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FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Family Health Nursing Process
It is orderly systematic steps to assess and analyze family health
needs, plan, implement and evaluate available services to achieve family
health.
Steps of the family nursing process
The family nursing process is the application of the generic nursing
process grounded in knowledge of family nursing and family history
Family Health Assessment:
It is the most critical step in the nursing process because it directs
the whole problem-solving process. This phase includes collection and
analysis of data to determine family profile and make family diagnosis
Data collection categories for family health assessment:
Data collection is focused on both identification of problem areas
and strengths of the family.
1- Family demographics.
2- Physical environment data.
3- Psychological and spiritual environment.
4- Family structure and roles.
5- Family function.
6- Family values and beliefs.
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