.Family Case Study: The Friedman Family Assessment Model (Stanhope, Appendix E pg 1035) provides you with one example of the types of data that need to be collected to conduct a family assessment. This assessment tool is useful when the nurse is assessing the family from a public health or community-based perspective. For this written assignment you will apply the Friedman Family Assessment Model to your own family. This paper is designed to expand upon your knowledge of family as client. Upon
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Family Health Risk Assessment Athena Farella RN, CVN NURS 3200 Professional Nursing Practice: Health Promotion in the Community Kean UniversityProfessor Denise Van Sandt – Smith MSN, RN Professor Ruth Gorrell MSN, RN Professor Keddi Koovits, MSN, RN Abstract The B family lives in Marlboro, New Jersey. They are a family of four leading a very busy daily routine. Through changes in family structure, work routines along with an increase in daily activities of the children Mr. and Mrs. B family
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Calgary Assessment of the Fournier Family Danielle Fournier Elmira College Abstract Assessment, the first step in the nursing process, is a concept that must grasped in order for nurses to possess the solid foundation required to develop a plan and provide optimal care to their patients. This assessment is significant not only to individual patients, but their families, who are becoming increasingly recognized for their significance to the health and well being of individual family members
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Family Nursing – Step Brothers movie Step Brothers Movie Step Brothers is a movie that brings two parents and two sons together into forming a family. Nancy Huff is an employed female in her late sixties who is divorced and has two sons. She has one son, Derrick Huff who is successful in business and is married with children. The other son is 39 year old Brennen Huff who still lives at home and is unemployed. She meets her future husband, Robert Duback, in a work conference and immediately
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Family Running head: Family Assessment My Sister’s Keeper Assessment of the Fitzgerald Family SBSN 360P Professor D. Hoitt, MSN, RN 21 March 2013 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a selective assessment of the functional status of the Fitzgerald family. This premise of this assessment is to define areas of strength and or weakness is the family system. Due to the limited amount of contact with its members, this evaluation is not to be viewed as a comprehensive and
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Heritage Assessment of Three Culturally Diverse Families Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V January 7, 2016 Heritage Assessment of Three Culturally Diverse Families The United States has been known as the “melting pot” of the world. This continues to be true as a large amount of the population includes immigrants from across the world. America’s diverse population demands that health care workers be culturally competent (Edelman et al, 2014). In order to be culturally competent, the
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focus on the family and individual as practices differ and evolve over time. Rachel Spector developed a Heritage Assessment interview as a useful tool to aid in understanding how strongly an individual or family subscribes to specific cultural traditions and practices, thereby strengthening the ability to provide Cultural Care. Cultural Care is a concept describing professional nursing care that is culturally sensitive, appropriate, and competent (Spector, 2004). Utilizing this assessment tool creates
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Heritage Assessment of Three Culturally Diverse Families Suzannah Turner NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion 31 January 2016 Heritage Assessment of Three Culturally Diverse Families Being culturally competent and delivering culturally sensitive care is imperative for anyone in the medical profession. It is important because of the many diversities faced every day in the health care field. However, simply understanding the fact that there are so many health disparities is not enough.
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT USING FUNCTIONAL HEALTH Family Health Assessment using Functional Health Patterns Micaela Simon Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Melanie Escobar RN, MSN September 6, 2012 Family Health Assessment using Functional Health Patterns Assessment is the first tool in the nursing process in formulating health care plans for the individual as well as the family. A through assessment lays groundwork to promote family health (Edelman
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Family Assessment The Rorateivava family is composed of Ro Seru and Naomi ages 57years and 49 years and their children Ratu Sakiusa 32years who is married to Meresiana 30 years and have three young children, Adi Mila 4 years, Ro Jone 3yrs and Adi Vasiti 1 year who also live with the Rorateivava family, Adi Vasiti 33years, Adi Mila 31 years, Adi Filomena 25 years and Ratu Suliana 24 years. They are of I-Taukei ancestry and they hail from Togalevu village and their religious group is Christianity
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