Family Nursing Process

Question 1

Is a systematic approach to assess the health needs, analyze, identify health problems and their solutions by
using the Family Nursing Care Plan as applied to the family in the community

Answer 1

FAMILY NURSING PROCESS

Question 2

Is defined as a guide or framework of nursing care designed to provide ways in solving health-related problems of the family as a whole.

Answer 2

Family Nursing Care Plan (FNCP)

Question 3

The process of determining existing and potential health conditions or problems of the family

Answer 3

First Level Assessment

Question 4

✓ Identifies the nature or type of nursing problems the family experiences in the performance of their health tasks with respect to a certain health condition or health
problem.

✓ It specified the measures
that the family did NOT DO due to INABILITY

Answer 4

Second Level Assessment

Question 5

Stated as “Potential” or “Readiness”; a clinical or nursing judgment about a client in transition from a specific level of wellness or capability to a higher level.

Answer 5

Presence of Wellness Condition

Question 6

Is a nursing judgment
on wellness state but NO EXPLICIT
EXPRESSION of client desire.

Answer 6

Wellness Potential

Question 7

Is a judgment on wellness state based on current competencies and performance, clinical data and explicit expression of DESIRE to achieve higher level of functioning or state.

Answer 7

Readiness for enhanced wellness state

Question 8

Are conditions that are conducive to disease, accident or failure.

Answer 8

Presence of Health Threats

Question 9

Are instances of failure in health
maintenance

Answer 9

Presence of Health Deficits

Question 10

Are anticipated periods of unusual demand on the individual or family in terms of adjustment/ family resources.

Answer 10

Presence of Stress Points/ Foreseeable Crisis Situations

Question 11

Second level assessment

Answer 11

“INABILITY” / “LACK”

Question 12

Refers to the probability of success in minimizing, alleviating or totally
eradicating the problem through
intervention.

Answer 12

Modifiability of the problem

Question 13

Refers to the nature and magnitude of future problems that can be minimized or totally prevented if intervention is done on the problem under consideration.

Answer 13

Preventive Potential

Question 14

Refers to the family’s perception and
evaluation of problems in terms of
seriousness and urgency of attention needed.

Answer 14

Salience

Question 15

Scale for Ranking Health Conditions According to Priorities

Answer 15

SCORE/HIGHEST SCORE X WEIGHT