Family Assessment Casey Schuler Bemidji State University Family Description The family discussed in this paper is a blended family. Included is a stepfather (SK), age 50, a mother (LS), age 48, and three children (TS, MS, LS), whose ages are 26, 21 and 18 respectively. The mother is the biological parent of all three children from a previous marriage which ended in divorce from alcoholism in her spouse. The spouse and biological father (GS) has a distant relationship with the children and does
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associates’ degree (ADN) and the baccalaureates degree (BSN) in nursing of which in the following I will be exploring. According to the CGU College of Nursing Philosophy (2011) “In the baccalaureate program, clients are considered to be individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.” Baccalaureate nursing practice incorporates the roles of assessing, critical thinking, communicating, providing care, teaching, and leading. Autonomy, altruism, human dignity, integrity, and social justice
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every part in the board should be independent, even other agents. They should take the responsibility for their works. Second, the board and shareholders need to communicate. They should exchage their ideas and come out with the decisions that lie in the whole company's interests. Third, the company should pay much attention to the constituents of corporate governance, which includes independent directors, board meetings and code of conduct, business ethics, succession of chief executives, company performance
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it is today. It helps to guide how patients are taken care of, how assessments are done and the health education that it is provided to the community and patients (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). Nurses are responsible for viewing patients as a whole rather than as just an illness. Holistic nursing provides a context for the patient’s environment to be included in the plan of care. By including all aspects of a person in an assessment, the nurse is promoting patterns of vigor which, in turn, support beneficial
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Family Assessment Casey Schuler Bemidji State University Family Description The family discussed in this paper is a blended family. Included is a stepfather (SK), age 50, a mother (LS), age 48, and three children (TS, MS, LS), whose ages are 26, 21 and 18 respectively. The mother is the biological parent of all three children from a previous marriage which ended in divorce from alcoholism in her spouse. The spouse and biological father (GS) has a distant relationship with the children and does
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Family Description The family discussed in this paper is a blended family. Included is a stepfather (SK), age 50, a mother (LS), age 48, and three children (TS, MS, LS), whose ages are 26, 21 and 18 respectively. The mother is the biological parent of all three children from a previous marriage which ended in divorce from alcoholism in her spouse. The spouse and biological father (GS) has a distant relationship with the children and does not live close. The stepfather also has a child from a previous
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FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY “An important consideration, therefore, in appraisal of health promotion and disease prevention is family assessment.” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010) It is important to do family health assessments to identify any potential risk factors and developmental task dysfunction. Aspects of normal family function include but are not limited healths promoting behaviors, fulfilling developmental tasks, value systems, and effective health practices. Assessing
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Assessment Tool Analysis Paper Assessment tools are created to help nurses provide competent nursing care for each unique patient. Assessment is an essential part from the nursing process throughout which nurses collect details about the patient and family to create a care plan. “Assessment involves collecting information about person’s circumstances and needs, and making sense of that information in order to decide what support, treatment or care to provide” (Slater & McCormack, 2005). In order
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clients’ beliefs to help them communicate their perspective to the provider if they do not feel comfortable doing this alone. Working in behavioral health, there are times when the physical body concerns have been overlooked. A though admission assessment needs to be completed,
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Family Health Assessment: Mohr Family Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotion February 28, 2016 Family Health Assessment: Mohr Family The Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns Assessment is a very useful tool in assessing and evaluating a family’s established health patterns. This enables the health care provider an inside look at the overall health of the family and assist them in setting goals for better health outcomes for the entire family. The Mohr family consists
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