...FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Revathy V. Anderson NRS 429V Grand Canyon University Instructor: Cherryl Llanos March 15, 2012 Family Health Assessment Family health assessment helps to collect information on different aspects of life of a family and recognizes the risk factors before it progresses into a complication. Gordon’s 11 functional health models “is a tool used in collection and organization of health data of families so that an accurate authentication and communication can be established” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). This paper will identify positive and negative health characteristics of “Kurup” family. Family Dynamics The family members are four multiracial people. Father JK is 39 years old, mother RK is 30 years old, and they have two boys MK, 11 years and VK, 11 months old. JK and RK are married for 5 years. They both work fulltime, MK is in elementary school. Parents work opposite days and stay home with the kids as much as they can. Values, Health Perception JK stated their values and beliefs are strong. They also said they have very strong family relation, they are Hindu followers, and they like to attend the temple at least once a week, even though they are living in another country they like to keep their traditions. They all pray at night before they go to sleep. Family likes to spend time together as much as they can. JK stated the health of the...
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...Personal Health Assessment The six dimensions of health are: physical wellness, emotional wellness, intellectual wellness, spiritual wellness, interpersonal and social wellness, and environmental or planetary wellness. I would have to say that out of these six dimensions my strongest three would have to be emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, and interpersonal and social wellness. Being not in any particular order I am going to discuss why I feel these are my three strongest dimensions of health. Once I read that the qualities of emotional wellness were trust, self esteem, self acceptance, self confidence, self control, satisfying relationships, and one having the ability to share feelings, I knew right away that this dimension was one of my strongest areas. I am a kind loving trust worthy person, therefore I have tendency to feel that all individuals are trust worthy as well. I love the relationship that I am currently in with my significant other as well as with my family it is a very satisfying one for all parties involved. I am able to share the feeling that I have about by mate to him as well as with others around us. We love and enjoy each being with each other, and this is a very good feeling. Due to my current and pass relationships I have good self esteem and self control. I have also accepted myself for who I am and I love myself for being the woman and mother that I am becoming. Personal Health Assessment 2 My second strongest dimension...
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...Assessment of Alcoholic living in a Family Individuals addicted to alcohol are threatened with increased risk of health problems, including liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular diseases, and fetal abnormalities. Additionally, substance abuse can lead to automobile collisions, violence, and injuries. Alcohol can influence worker’s productivity, family problems, or school performance. According to Alcohol Research and Health (2000), “the United States and other countries have expended considerable effort throughout this century to develop and refine effective strategies to limit the negative impact of alcohol” (p. 5). The epidemiological research has also revealed positive correlation between substance abuse and coronary heart disease. The influence on physical health is evident, but there are many other social factors that pose risks to the surrounding communities and families (Alcohol Research and Health, 2000). What is more important is that it creates significant problems within the family in terms lack of understanding and communication. Heavy drinking and substance abuse is a tangible risk factor creating serious consequences for health and, therefore, it is also the main contributor to the global disease expansion. Indeed, alcohol can become the leading cause for over 30 health-related risks and factors. Such risks as disability, disease, and mortality are also among the major problems which are treated by the World Health Organization because of the detrimental influence...
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...patients in the ward are already get physical disorders and have very low immunizations, so they have high incidences of diseases. I realize that hand hygiene can remove bacteria and viruses which may spread by touching patients and easily cause infectious diseases to them. So it is essential to perform hand hygiene before and after touching patients. Alemagno, Guten, Warthman, Young & Mackay (2010) state that infectious organisms can harbor and spread by health care workers who touch the patients while providing care. Appropriate hand hygiene is basic to patient health and safety and is the most cost-effective way to decrease bacteria transfer. Barrett & Randle (2008) also state that the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections which are acquired by patients during health care, investigation or rehabilitation in a hospital or community setting can be reduced by effective hand hygiene decontamination. So hand hygiene is an important way to prevent infectious diseases in health care facilities. In my vital signs assessment video, I performed hand hygiene before and after touching the patient, I think it is an essential measure to prevent transferring bacteria and viruses between me and the patient and keep the patient under a clean and safety environment. I will keep performing hand hygiene in my future career. Another positive aspect of my performance in the video is my off task communication with the patient. Normally, I think the nurses are very busy by taking care...
