Health Perception/ Health Management | * Number one leading health problem in Phoenix is cancer as compared to heart disease as the leading cause nationwide * Only 1.5 million of the reported residents are not immunized * Diseases with the increased mortality rates in 2010 were: Diabetes‚ Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s‚ and homicide. * Phoenix offers a wide variety of preventative programs * 33‚000 medical facilities‚ 42 licensed hospitals‚ and 2000 healthcare providers * Readiness for enhanced
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Family Patterns in Childhood My maternal grandmother‚ Kwun‚ was born in Fujian‚ China in 1919. Her rural community consisted mainly of farmers‚ and their society most resembled the clan family pattern where the hoe was the primary mode of production. In comparison to other residents of her town‚ she was raised in a relatively wealthy household; her parents were shopkeepers for a local tea business and field work was not required of her. However‚ she was still a productive member of society and
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as well as differences in expected assessment across the childhood age groups. In the health perception category parents are responsible for their child’s perceived level of health and well-being‚ and on practices for maintaining health. In the school age years the children are beginning to incorporate their own health practices like good hygiene in their daily lives. The nutrition and metabolic pattern continues with help of the parents. Toddlers and preschoolers rely on their parents to make
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1 Family Health Assessment Paper Benice C. Ejiogu Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Octoberber 7th‚ 2012. FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
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Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: How does the person describe current health? This is a 64 year old male with a history of hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ and GERD. PC reports he is in good health and recently lost 20 pounds to help reduce is blood pressure and “get in better shape.” He walks an average of 2-3 miles‚ 5 days a week for exercise and plays gold 3 times a week. He feels he is in better health than he has been in the
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remember the family has an important role in the paradigm of health promotion for the patient. The roles in which the family plays in assisting the patient and providing care are crucial to the health of the patient and the well being of the family as a whole. One tool to assess not only a patient and their views on different aspects of health‚ but an entire family or even community is Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. This assessment tool incorporates eleven topics of health patterns. Health patterns
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. Family Assessment and Health Promotion Intervention Concerning Stress Overload The concept of the health is very difficult to define. It means different things to every family. A nurse should understand and recognize each family as unique and accept the definition of each family about health. Loveland-Cherry (2000) suggests that family health is seen as the abilities and resources that are available to a family to accomplish its developmental tasks . If the family is able to perform effectively
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Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS-429 November 24‚ 2013 Family Health Assessment As nurses it is essential to use appropriate tools to assess individuals‚ families‚ and communities. Throughout this paper the writer used The Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns as a guide to assess a family. This family included a mother‚ a father‚ one son‚ four daughters‚ and two grandsons. The writer developed two to three open minded‚ family focused questions for each of the 11 functional
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Emily.Lee.Week4.Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University: N429 May 12‚ 2013 Questions How would you describe your overall health? What are most important things you do to keep yourself healthy? What are your basic food intakes consist of? How is your appetite? Any weight gain or loss recently? How many hours do you sleep? Do you use any sleep aids? Any relaxation must before going to bed? Any ritual before going to bed? How is your elimination pattern? Do you have any problem
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Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Short Answer Questions Address the following based on the above assessment findings. Expected answers will be 1-2 paragraphs in length. Cite and reference outside sources used. 1) Compare and contrast identified similarities as well as differences in expected assessment across the childhood age groups. As a child moves from being a toddler through preschool to school-aged‚ they are faced with many challenges to overcome. Development growth
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