FAMILY NURSING CARE ASSESSMENT

Question 1

The family is a group of persons usually living together and composed of the head and other persons related to the head by blood, marriage or adoption.

Answer 1

National Statistical Coordination
Board (2008)

Question 2

A social unit interacting with the larger society

Answer 2

Johnson (2000)

Question 3

A family is characterized by people together because of birth, marriage, adoption or choice

Answer 3

Allen et al. (2007)

Question 4

The family is composed of two or more persons who are joined together by bonds of sharing & emotional closeness and who identify themselves as part of the family

Family fulfills 2 purposes:

1st - To meet the needs of society

2nd - To meet the needs of individual family members

Answer 4

Friedman et al. (2003)

Question 5

Family Code of the Philippines

Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered in accordance to the law for the establishment of conjugal and family life, same-sex marriage is not legally acceptable

Answer 5

E.O. No. 209

Question 6

The family of marriage, parenthood, or procreation

Husband
Wife
Immediate children (natural, adopted or both)

Friedman et al. (2003)

Answer 6

Nuclear Family

Question 7

Husband
Wife

Newly married couple

“Empty Nesters”

Answer 7

Dyad Family

Question 8

3 Generations

Can include:
Married siblings and their families
Grandparents

Answer 8

Extended Family

Question 9

Union where one or both spouses bring a child or children from previous marriage into a new living arrangement

Answer 9

Blended Family

Question 10

A man has more than one spouse

Approved by Philippine authorities

P.D. No. 1083

Answer 10

Compound Family

Question 11

Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines (Office of the President 1997)

Answer 11

P.D. No. 1083

Question 12

“Live-in” arrangement between an unmarried couple

Common-law spouses and their child or children

Answer 12

Cohabiting Family

Question 13

Lesser social, emotional, and financial resources

Affect the general well-being of children and families

2 million overseas Filipinos

Answer 13

Single Parent

Question 14

Cohabiting couple of the same sex in a sexual relationship

May or may not have children

E.O. No. 209

Answer 14

Gay/Lesbian Family

Question 15

• Effective communication is essential in the 1st step to establish trusting relationship
• Same principles used in an effective interview with a client applies.
• Family assessment tools are available.
• Many agencies have a standard form
  ex. IDB / Initial Data Base

Answer 15

The Family Interview

Question 16

INITIAL DATA BASE

Answer 16

Components of Initial Data Base:
1) Family structure, characteristics and dynamics
2) Socio-economic and cultural characteristics (sahod, pinag
aralan, religion, saan sila nag mula)
3) Home and environment (malinis ba ung bahay, gawa ba
saan)
4) Health status of each member (sinong mga nag ka sakit,
commonly respiratory diseases, mag banggit ng top 10
diseases)
5) Values and practice on health promotion, maintenance
and disease prevention