Family Health Assessment
The Gordon’s functional health pattern assessment is a helpful and effective tool in nursing process to provide inclusive nursing assessment information of individuals, family and community. It guides nurses to assess every body systems function. The assessment includes evaluation of dysfunctional patterns within families by matching the details of mutually dependent patterns. A comprehensive assessment enhances to promote health and wellbeing within the family. Gordon’s eleven functional health designs include the following, values and beliefs, health perception and health management, nutrition and elimination, activity and exercise, cognition and perception, sleep and rest, self-perception and self-concept, roles …show more content…
Husband 65 and wife 58 married for 36 years with 13 children, the oldest is 34 years and the youngest 16 years old. The youngest five children migrated with parents to USA and the oldest eight are living in their homeland, Eritrea. Family members who live in Eritrea are all college graduates and are working in different sectors. Mom stays home and dad works as a teacher in high school and pastor of one church here in the …show more content…
They never had sexually transmitted disease. No sexual dysfunction or irregular menstrual period reported.
Coping
The family has positive coping mechanism in difficult circumstances, such as praying as family and share the situation with church leaders or members. No negative coping habits such as drug abuse, smoking alcohol were reported.
Patterns of value and believes
Family members go to church two times per week and read bible devotion and pray every night before they go to bed. Their religion is the most important part of their life. They value their culture; they do not miss any cultural gathering occasions and practice their culture and speak their language in their home.
Wellness nursing diagnosis
Readiness for enhanced activity / exercise pattern Family expressed emotional and physical readiness to enhance regular exercise instead of walking in their spare time. They realized the need to regular exercise to achieve high level diabetics control, achieve and maintain ideal weight. They planned to exercise at least half an hour per day in a regular
The Gordon’s functional health pattern assessment is a helpful and effective tool in nursing process to provide inclusive nursing assessment information of individuals, family and community. It guides nurses to assess every body systems function. The assessment includes evaluation of dysfunctional patterns within families by matching the details of mutually dependent patterns. A comprehensive assessment enhances to promote health and wellbeing within the family. Gordon’s eleven functional health designs include the following, values and beliefs, health perception and health management, nutrition and elimination, activity and exercise, cognition and perception, sleep and rest, self-perception and self-concept, roles …show more content…
Husband 65 and wife 58 married for 36 years with 13 children, the oldest is 34 years and the youngest 16 years old. The youngest five children migrated with parents to USA and the oldest eight are living in their homeland, Eritrea. Family members who live in Eritrea are all college graduates and are working in different sectors. Mom stays home and dad works as a teacher in high school and pastor of one church here in the …show more content…
They never had sexually transmitted disease. No sexual dysfunction or irregular menstrual period reported.
Coping
The family has positive coping mechanism in difficult circumstances, such as praying as family and share the situation with church leaders or members. No negative coping habits such as drug abuse, smoking alcohol were reported.
Patterns of value and believes
Family members go to church two times per week and read bible devotion and pray every night before they go to bed. Their religion is the most important part of their life. They value their culture; they do not miss any cultural gathering occasions and practice their culture and speak their language in their home.
Wellness nursing diagnosis
Readiness for enhanced activity / exercise pattern Family expressed emotional and physical readiness to enhance regular exercise instead of walking in their spare time. They realized the need to regular exercise to achieve high level diabetics control, achieve and maintain ideal weight. They planned to exercise at least half an hour per day in a regular