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...(Bench Assessment) Heritage assessment Pamela Taylor Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion Nursing 429 Leslie Minjarez March 18, 2015 (Bench Assessment) Heritage assessment In the seventies, growing up in the inner-city ghetto of Baltimore, Maryland lived in a dilapidated, rat, and roach infested home. In addition, attended public schools, monopoly of corner store that sold unhealthy foods and observing on the streets men shooting dice for money. As nurses, we should be culturally sensitive to our patient’s needs and build a trusting patient-nurse relationship. Today this paper will evaluate the common health traditions and practices based on cultural heritage, compare and contrast cultural practices and traditions and address health maintenance, health protection, and health restoration. Usefulness of Applying a Heritage Assessment Different people from everywhere in the world are generating the population of the United States. (“APHA”, 2007) The purpose of applying a Heritage Assessment is to care for a patient mind, body and spirit with the help of the nursing staff, physicians, and social work. Moreover, a heritage assessment can help a patient’s, or a health practitioner’s to get a better interpretation of national, cultural and spiritual customs. Direct connection with all patient and their families is crucial. These historic practices include a state of harmony between the patient, family, and the community. There...
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...What professional, ethical and legal considerations should be considered when conducting a health assessment? Health assessment must be conducted by someone who has demonstrated a satisfactory level of Competency, for example a qualified nurse. Professions are defined by a code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics For Nurses in Australia, identify the fundamental moral commitments of the profession; Provide nurses with a basis for professional and self-reflection on ethical conduct; Act as a guide to ethical practice; and Indicate to the community the moral values which nurses can be expected to hold. (Australian Nurses and Midwives Accreditation Council). Nurses should consider the patient’s needs, values, culture and vulnerability. Information gained from the patient is supposed to be kept confidential. Disclosure of private information is a breach of patient confidentiality. Patient information should be shared within a health care team on a ‘need to know’ basis. Respect for patient confidentiality serves to foster a patient’s trust in health care professionals. Health professionals must practice in ways that are proficient. Nurses need to validate their performances by legal and legible documentation. All health professionals are required to internalise the standards of the profession in their day to day work (Kerridge et al, 2003) As legal requirement nurses need to take into consideration the four principles of Bioethics, Beneficence, Non-maleficence...
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...Family Health Assessment A family health assessment is an important tool in formulating a health care plan for a family. This paper will discuss the nurse’s role in family assessment and how this task is performed. A nurse has an important role in health promotion. To perform these tasks the author has chosen a nuclear family. By the use of family focused open ended questions, 11 functional health patterns were covered. This principle is known as the Gordon’s functional health patterns. This assessment tool included 11 systematic principles for data collection of the family, and assists the nurses to develop a nursing diagnosis and appropriate interventions. Using Gordon’s functional health patterns, this paper will summarize the findings of each health pattern as well as the family based nursing diagnosis of each assessment. This paper will also discuss different health promotion strategies along with web-based resources, also including a system based theory guide in family assessment. The assessment began with a health perception and health management pattern in which the family verbalized different health practices and habits for preventing illness and maintain health. The selected family was a young couple who has been married for 11 years, and has three children. The father is 39 years old, the mother is 36 years old, and their children’s ages are 10, 7, and 2. Based on the health perception and health management, the family verbalized that they do not...
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...Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Laisa Johny Grand Canyon University: Family Centered Health Promotion NRS 429V February 17, 2012 Family Health Assessment Family health assessment is an important tool and crucial to understand family problems, developing plan of care and provision of care according to their needs. Nurses have an important role in health promotion. “Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns are the foundation for the nursing diagnosis and health promotion in family and community” (Edelman & Mandle, 2009, p.149). The assessment pattern has 11systemic principles for the collection of data from the family, helps for nursing diagnosis and interventions. Open ended questions are prepared based on Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns to interview family. I selected a nuclear family consists of parents and three children. Parents aged 40s married for 16years and kid’s ages are fourteen, twelve and four. First assessment of the family was the health perception and management. Family explained about their different practices and habits to maintain health. Family does not have any bad habits like smoking, alcohol or drug abuse, all members had annual screening and up-to-date with immunizations. For the nutritional metabolic assessment questions, family verbalized they are conscious about eating healthy meal with adequate intake of nutrients, calorie and fluid. They cook their food at home; eat plenty of vegetables...
