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The basic unit of society that consist of those individuals, male or female, youth or adult, legally or not legally related, genetically or not genetically related, who are considered by others to represent their significant person

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Family

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Nursing that considers the health of the family as a unit in addition to the health of individual family members

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Family-centered nursing

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A family of parents and their offspring

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Nuclear family

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Family that includes the relatives of the nuclear family (ex: grandparents, aunts, uncles)

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Extended family