The course focuses on advancing knowledge, skill, and valuing of family as a critical aspect of the Family and Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner roles. Family Nursing Situations for advanced practice are analyzed through the lens of select theoretical and philosophical frameworks. Family Systems Theory, Family Assessment models and Nursing as Caring Theory along with other select caring science and family science theories are applied to guide understandings of family as the unit and context of care in a variety of Family Situations in Primary Care. Situations of health promotion, family crises related to addictions, poverty, violence, homelessness, mental illness, chronic illness, and trauma offer opportunities for exploration of complex family "calls" for nursing. Compassionate family interview, holistic assessment of family health, ilness, and suffering, discerning what matters most to families, and scholarly engagement in relational inquiry allows for reflective family practice grounded in theory. [ 2 credits ]