Family Health Assessment
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Family Health Assessment
Grand Canyon University
NRS 429V
Family Health Assessment
A family is a group of individuals who are related by blood, marriage, cohabitation or adoption (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). In order for a nurse to fully assess a family the family health assessment tool should be utilized. The framework for a family health assessment is Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns. Gordon’s functional health patterns “provides a mechanism for data collection that encompasses the entire person and all life processes” (Edelman &Mandle, 2010 p.147). Using Gordon’s functional health patterns the nurse can perform a comprehensive assessment of a family based on collection of subjective and objective information during family home visits and interviews. The analysis of data collected will help determine whether a family’s health status is functional, potentially dysfunctional or dysfunctional (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). The nurse can develop a care plan with actual or potential problems and interventions to help with the desired health outcomes for the family. Understanding the families’ perception of health will help promote awareness of health promotion in absence of actual health problem (Edelman & Mandle, 2010).
Utilizing Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns I completed a family health assessment within my own family. Because of the large extensive blended family I have, I chose to focus this assessment on those of us who live under the same roof. We have one son age 23 who attends college full-time. My husband is 55 years old and works as a full time pediatrician, I am 48 years old and work as a full time nurse and am currently going to school full time. Within this paper the summary for each of the functional health patterns will be analyzed and a wellness plan will be recommended for the participants.
Health Perception
Within our family health includes the mind, body and spirit connection. The belief is that one cannot...
Grand Canyon University
NRS 429V
Family Health Assessment
A family is a group of individuals who are related by blood, marriage, cohabitation or adoption (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). In order for a nurse to fully assess a family the family health assessment tool should be utilized. The framework for a family health assessment is Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns. Gordon’s functional health patterns “provides a mechanism for data collection that encompasses the entire person and all life processes” (Edelman &Mandle, 2010 p.147). Using Gordon’s functional health patterns the nurse can perform a comprehensive assessment of a family based on collection of subjective and objective information during family home visits and interviews. The analysis of data collected will help determine whether a family’s health status is functional, potentially dysfunctional or dysfunctional (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). The nurse can develop a care plan with actual or potential problems and interventions to help with the desired health outcomes for the family. Understanding the families’ perception of health will help promote awareness of health promotion in absence of actual health problem (Edelman & Mandle, 2010).
Utilizing Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns I completed a family health assessment within my own family. Because of the large extensive blended family I have, I chose to focus this assessment on those of us who live under the same roof. We have one son age 23 who attends college full-time. My husband is 55 years old and works as a full time pediatrician, I am 48 years old and work as a full time nurse and am currently going to school full time. Within this paper the summary for each of the functional health patterns will be analyzed and a wellness plan will be recommended for the participants.
Health Perception
Within our family health includes the mind, body and spirit connection. The belief is that one cannot...