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...HEALTH ASSESSMENT Winter 2008 FINAL Professor Joann Paoletti Professor Rey Zamudio 1) You have just completed your initial assessment on Mr. K. You have charted that his respirations are eupneic, and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be: 1. objective 2. reflective 3. subjective 4. introspective 2) Mr. K tells you that he is very nervous, and that he feels nauseous and feels hot. This type of data would be: 1. objective 2. reflective 3. subjective 4. introspective 3) Critical thinking in the expert nurse is greatly enhanced by opportunities to: 1. apply theory in real situations 2. work with physicians to provide patient care 3. follow physician orders providing patient care 4. develop nursing diagnoses for commonly occurring illnesses 4) What is the step of the nursing process that includes data collection by health history, physical examination, and interview? 1. planning 2. diagnosis 3. evaluation 4. assessment 5) You are a visiting nurse making an initial home visit for a patient who has many chronic medical problems. Which type of database is most appropriate to collect...
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...Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMEN Family Health Assessment Open-Minded, Family Focused Questions: I interviewed my dad on all11 Functional Health Patters. Values, health perception: 1. Do you have any past medical history like surgery or chronic illness? 2. Do you use tobacco, alcohol or drugs? 3. Are you taking any prescription/nonprescription medications? 4. What religion are you? 5. Is there any religious restrictions or practices? Nutrition: 1. Are you in any kind of diet? 2. Do you take any vitamins/supplements? 3. Do you have any difficulty swallowing? Sleep/Rest: 1. How many hours do you sleep? 2. Do you take any medication to sleep? 3. Do you have any sleep apnea? Elimination: 1. How often do you have bowel movement? 2. Do you have any constipation or diarrhea? 3. Do you have any bladder incontinence? Activity/Exercise: 1. What are your daily activities? 2. Do you exercise regularly? 3. Are you physically strong or weak? Cognitive: 1. Do you have any problem with memory or concentration? 2. Do you have difficulty making decisions? Sensory-Perception: 1. Do you have any vision problem? 2. Do you have any hearing problem? Self-Perception: 1. Do you feel anxious or depressed? 2. Do you feel loss of hope? 3. Are you taking any antidepressant? Role Relationship: 1. Are you married or single? 2. How many kids do you have? 3. Are you employed? Sexuality: 1. Are you sexually active? 2. Do you have any sexual transmitted disease...
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...Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Thresiamma John Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Stout, Kimberly March 11 2012 Family Health Assessment Introduction A comprehensive family assessment provides a foundation to promote family health (Edelman & Mandle, 2011). 1987 Marjorie Gordon purposed 11 functional health patterns to use for guidance in order to facilitate nurses to have a frame work for the family assessment in. Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns help organizes basic family assessment information. This standardized format will guide nurses to complete the family assessment using system approaches, which will identify a patient’s developmental stages and risk factors. Once the functional and dysfunctional behaviors are identified for an individual or within the family history, planning begins in order to achieve the goal with the nurse and the family involved. This will help nurses to create interventions to modify influencing factors to promote positive changes. The 11 functional health patterns are health perceptions and health management, nutrition and elimination, activity and exercises, sleep and rest, cognitive and self perception, role and relationship, sexuality and reproduction, coping stress, value and belief (Koshar, n.d.). Nursing diagnosis and assess these 11 functional health patterns. This paper will discuss the 11 functional health pattern assessments and how it relates...
