Family Health Assessment
Health Assessment
Family health assessment is a process by which to examine and evaluate the level of health in a family. Traditionally, a nuclear family is a basic social group consisting of parents and their children. In today’s society, it is common place to encounter blended families as well. Blended families are established through the unification of two parents and their children from previous relationships. Regardless of whether a family group is nuclear or blended, the family unit has a belief system that is influential on all members. This belief system is comprised of a set of learned behaviors and values that in part influence choices that members in regards to health. Performing a family health assessment allows health professionals …show more content…
Participants interviewed claim to maintain regular sleep schedules with adult members getting 7 hours of hours of sleep each night, and children getting approximately 9 hours per night. Younger children still take daily naps to ensure emotional well-being. The mother denies the use of sleep aids, but the father does require their use at times. He travels often in his job and the frequent changes in physical location make it hard to get adequate sleep. A risk diagnosis of risk for sleep deprivation, along with an actual diagnosis for sleep pattern disturbance (Weber, 2005, p. 580) is identified in this pattern. A proposed intervention for these diagnosis’ would be to establish a bedtime routine to promote circadian rhythm of the effected …show more content…
This family resides closely to extended family members and is well known in their community. Positive support of friends and family elicit a positive impact on the family’s overall emotional health. However, the teenage member is in a state of puberty and is at risk for body image disturbance and situational low self-esteem (Weber, 2005, p. 581) due to disparity in size to that of her peers. She is remarkably taller than most of her peer group, but with proper support and continued emotional maturity, this phase of growth and development is likely to have positive outcomes.
Role – Relationship Pattern The pattern of role-relationship concepts characterizes roles and relationships as functional and structural. The participants exhibit strong family values and take on traditional family roles. The adults satisfy roles of authority, with the father at the helm, and the children are collectively responsive to this structure. Communication is open within the family. The minor children serve in supportive roles and assume responsibilities in relation to global household functions. Diagnosis consistent with this pattern would be readiness for enhanced relationships, parenting and role performance (Weber, 2005, p. 581).
Sexuality – Reproductive
Family health assessment is a process by which to examine and evaluate the level of health in a family. Traditionally, a nuclear family is a basic social group consisting of parents and their children. In today’s society, it is common place to encounter blended families as well. Blended families are established through the unification of two parents and their children from previous relationships. Regardless of whether a family group is nuclear or blended, the family unit has a belief system that is influential on all members. This belief system is comprised of a set of learned behaviors and values that in part influence choices that members in regards to health. Performing a family health assessment allows health professionals …show more content…
Participants interviewed claim to maintain regular sleep schedules with adult members getting 7 hours of hours of sleep each night, and children getting approximately 9 hours per night. Younger children still take daily naps to ensure emotional well-being. The mother denies the use of sleep aids, but the father does require their use at times. He travels often in his job and the frequent changes in physical location make it hard to get adequate sleep. A risk diagnosis of risk for sleep deprivation, along with an actual diagnosis for sleep pattern disturbance (Weber, 2005, p. 580) is identified in this pattern. A proposed intervention for these diagnosis’ would be to establish a bedtime routine to promote circadian rhythm of the effected …show more content…
This family resides closely to extended family members and is well known in their community. Positive support of friends and family elicit a positive impact on the family’s overall emotional health. However, the teenage member is in a state of puberty and is at risk for body image disturbance and situational low self-esteem (Weber, 2005, p. 581) due to disparity in size to that of her peers. She is remarkably taller than most of her peer group, but with proper support and continued emotional maturity, this phase of growth and development is likely to have positive outcomes.
Role – Relationship Pattern The pattern of role-relationship concepts characterizes roles and relationships as functional and structural. The participants exhibit strong family values and take on traditional family roles. The adults satisfy roles of authority, with the father at the helm, and the children are collectively responsive to this structure. Communication is open within the family. The minor children serve in supportive roles and assume responsibilities in relation to global household functions. Diagnosis consistent with this pattern would be readiness for enhanced relationships, parenting and role performance (Weber, 2005, p. 581).
Sexuality – Reproductive