Friedman Family Assessment Paper
Friedman Family Assessment
Brenda Hanson
NSG/420
February 4, 2015
Beverly Eldridge
Friedman Family Assessment
A nursing assessment of a family is the basis of nursing interventions. Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) state, “By using a systematic process, family problem areas are identified and family strengths are emphasized as the building blocks for interventions and to facilitate family resiliency (p. 567). The following will discuss a family who has become more typical in this day and age. The family consists of father (RLA) 35 years old, mother (MCC) 32 years old, one son (ECC) eleven years old, one daughter (GAC) nine years old, and second daughter (MCA) six months old.
The family rents a two bedrooms, one bathroom home with a front …show more content…
Some interventions to perform for (a) environmental health eliminating elevated blood lead levels in all children, ensure lead safe practices during renovations, repair and painting of pre 1978 homes, provide families with education materials needed to protect their children, offer screenings to all children living in these types of older communities that have home older than 1978. Some interventions to perform for (b) increase the proportion of smoke free homes, offer cessation programs educating the family on the negative effects it can have on young children, education on ways to stop smoking and ways to create a smoke free environment, possibly send fliers to the high school discussing the dangers of smoking and effects of second hand smoke. The primary nursing diagnosis I would focus on for this family is a smoke free environment and home life. Especially since ECC has asthma and the baby is still not clear of the age when sudden infant death syndrome can occur. I also would use this as it seems to be healthy for the family as a whole. Helping the parents to a cessation program such as American Red …show more content…
Include the following information:
Identifying data
Developmental stage and history of family
Environmental data
Family structure
Family functions
Family stress and coping
Family composition form
Identify family values that may be different than your own values, and how this could affect the intervention.
Any potential solutions and actions to arrive at a consensus for the best interest of the patient or family (advocacy)
Create a concept map identifying three possible community health nursing interventions (as indicated by the Friedman Family Assessment) to address the priority family nursing diagnosis. Identify opportunities for community health nursing interventions to influence the issues in a positive way that involves nursing role in working with families. Make sure to balance legal and ethical considerations with any potential solution or actions.
Provide a resource list to address the family’s needs
Content
9 points possible
Points available
Points earned
Developmental state and history of the family
1
Environmental data
1
Family structure, composition, and functions
Brenda Hanson
NSG/420
February 4, 2015
Beverly Eldridge
Friedman Family Assessment
A nursing assessment of a family is the basis of nursing interventions. Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) state, “By using a systematic process, family problem areas are identified and family strengths are emphasized as the building blocks for interventions and to facilitate family resiliency (p. 567). The following will discuss a family who has become more typical in this day and age. The family consists of father (RLA) 35 years old, mother (MCC) 32 years old, one son (ECC) eleven years old, one daughter (GAC) nine years old, and second daughter (MCA) six months old.
The family rents a two bedrooms, one bathroom home with a front …show more content…
Some interventions to perform for (a) environmental health eliminating elevated blood lead levels in all children, ensure lead safe practices during renovations, repair and painting of pre 1978 homes, provide families with education materials needed to protect their children, offer screenings to all children living in these types of older communities that have home older than 1978. Some interventions to perform for (b) increase the proportion of smoke free homes, offer cessation programs educating the family on the negative effects it can have on young children, education on ways to stop smoking and ways to create a smoke free environment, possibly send fliers to the high school discussing the dangers of smoking and effects of second hand smoke. The primary nursing diagnosis I would focus on for this family is a smoke free environment and home life. Especially since ECC has asthma and the baby is still not clear of the age when sudden infant death syndrome can occur. I also would use this as it seems to be healthy for the family as a whole. Helping the parents to a cessation program such as American Red …show more content…
Include the following information:
Identifying data
Developmental stage and history of family
Environmental data
Family structure
Family functions
Family stress and coping
Family composition form
Identify family values that may be different than your own values, and how this could affect the intervention.
Any potential solutions and actions to arrive at a consensus for the best interest of the patient or family (advocacy)
Create a concept map identifying three possible community health nursing interventions (as indicated by the Friedman Family Assessment) to address the priority family nursing diagnosis. Identify opportunities for community health nursing interventions to influence the issues in a positive way that involves nursing role in working with families. Make sure to balance legal and ethical considerations with any potential solution or actions.
Provide a resource list to address the family’s needs
Content
9 points possible
Points available
Points earned
Developmental state and history of the family
1
Environmental data
1
Family structure, composition, and functions