Product. Poster presentation. 13th International Family Nursing Conference, Pamplona, Spain.

de Montigny, F., Dupuis, F., Anderson, K., Garvia Vivar, C., Barbieri Figueiredo, M,. & Bell, J. (June 2018). Création d’un cadre de référence de compétences en soins infirmiers auprès des families. Poster presentation. 7e Congrès mondial du Secrétariat international des infirmières et des infirmiers de l’espace francophone (SIDIIEF), Bordeaux, France. (Francophone version of the IFNA Position Statement on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice was presented in a poster at the SIDIIEF conference. The SIDIIEF is an international francophone organization, with 2000 members. 1700 nurses from 28 countries attended the Bordeaux conference. The timing for this presentation was excellent, since several francophone countries, in Europe and Africa, are revising or enhancing their undergraduate program.)

Left to right: IFNA members include Dr. Mari Ikeda, Ms. Noriko Kawahara, Dr. Junko Honda, Dr. Kyoko Kobayashi, Dr. Kenya Matsumoto

IFNA member and member of the IFNA Practice Committee, Dr. Junko Honda (September 2018), distributed copies of the IFNA Position Statements at the 25th Annual Conference of Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing which was held September 1-2, 2018 in Kochi prefecture, Japan (700 registrants). An IFNA booth, developed in cooperation with the IFNA Resource Advancement Committee, featured Japanese language translations of the IFNA Position Statements on Generalist and Advanced Practice Competencies and provided information about IFNA membership and IFNC14.

Dr. Mari Ikeda provided a Japanese language of the IFNA Position Statement on Pre-Licensure Education; Ms. Noriko Kawahara, Dr. Junko Honda, Dr. Kyoko Kobayashi and Dr. Kenya Matsumoto are currently members of the IFNA Resource Advancement Committee.

IFNA member, Dr. Cristina Garcia-Vivar (Spain) offered an inaugural keynote “Research to Promote Family System Care for Families Living with Chronic Illness” at the 7th Conference on Nursing Research at the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital in Madrid, on November 29th.

The aim of her presentation was a call to her audience of nurse leaders, researchers, nurse practitioners and students to move from an individual illness-centered approach to care that focuses on the person and family. She took the opportunity to present the IFNA Positions Statements on Generalist and Advanced Family Nursing Practice and promote IFNC14.

She concluded her keynote with the following message:

“To investigate, of course, but without forgetting that the ultimate goal of research is the translation of the evidence to humanistic, close, accessible, equitable, comprehensive, participatory and personalized practice for families”.

IFNA Position Statements Dissemination Project described in a poster, developed by the IFNA Practice Committee, and presented at the 14th International Family Nursing Conference, August 15, 2019, Washington, DC.

D. Grey Literature

NEW March 2021: The Tasmania State Government (Australia) recently called for responses to a discussion paper on the implementation of the Child & Youth Wellbeing Framework. IFNA member, Dr. Lindsay Smith submitted a response to the Discussion Paper – Tasmania’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy that referenced the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Position Statement on Advanced Practice Competencies for Family Nursing (2017). Links to the website and Dr. Smith’s response paper: Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy for 0-25-year-olds https://wellbeing.tas.gov.au/

Discussion paper: https://wellbeing.tas.gov.au/discussion-paper; Published responses. See response by Dr. Smith: https://wellbeing.tas.gov.au/formal-submissions

IFNA Website Announcements and Blog Posts

IFNA Position Statements Dissemination Plan (drafted by the IFNA Communications Committee): http://internationalfamilynursing.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IFNA.Position-Statement-Dissemination-Plan.pdf

IFNA Education Committee Develops 4 Strategies for Disseminating the IFNA Position Statements: http://internationalfamilynursing.org/2016/02/24/ifna-education-committee-develops-4-strategies-for-disseminating-the-ifna-position-statements/

IFNA Blog Post: February 22, 2017. Creating a Vision for Family Nursing Practice Around the World by Kathryn Anderson (Co-chair IFNA Practice Committee): https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2017/02/22/creating-a-vision-for-family-nursing-practice-around-the-world

IFNA Blog Post: June 23, 2017. IFNA Members Plant Seeds of Transformation by Joel Anderson (IFNA Blog Editor): http://internationalfamilynursing.org/2017/06/23/ifna-members-plant-seeds-of-transformation

IFNA Webinars

Curry, D. M., Anderson, K., Gray, B., & Eustace, R.W. (2016). Curriculum evaluation using the IFNA Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice. https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2016/01/08/curriculum-evaluation-using-the-ifna-generalist-competencies-for-family-nursing-practice/

