NRS 429VN Topic 2 Assignment: Family Health Assessment – Part I
NRS 429VN Topic 2 Assignment: Family Health Assessment – Part I
Understanding family structure and style is essential to patient and family care. Conducting a family interview and needs assessment gathers information to identify strengths, as well as potential barriers to health. This information ultimately helps develop family-centered strategies for support and guidance.
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This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. The information you gather in this initial assignment will be utilized for the second assignment in Topic 3.
Develop an interview questionnaire to be used in a family-focused functional assessment. The questionnaire must include three open-ended, family-focused questions to assess functional health patterns for each of the following:
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Values/Health Perception
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Nutrition
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Sleep/Rest
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Elimination
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Activity/Exercise
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Cognitive
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Sensory-Perception
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Self-Perception
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Role Relationship
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Sexuality
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Coping
Select a family, other than your own, and seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment. Document the responses as you conduct the interview.
Upon completion of the interview, write a 750-1,000-word paper. Analyze your assessment findings. Submit your questionnaire as an appendix with your assignment. Include the following in your paper:
- Describe the family structure. Include individuals and any relevant attributes defining the family composition, race/ethnicity, social class, spirituality, and environment.
- Summarize the overall health behaviors of the family. Describe the current health of the family.
- Based on your findings, describe at least two of the functional health pattern strengths noted in the findings. Discuss three areas in which health problems or barriers to health were identified.
- Describe how family systems theory can be applied to solicit changes in family members that, in turn, initiate positive changes to the overall family functions over time.
Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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Family Health Assessment
Introduction
A family health assessment is a process that helps you get to know your clients and their families. It also gives you a snapshot of their current health status, which can be used to plan services for your clients. The information provided in this intake will help you understand their physical and mental health, as well as their social support system.
family description
The family description is a detailed description of the whole family. It includes information about each member and their relationship to each other.
The family composition is how many people live in your family, including yourself if you’re an adult child or parent of children who live at home with their parents. You can also add pets if they’re included in this definition for your household on this page!
Family size refers to how many people are living under one roof (for example: 2 kids, 2 parents). Many families have more than one child under age 18 living at home; however, some do not—especially those who have adopted older children from foster care or who have grown up outside traditional housing situations such as orphanages or shelters where there may be only one parent present but no siblings present either. In these cases—especially when considering whether it makes sense for these families’ needs now versus later down line—it’s important that we look ahead rather than backward into past experiences when making decisions today.”
Physical and psychological states (use the scale-1 to 10)
To complete the report, you will need to use the following scale:
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Physical and psychological states (1-10)
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1 = very poor
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2 = poor
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3 = average
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4 = good
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5 = excellent
The scale is a five-point rating system that ranges from “very poor” to “excellent”. Each category includes options for how you feel physically and psychologically at that moment in time, along with suggestions on how you can improve your status (e.g., eating better or exercising more). For example: “My energy level is low; I’m tired most days.” Or “I’ve been feeling depressed lately.”
Roles, stressors and coping mechanism
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Describe the family’s roles.
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List the stressors faced by the family.
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Identify coping mechanisms that have helped them deal with these stressors.
Health perception and health management (include decision making)
Health perception and health management (include decision making)
Health perception is the first step of a person’s health care journey. It’s important to understand what influences your own perceptions in order to take steps toward self-improvement. In this section you will learn how to recognize and manage your own beliefs about health, as well as how others may be influencing them. You will also explore ways that these beliefs can affect your behavior, both positively and negatively.
The second component of personal health management is decision making—a process by which people decide what actions they want to take in order to improve their quality of life and prevent disease or injury from occurring
Nutrition (include types of foods they like)
A nutritionist will ask you to provide a list of foods that your family likes, dislikes, and could eat more of. This can be as simple as listing all the things they like to eat in one place, or you may have to break down each food by type (e.g., meat and potatoes).
The nutritionist will also want to know about any allergies or sensitivities your family has so that they can better understand how much fat, sodium or sugar is recommended for them.
Sleep/rest
How much sleep is enough?
It’s important to get enough restful sleep every night. Adults need 7-9 hours of sleep each night, but teenagers should aim for 10 hours or more. If you’re struggling with insomnia, discuss your concerns with your doctor who may be able to recommend medications that help you fall asleep more quickly or stay asleep longer during the night.
If you can’t sleep: There are many things that can keep us awake at night: traffic noise; flashing lights from streetlamps outside our window; pets jumping onto beds (especially dogs); loud neighbors arguing loudly through their open doorways; etc… When these things occur regularly, they can disrupt our natural circadian rhythms and make it difficult for us to fall asleep at the right time each night—or even just get any quality shut eye! If this sounds like something that happens often in your family home then please contact our office so we can offer some tips on how best deal with these common issues – including what kind of devices might work better than others depending upon where they’re located within your home.”
Activity/Exercise
It’s important to note that not all types of exercise are right for everyone. Some people prefer activities like walking, while others may prefer sports like tennis or basketball. For some people, the most important factor when deciding on an activity is its ability to stay physically active throughout the day.
The amount of physical activity your child gets should be based on their age and developmental level (if you have any concerns about this, talk to your doctor). If your child is overweight or obese then it’s likely that they will need more time exercising than if they weren’t as heavy but still wanted to get moving regularly – this can also be true if they aren’t getting enough variety in their diet either because there isn’t anything else available at school/home etc.. When starting out with exercise for children under ten years old keep track of how much time each week was spent doing physical activities such as playing outside at recess; running around inside; riding bikes/scooters etc..
Cognitive
The family health assessment involves a series of questions about cognition, memory and attention. It includes how the person thinks about themselves and their family, as well as how they think about the world around them.
The cognitive portion of the assessment is often done one-on-one with an individual or small group of people who have been identified by their provider as having a particular set of concerns (for example: someone who has been diagnosed with depression). In this way you can get more in depth information on what may be going on in your loved one’s mind that could be affecting both their moods and behaviors.
Health Promotion Behaviors
Health promotion behaviors are the actions people take to improve their health. Examples of health promotion behaviors include:
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Eating a healthy diet
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Getting enough sleep
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Exercising regularly (e.g., walking, running, dancing)
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Avoiding tobacco, alcohol and other drugs that could harm your body or mind
If you have asthma or another chronic condition like diabetes or heart disease, it’s important for you to keep track of how well these conditions are being managed so that if there are any changes in your life style such as loss of work hours due to illness then there will be no impact on them either way!
Takeaway:
As you may have noticed, the family health assessment is not a one-size fits all tool. It is a useful tool for families to identify their strengths, challenges and needs; it can also be used to help families plan and implement strategies.
The family health assessment process is based on the principle that it takes time to improve your health – but that doesn’t mean you need to wait until someone else tells you what’s wrong with you! By taking some time now – even if only once or twice per year – we can make some real improvements in our own lives over time by becoming more aware of how we feel physically and mentally as well as looking at our relationships with others (including ourselves).
Conclusion
The family health assessment is the process of understanding a family’s lifestyle, health status, and risk factors. The assessment can be completed by an individual or in a group, depending on the needs of the family. Families may also be paired with a personal trainer or nutritionist to help improve their overall health through nutrition advice and exercise recommendations.
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