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...Family Health Assessment A family health assessment is an important tool in formulating a health care plan for a family. This paper will discuss the nurse’s role in family assessment and how this task is performed. A nurse has an important role in health promotion. To perform these tasks the author has chosen a nuclear family. By the use of family focused open ended questions, 11 functional health patterns were covered. This principle is known as the Gordon’s functional health patterns. This assessment tool included 11 systematic principles for data collection of the family, and assists the nurses to develop a nursing diagnosis and appropriate interventions. Using Gordon’s functional health patterns, this paper will summarize the findings of each health pattern as well as the family based nursing diagnosis of each assessment. This paper will also discuss different health promotion strategies along with web-based resources, also including a system based theory guide in family assessment. The assessment began with a health perception and health management pattern in which the family verbalized different health practices and habits for preventing illness and maintain health. The selected family was a young couple who has been married for 11 years, and has three children. The father is 39 years old, the mother is 36 years old, and their children’s ages are 10, 7, and 2. Based on the health perception and health management, the family verbalized that they do not...
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...What are Functional Health Patterns? A functional health pattern is an assessment tool used to help identify family needs in regards to their health. The assessment evaluates weakness and dysfunction within the family that could increase potential risk factors in association with overall health and wellness (Edelman, 2010). By identifying the problem areas allows for intervention and promotional strategies to alleviate the dysfunction. Health Pattern for my family There are eleven areas of the family health assessment: Values, health perception, nutrition, rest, elimination, activity, cognition, self-perception, role relationships, sexuality and coping. My family values include Christianity and spirituality. My family states if you give to the lord he will give back. We have some unhealthy habits in terms of adequate nutrition. We base our meals on convenience instead of health. We eat fast food or restaurant food for approximately 3 meals per week. When meals are prepared at home we eat at the family dinner table. Easy snacks and meals have become a commodity and convenience has overpowered healthy meals. Obesity, Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension run on all side of our family and should be a factor in relationship to our nutritional intake. We have a routine at home with nap and sleep schedules. However, I have a small child who frequently wakes in the night and disturbs the household sleep pattern. My husband also suffers from frequent insomnia...
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...Personal Health Assessment and Health Promotion Plan Abstract The purpose of this assignment is to gain a greater understanding of the health promotion concepts through self reflection. I plan to do this by identifying three self-assessment tools; a food journal, exercise log and sleep log, along with providing rationale for the chosen instruments. I will also address the Transtheoretical Model (TM), which stages I have gone through and which stage I am currently in. These tools and stages along with a wellness diagnosis will help me to develop a personal health plan. The outcomes of the interventions will be discussed and will include personal achievements and success. Personal Health Assessment and Health Promotion Plan The definition of health is very subjective; it can vary from person to person. What one person might consider healthy another might consider being average. I define good health as a complete circle of one’s physical, emotional, spiritual and mental well-bring. Personal health assessment is a key building block in understanding your own health. Once there is an understanding one can make plans for improvement. According to Pender “a thorough assessment of health and health behaviors is the foundation for tailoring a health promotion-prevention plan” (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2011, p. 89). Once my definition of health was clearly defined, I took a closer look at my personal health beliefs by completing the Health Beliefs Survey (Appendix A)...
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...Family Health Assessment Name: Julie Carr Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-O105 April 5, 2014 A family health assessment is an approach used by nurses to evaluate and determine the family’s health status and to develop a plan for care for a family as a whole or individually. The purpose of this paper is to interview a family about various functional health patterns and summarize the findings. After evaluating the findings the author will develop two nursing diagnosis based off the family’s interview questions. The following summary is the evaluation of a married couple in their late 50’s yearly 60’s with two grown children who no longer live with them. Values/Health Perception Health Perception is one’s overall view of their own health. The overall health of the family is good, especially when comparing to what the parent(s) have been exposed to previously. The mother elaborates on an unhealthy upbringing with fast food and how it lead to an unhealthy lifestyle. Also, the mother grew up with alcoholism in the family and smoking on both sides of the family. She herself has smoked before yet has quit for the past year and denies alcoholism herself. The Husband does not smoke nor drinks. Both of their children are physically active, and both parents deny having any substance abuse issues. Nutrition The overall nutrition of the family is good. The Mother does mention that she has always been somewhat over weight and that she contributes this to her unhealthy...
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