I.

INITIAL DATABASE FOR FAMILY NURSING PRACTICE

A. Family Structure, Characteristics, And Dynamics

1. Demographic Data
Name

Age

Nenita Impit
(Grandmother)

73
yrs.

Sex

Civil
Status

Birthdate

Place of
Residence

Married

February 3,
1943

Negros
Occidental

Miss April Impit and her grand mother are from Negros. Miss April grew up
with her grand mother. She didn't know who her parents is as her grandmother
raised her. They then moved to davao City by the age of 15 and live in Arroyo
Compound from then on. And now she is currently working in Buhangin as a
sales lady.
2. Type of Family Structure
The family is Egalitarian in nature wherein no gender dominance is
evident in decision-making.
Dominant Family members (Decision making in Health care)

In the Impit family, the granddaughter is the one who dominantly decides
for the family. She is the one who decides on or about health care for the family.

4. Educational Attainment of each member

Name

Educational Attainment

1. April Impit

1st year at Pantukan National High

School

2. Nenita Impit

N/A

5. General Family Relationship

The family has a good relationship with each other. Their main core
attitude as a family is patience and understanding. They built their family
among these values to have a stable and good relationship in their family.

B. Socio-Economic, And Cultural Characteristics

1. Income And Expenses

Name

1. April Impit

2. Nenita Impit

Occupation

Ave. Income/1month

Sales Lady

318 per day/ 8300 per

month

(Sells coal)

100 per day/2000 per

month ( unpredictable)

Total:

10,000php

Unemployed

House Rent:
500/month
Food:
Meat/Fish/Poultry: 100/day x 30 days = 3,000
Rice: 5kg per week : 1kg = 35 x 5kg = 175
Water Bill:
150php/month
Electricity Bill:
100/Month
Total Monthly Expenses: Php 3925 php
Savings: 6000

2. Ethnic Background And Religious Affiliation

They both natives of Negros O. They are born as a Roman Catholic.
3. Relationship Of The Family To The Larger Community
The family does not really participate on the activities of their barangay. They do
not even know when the fiesta of their barangay is held on.
C. Home And Environment

1. Floor Plan

2. Housing
i.

Adequacy of Living space

From the grandmothers view their house is enough for their family.
They lived in 2 bedroom house but they only use the other bedroom for
sleeping and a storage and closet area for the other room.

ii. Sleeping arrangement

They sleep beside each other in the bedroom of their house.
iii. Presence of Breeding or Resting sites of Vectors of Diseases
There is presence of breeding sites at their backyard, a meadow is
growing at the back of their house, there is also a compost pit located at
the front of their house.
iv. Presence of accident hazards
1. The familys house is located in Arroyo compound where there has been
histories of floods.

2. Stray dogs and cats Rabies, cats scratch disease and food
contamination are potential diseases that can be acquired through the said
vectors.
3. Mosquito breeding area their frontyard has these stagnant puddles
where mosquitoes can breed.
v.

Food Storage and cooking facilities

Leftover foods are placed on top of the table with cover.They use
charcoal or firewood in cooking. They wash their dishes in a modified sink.
vi. Water Supply
The familys water supply is the old hand water pump which is
located outside there house.
vii. Toilet facility
The family has a water-sealed toilet with a bathing area. The toilet
has no fixed cover, but only has a basin covering it. Their septic tank is
located outside the toilet area.
viii. Garbage Disposal
The family throws their garbage in a compost pit, but they collect it
twice a week for the garbage trucks to pick it up. The dry wastes are being
burned; the wet ones are being collected. They do not practice proper
waste disposal because they burn wastes that can also cause harm to
their neighbours.
ix. Drainage System
Their washing area has no proper drainage system. Thus, the used water
from bathing, washing kitchen utensils is only flushed on the ground soil.
3. Kind of Neighborhood
The family is living in a shanty-surrounded compound that is mostly for
rentals. These shanties are just part of the squatter. The neighbourhood is
located at the only hill in the heart of Davao City wherein mostly all of the
Television and Radio Stations are also located on.
4. Social Health Facilities Available

The residence is just a block away from a day care center in which nurses
and a physician usually goes on duty. The Health Center is a kilometer away
from their residence that is only just below the hill in which their house is located
on. There is a church nearby Shrine Church; but the family didnt state they
avail its services. There is also a school nearby, Siriaco School, but their nephew
attends school at Matina Central Elementary. There is also a basketball court
available for the people in their community to use.

D. Health Status Of Each Family Member

1. Medical and Nursing History indicating current or past significant

illnesses or beliefs and practices conducive to health and illness.

a. Grandmother
On 2008, she had an myocardial infarction due to High blood and was
confined in the hospital for 3 days. Currently she is taking a medication
such as Lozartan to maintain and control her high blood.
b. April Joy
April Joy was diagnosed with early stage tuberculosis on 2014.
c. Overall (family)
The family has no significant illness that affects them at current time.

E. Values, Habits, Practices On Health Promotion, Maintenance, And Disease

Prevention

The family practices good food nutrition, eating vegetables, white meat and good
carbohydrates like rice. They does not drink alcohol and does not smoke thus
they prevent themselves from getting sick by having proper nutrition and doing

good hygiene and sanitation. The wife cleans the house daily to provide goof
environment for the children.