Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Revathy V. Anderson NRS 429V Grand Canyon University Instructor: Cherryl Llanos March 15, 2012 Family Health Assessment Family health assessment helps to collect information on different aspects of life of a family and recognizes the risk factors before it progresses into a complication. Gordon’s 11 functional health models “is a tool used in collection and organization
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COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT TOOL. Review of The Heritage Assessment Tool. Literature Review Introduction The Heritage Assessment Tool is a simple form compromised of 29 questions that is used for identifying how a person views themselves; this tool is utilized for cultural competency in care of the individual (Spector, 2000). The questions focus on where your family originated, the size of your family and setting
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NUR/405 Family Nursing Diagnoses Janet-Lee Matthie NUR/405 07/27/2015 Bonnie Schoettle NUR/405 Family Nursing Diagnoses Within a community, a family is usually considered to be the hallmark of society, with establishing a set of rules, beliefs, and values to lAccording to Stanhope and Lancaster (2012) States that, a family nursing assessment, identifies family problem areas and from strengths that help to build interventions, so as to promote and maintain good health. Assessment
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Family Health Risk Assessment Beverly James submitted to Laura Lisicki MS, FNP-BC in partial fulfillment of NR 478 Community Health Nursing Practicum Regis University October 17, 2012 Family Health Risk Assessment Health risk assessment is an important component in health promotion and disease prevention in the individual, the family and the community. Choices can be healthy or unhealthy and each individual’s exposure may not have the same implementation. “The factors that determine or influence
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Heritage Health Assessment Tracy Shrum Grand Canyon University Heritage Health Assessment A complete health assessment needs to take into consideration a family’s risk factors by exploring their lifestyle, biological and environmental factors, social, psychological, cultural and spiritual dimensions that all impact their health care. The nurse’s role with families is to educate on preventive health services, raise awareness of modifiable risk factors and assist the family in influencing healthy
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Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) | Toddler Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt | Preschool-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt | School-Aged Erickson’s Developmental Stage: Industry vs. Inferiority | Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group. List two potential problems
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Heritage Tool Assessment Grand Canyon University Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion Heritage Tool Assessment There are challenges with cultural diversities and competencies in the United States, as we have grown into a melting pot of many different cultures and ethnicities. Nurses make a positive difference in a patient’s life every day by providing high quality healthcare. But now, in the 21st century, nurses are providing that quality within an increasingly multicultural
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emotional dysfunction and social disturbance in children, youth, adults and families. Substance Abuse: Substance Abuse Treatment services encompass a continuum of preventative and customized treatment regimens for adolescents and adults seeking help for alcohol and drug addictions. Clients receive treatment from their own primary care physician and counselor addressing all aspects of life including mental health, referrals for medication management and other community based support. Psychiatric
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Heritage and Cultural Assessment Gathering information about a patient’s culture is an essential part of the nursing assessment. The importance of a comprehensive cultural assessment cannot be underestimated. Race, ethnicity, and cultural values influence a patient’s view of health and potential treatments. My first experiences with culture were relatively benign. I grew up in small-town Iowa where there was one African-American family and a smattering of families of Asian or Indian descent. The
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Freidman Family Assessment Laura Jones August 22, 2011 Nur/405 Beth Edwards, MSN, FNP-BC Friedman Family Assessment A community health nurse cares for individuals and families through comprehensive and continuing care. The community health care nurse is not restricted to the care of one particular age group of population. The community health nurse encourages all participates to contribute in the education, promotion and maintenance of good health. According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2008)
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