IFNA Newsletter Entries

Announcements about the two IFNA Position Statements: IFNA December 2014 Newsletter: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=0ff5c667-3336-416a-8a87-05172877dae5&c=&ch=

2 Important Documents Every Nurse Should Read: Feature Article in the IFNA March 2015 Newsletter: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=c4e677b3-6577-440d-9572-aac513f5fc89&c=&ch

Call for photos of Family Nursing in Action and Family Nursing Education in Action to use in the development of the Position Statements: IFNA April 2015 Newsletter: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=75190e87-cdf4-49d3-8add-230d1350a486&c=&ch

Reminders about and links to the two IFNA Position Statements: IFNA September 2015 Newsletter: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=0e1cc4e4-5061-4faa-b4e4-97d7d8acfc41&c=e8969a70-df96-11e4-814a-d4ae5292c47d&ch=e8b768e0-df96-11e4-814a-d4ae5292c47d

Reminders about and links to the two IFNA Position Statements: IFNA October 2015 Newsletter: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=8333d39b-37fb-43d0-a29b-2cded189e838&c=e8969a70-df96-11e4-814a-d4ae5292c47d&ch=e8b768e0-df96-11e4-814a-d4ae5292c47d

IFNA Dissemination Plan Launched for IFNA Position Statements: Feature Article in the IFNA January 2016 Newsletter: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/IFNA-Global-Connections—January–2016.html?soid=1102626642108&aid=JuAxV_eTPdg

Dissemination of IFNA Position Statements: An Update: Feature Article in IFNA July 2016 Newsletter: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/IFNA-Global-Connections—July–2016.html?soid=1102626642108&aid=90NQx3tGOaw

Announcement of IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Family Nursing Education: IFNA June 2018 Newsletter: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2018/06/28/graduate-family-nursing-education/

Call to all IFNA members to disseminate IFNA Position Statements inserted as a “Family Nursing Community” announcement at the bottom of the monthly IFNA Newsletter: January 2018, February 2018, March 2018, April 2018, May 2018, June 2018, July 2018, August 2018, September 2018, October 2018, November 2018

IFNA Tweets

Tweets frequently posted by IFNA Communications Committee on IFNA Twitter. A Social Media Toolkit is available for each IFNA Position Statement.

Sample tweet July 27, 2018: What are the standards for graduate #familynursing education? @IFNAorg presents a guide: https://bit.ly/2NmDwr5 #IFNAPosition #familyhealth #familyhealing

Sample tweet April 18, 2018: @IFNAorg Practice Committee and @IFNAorg Communications Committee co-chairs met today to develop a plan to document the use and implementation of the @IFNAorg Position Statements: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/association-information/position-statements/ … #familynursing #familyhealth #familyhealing

IFNA LinkedIn Group

Frequently posted by IFNA Communications Committee on IFNA Linked In Group.

Announcement on Journal of Family Nursing Website

Links to all IFNA Position Statements appears on the homepage of the Journal of Family Nursing: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal-of-family-nursing/journal200771

E. Dissemination Efforts Added to Agenda of IFNA Standing Committees

The IFNA Practice Committee and IFNA Education Committee include a standard agenda item for each committee meeting to discuss and celebrate the IFNA Positon Statement dissemination efforts led by individual committee members. All IFNA standing committees and the IFNA Board of Directors are encouraged to begin this practice.

In early 2017, Dr. Kathryn Anderson, Co-chair of the IFNA Practice Committee began a dialogue about dissemination of the IFNA Position Statements at several joint meetings of all of the IFNA Standing Committee co-chairs.

IFNA Position Statement on Pre-Licensure Family Nursing Education

IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Family Nursing Education

IFNA Position Statement on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice

IFNA Position Statement on Advanced Practice Competencies for Family Nursing

IFNA Position Statement on Planetary Health and Family Health

This list documents the efforts of IFNA members and leaders to disseminate the IFNA Position Statements as widely as possible.

A. IFNA Position Statements Cited in Journals and Books

IFNA Position Statement on Pre-Licensure Family Nursing Education

IFNA Position Statement on Graduate Family Nursing Education

IFNA Position Statement on Generalist Competencies for Family Nursing Practice

IFNA Position Statement on Advanced Practice Competencies for Family Nursing

B. Promotional Letters Sent to Nursing and Health Care Leaders in Key Nursing Organizations, Educational Institutions, and Health Care Centers

C. Paper and poster presentations about the IFNA Position Statements at Conferences

D. Grey Literature

IFNA Website Announcements and Blog Posts

IFNA Tweets

IFNA LinkedIn Group

Announcement on Journal of Family Nursing Website

E. Dissemination Efforts Added to Agenda of IFNA Standing Committees

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