Priotitizing Health Problems

Question 1

______________________ (1990) devised a tool called Scale for Ranking Family Health Problem According to Priorities

Answer 1

Bailon and Maglaya; Scale for Ranking Family Health Problem According to Priorities

Question 2

This tool aims to objectivize priority setting

Answer 2

Scale for Ranking Family Health Problem According to Priorities

Question 3

There are four criteria for determining priorities among health problems. These include:

Answer 3

• Nature of Problem Presented
• Modifiability of the Problem
• Preventive Potential
• Salience

Question 4

categorized into health threat, health deficit and foreseeable crisis

Answer 4

Nature of Problem Presented

Question 5

Nature of Problem Presented are categorized into:

Answer 5

• health threat
• health deficit
• foreseeable crisis

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Modifiability of the Problem

Question 7

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 7

Preventive Potential

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Salience

Question 9

The nurse considers the availability of the following factors in determining the modifiability of a health problem:

Answer 9

1. Current knowledge, technology and interventions to manage the problem
2. Resources of the family-physical, financial and manpower
3. Resources of the nurse-knowledge, skills and time
4. Resources of the community-facilities and community
   organization or Support

Question 10

To decide on an appropriate score for the preventive potential of a health problem, the following factors are considered:

Answer 10

1. Gravity or severity of the problem
2. Duration of the problem
3. Current Management
4. Exposure of any high risk group

Question 11

refers to the Progress of the disease/problem indicating extent of damage on the patient/family; also indicates prognosis, reversibility or modifiability of the problem.

Answer 11

Gravity or severity of the problem

Question 12

refers to the length of time the problem has been existing.

Answer 12

Duration of the problem

Question 13

refers to the presence and appropriateness of intervention measures instituted to remedy the problem. The institution of appropriate intervention increases the problem’s preventive potential

Answer 13

Current Management

Question 14

increases the preventive Potential of a problem

Answer 14

Exposure of any high risk group

Question 15

Conditions that are conducive to disease, accident or failure to realize one’s potential

Answer 15

Health Threat

Question 16

A gap between actual and achievable health status

Answer 16

Health Deficit

Question 17

Instances of failure in health maintenance

Answer 17

Health Deficit

Question 18

Anticipated periods of unusual demand on the individual or family in terms of adjustment/family resources

Answer 18

foreseeable crisis

Question 19

Greater weight is assigned to a health deficit over a health threat because

Answer 19

a health deficit usually demands more immediate intervention and is usually recognized or felt by the patient.