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A Typology of Nursing Problems in Family Nursing Practice: First Level Assessment
A Typology of Nursing Problems in Family Nursing Practice: First Level Assessment
1. Healthy lifestyle
2. Health maintenance/health management
3. Parenting
4. Breastfeeding
5. Spiritual well-being
6. Others. Specify.
II. Presence of Health Threats-conditions that are conducive to disease and
accident, or may result to failure to maintain wellness or realize health
potential. Examples of this are the following:
A. Presence of risk factors of specific diseases (e.g. lifestyle diseases,
metabolic syndrome)
B. Threat of cross infection from communicable disease case
1. Broken chairs
2. Pointed /sharp objects, poisons and medicines improperly kept
3. Fire hazards
4. Fall hazards
5. Others specify.
E. Faulty/unhealthful nutritional/eating habits or feeding
techniques/practices. Specify.
1. Alcohol drinking
2. Cigarette/tobacco smoking
3. Walking barefooted or inadequate footwear
4. Eating raw meat or fish
5. Poor personal hygiene
6. Self medication/substance abuse
7. Sexual promiscuity
8. Engaging in dangerous sports
9. Inadequate rest or sleep
10. Lack of /inadequate exercise/physical activity
11. Lack of/relaxation activities
12. Non use of self-protection measures (e.g. non use of bed nets in
malaria and filariasis endemic areas).
J. Inherent Personal Characteristics-e.g. poor impulse control
N. Family Disunity-e.g.
C. Parenthood
E. Abortion
F. Entrance at school
G. Adolescence
H. Divorce or separation
I. Menopause
J. Loss of job
L. Death of a member
O. Others, specify.___________
Second-Level Assessment
I. Inability to recognize the presence of the condition or problem due to:
II. Inability to make decisions with respect to taking appropriate health action due to:
A. Failure to comprehend the nature/magnitude of the problem/condition
1. Social consequences
2. Economic consequences
3. Physical consequences
4. Emotional/psychological consequences
I. Negative attitude towards the health condition or problem-by negative
attitude is meant one that interferes with rational decision-making.
1. Physical Inaccessibility
2. Costs constraints or economic/financial inaccessibility
K. Lack of trust/confidence in the health personnel/agency
M. Others specify._________
J. Others specify._________
1. Physical/psychological consequences
2. Financial consequences
3. Social consequences
F. Unavailability of required care/services
1. Cost constrains
2. Physical inaccessibility
H. Lack of or inadequate family resources, specifically
1. Manpower resources, e.g. baby sitter
2. Financial resources, cost of medicines prescribe
I. Feeling of alienation to/lack of support from the community, e.g. stigma due
to mental illness, AIDS, etc.