Family Health Assessment Paper
Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Family Health Assessment
Kerry Murphy
Family Centered Health Promotion
March 15, 2014
Family Health Assessment
When assessing a family, inquiries about the family function through a series of questions which will afford the nurse the information needed to prepare a complete family health plan. Marjory Gordon developed a series of questions in regards to 11 functional health patterns. This particular assessment not only pertains to the family as a whole, but each individual member of the family as well (Nursing Planet, 2013). The emphasis of Gordon’s functional health patterns concentrates on 11 categories which include: health perception/management, nutritional/metabolic, …show more content…
Regarding your dental needs, what are your oral habits?
b. What are your nutritional practices like in general?
c. What sort of foods do you consistently eat?
3) Elimination
a. How do you manage your bladder and bowel habits?
b. What do you do to take care of your skin?
4) Activity and exercise
a. How do you spend your time off from work?
b. When participating in leisure interests, how many hours do you devote on a weekly basis?
c. What do you do for getaways?
5) Cognitive and perceptual
a. How do you manage pain?
b. What exercises do you do participate in to improve your memory?
6) Sleep and rest
a. As an individual, how do you relax?
b. On average, how many hours do you sleep at night and what are your sleeping patterns like?
7) Self perception and self concept
a. What is your prospective on your self image today?
b. In regards to your body image, how do you view your body image?
8) Role and relationships
a. As an individual within your family, what is your position in the family?
b. In your current position within your family, what makes you satisfied or dissatisfied?
9) Sexual and reproduction
a. With your current sexual relationship, are both individuals satisfied or unsatisfied?
10) Coping and stress
Family Health Assessment
Kerry Murphy
Family Centered Health Promotion
March 15, 2014
Family Health Assessment
When assessing a family, inquiries about the family function through a series of questions which will afford the nurse the information needed to prepare a complete family health plan. Marjory Gordon developed a series of questions in regards to 11 functional health patterns. This particular assessment not only pertains to the family as a whole, but each individual member of the family as well (Nursing Planet, 2013). The emphasis of Gordon’s functional health patterns concentrates on 11 categories which include: health perception/management, nutritional/metabolic, …show more content…
Regarding your dental needs, what are your oral habits?
b. What are your nutritional practices like in general?
c. What sort of foods do you consistently eat?
3) Elimination
a. How do you manage your bladder and bowel habits?
b. What do you do to take care of your skin?
4) Activity and exercise
a. How do you spend your time off from work?
b. When participating in leisure interests, how many hours do you devote on a weekly basis?
c. What do you do for getaways?
5) Cognitive and perceptual
a. How do you manage pain?
b. What exercises do you do participate in to improve your memory?
6) Sleep and rest
a. As an individual, how do you relax?
b. On average, how many hours do you sleep at night and what are your sleeping patterns like?
7) Self perception and self concept
a. What is your prospective on your self image today?
b. In regards to your body image, how do you view your body image?
8) Role and relationships
a. As an individual within your family, what is your position in the family?
b. In your current position within your family, what makes you satisfied or dissatisfied?
9) Sexual and reproduction
a. With your current sexual relationship, are both individuals satisfied or unsatisfied?
10) Coping and stress