Family Assessment A family assessment is used to help the nurse get to know a family’s lifestyle. This assessment provides a framework that “encourages the synthesis of data so that family strengths and problems can be identified and a useful nursing plan devised” (Wright & Leahey, 2013, p. 3). This paper will discuss a traditional nuclear family, consisting of a husband and wife and their two young children, a son and a daughter (Hockenberry and Wilson, 2014).
Family Description This is a traditional nuclear family. There are four people in their family including the father, the mother, one son, and a daughter. The four of them live together in a city in a family neighborhood. The mother’s family lives close but other family members live …show more content…
“It should not be considered as ‘the truth’ about the family, but rather one perspective at a particular point in time” (Wright & Leahey, 2013, p. 52). The model is split into three major categories, which include structural, developmental, and functional, and then is further divided into subcategories. The information given in these categories provides the nurse with information about how the individuals of the family interact with each other (Wright & Leahey, 2013). This paper used this assessment model to identify problems and interventions to improve the lives of this …show more content…
This family consists of a father, mother, and two young biological children who live together under one roof. At this time, they have no other family members living with them in their house. CJC’s family does live close so they are able to see them often. BJC and CJC consider blood relatives their family mostly but with some of their friends being so close and knowing them for so long, they consider some of their friends their family too. Traditional gender roles played a big part in BJC and CJC’s lives growing up. Their mothers stayed at home and took care of things around the house and the children while their fathers worked and supported the family financially. BC and his two brothers were expected to follow in their father’s footsteps and take care of their families when it came time to. Their father had their futures all planned out for them, choosing jobs he considered masculine and would therefore support the needs of their families financially. In the end, none of the boys choose the career their father picked out for them. BJC did not agree with his father’s vision of them having the traditional gender role where he would be the main income in the family, he believed it was important to find his own way and own
Family Description This is a traditional nuclear family. There are four people in their family including the father, the mother, one son, and a daughter. The four of them live together in a city in a family neighborhood. The mother’s family lives close but other family members live …show more content…
“It should not be considered as ‘the truth’ about the family, but rather one perspective at a particular point in time” (Wright & Leahey, 2013, p. 52). The model is split into three major categories, which include structural, developmental, and functional, and then is further divided into subcategories. The information given in these categories provides the nurse with information about how the individuals of the family interact with each other (Wright & Leahey, 2013). This paper used this assessment model to identify problems and interventions to improve the lives of this …show more content…
This family consists of a father, mother, and two young biological children who live together under one roof. At this time, they have no other family members living with them in their house. CJC’s family does live close so they are able to see them often. BJC and CJC consider blood relatives their family mostly but with some of their friends being so close and knowing them for so long, they consider some of their friends their family too. Traditional gender roles played a big part in BJC and CJC’s lives growing up. Their mothers stayed at home and took care of things around the house and the children while their fathers worked and supported the family financially. BC and his two brothers were expected to follow in their father’s footsteps and take care of their families when it came time to. Their father had their futures all planned out for them, choosing jobs he considered masculine and would therefore support the needs of their families financially. In the end, none of the boys choose the career their father picked out for them. BJC did not agree with his father’s vision of them having the traditional gender role where he would be the main income in the family, he believed it was important to find his own way and own