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1.Physical Independence
3- Family providing partially the needs of its members or proving care for some members but not for others: Incomplete
Independence.
5- All family members receiving necessary care to maintain health and personal hygiene: Complete Independence
2. Therapeutic Competence (Management of prescribed drugs diet, exercises, procedures, using appliances etc.)
1- Family either not carrying out procedures prescribed or doing it unsafe: No competence.
3- Family carrying out some but not all of the treatments: Moderately Competence.
5- Family able to demonstrate that they can carry out the prescribed procedures safely and efficiently: Complete
Competence.
3- Has some knowledge of the disease or condition but has not grasped the underlying principles: - Satisfactory Knowledge.
5- Knows the salient facts about the disease well enough to take necessary action at proper time: - Good Knowledge.
4. Application of Principles of General Hygiene: (Maintaining family nutrition, securing adequate rest and relaxation for family
members carrying out accepted preventive measures such as immunization etc.,)
1- Family diet grossly inadequate or unbalanced, necessary immunizations not secured for children, house dirty, food
handled in an unsanitary way: - No Application.
3- Failing to apply some general principle of hygiene for instance secure initial immunizations but not boosters or some but
not all available immunization: - Moderate Application.
5- Household runs smoothly, family meals well selected, habits to sleep and rest adequate to needs: -Complete Application.
5. Health Attitude:
1- Family resents and resists all health care, has no confidence in doctors uses patent medicines: - Unsatisfactory Attitude
3- Accepts health care to some degree, but with reservations. Ex: - Accept need for medical care for illness but not
preventive measures: - Satisfactory Attitude.
5- Understands and recognizes need for medical care in illness and for usual preventive services: - Good Attitude.
6. Emotional Competence: (Maturity and integrity with which the members of family are able to meet the usual stresses and
problems of life)
1- Family does not face realities, assume moribund patient will get well: - No Competence.
3- Family members usually do fairly well but one or more members evidence lack of security or maturity: -Moderate
Competence.
5- All members of the family able to maintain a reasonable degree of emotional calm, face up to illness realistically and
hopefully: -Complete Competence.
7. Family living:
1- Family consists of a group of individuals indifferent or hostile to one another or strongly dominated and controlled by a
single-family member, no control of children: - Unsatisfactory
3- Family gets along but has habits or customs that interfere with their effectiveness or coherence as a family: -Satisfactory.
5- Family cohesive does things together each members acts for the good of the family as whole children respect parents and
vice versa: - Good
8. Physical Environment:
1- House in poor condition, unsafe, unscreened, poorly ventilated neighborhood deteriorated, no playing space except
streets: - Unsatisfactory environment.
3- House need some repair or painting but fundamentally sounds: - Satisfactory environment.
5- House in good repair, provides for privacy for members and is free of accident and best hazards: - Good environment.
9. Use of Community facilities: (The wisdom with which they use available community recourses for health, education and
welfare. This would include the way, in which they use services of private physicians, clinics, emergency, rooms, hospitals, schools,
churches etc.,)
1- Family has obvious and serious social needs, but has not sought or found any help for them: - No usage
3- Family knows about or uses some but not all of the available community resources that they need: - moderate usage
5- Family using the facilities they need appropriately and promptly know when and whom to call for help: - complete usage
Health Deficit 3
Health Threat 2
Foreseeable Crisis 1
2. MODIFIABILITY OF THE PROBLEM – Probability of success in minimizing, alleviating or totally eradicating the problem through
intervention (Weight: 2)
Easily modifiable 2
Partially modifiable 1
Not modifiable 0
3. PREVENTIVE POTENTIAL - Nature and magnitude of future problems that can be minimized or totally prevented if intervention
is done on the problem under consideration (Weight: 1)
High 3
Moderate 2
Low 0
4. SALIANCE OF THE PROBLEM - Family’s perception and evaluation of the problem in terms of seriousness and urgency of
attention needed (most important) (Weight: 1)
A. Potential for Enhanced Capability for/ B. Readiness for Enhanced Capability for:
A. Presence of risk factors of specific diseases (e.g. lifestyle diseases, metabolic syndrome)
B. Threat of cross infection from communicable disease case
C. Family size beyond what family resources can adequately provide
D. Accident hazards, specify:
Broken chairs
Pointed /sharp objects, poisons and medicines improperly kept
Fire hazards
Fall hazards
Others specify.
K. Health History, which may Participate/Induce the Occurrence of Health Deficit, (e.g. previous history of difficult labor
L. Inappropriate Role Assumption (e.g. child assuming mother’s role, father not assuming his role)
M. Lack of Immunization/Inadequate Immunization Status Specially of Children
O. Others. Specify._________
A. Marriage
B. Pregnancy, labor, puerperium
C. Parenthood
D. Additional member (e.g. newborn, lodger)
E. Abortion
F. Entrance at school
G. Adolescence
H. Divorce or separation
I. Menopause
J. Loss of job
K. Hospitalization of a family member
L. Death of a member
M. Resettlement in a new community
N. Illegitimacy
O. Others, specify.
***Second-Level Assessment***
B. Denial about its existence or severity as a result of fear of consequences of diagnosis of problem, specifically:
D. Others. Specify.
II. Inability to make decisions with respect to taking appropriate health action due to:
C. Feeling of confusion, helplessness and/or resignation brought about by perceive magnitude/severity of the situation or
problem, i.e. failure to breakdown problems into manageable units of attack.
Social consequences
Economic consequences
Physical consequences
Emotional/psychological consequences
I. Negative attitude towards the health condition or problem-by negative attitude is meant one that interferes with rational
decision-making.
Physical Inaccessibility
Costs constraints or economic/financial inaccessibility
K. Lack of trust/confidence in the health personnel/agenc
M. Others. Specify.
III. Inability to provide adequate nursing care to the sick, disabled, dependent or vulnerable/at risk member of the family due to:
A. Lack of/inadequate knowledge about the disease/health condition (nature, severity, complications, prognosis and
management)
E. Lack of/inadequate knowledge or skill in carrying out the necessary intervention or treatment/procedure of care (i.e. complex
therapeutic regimen or healthy lifestyle program).
H. Philosophy in life which negates/hinder caring for the sick, disabled, dependent, vulnerable/at risk membe
IV. Inability to provide a home environment conducive to health maintenance and personal development due to:
H. Negative attitudes/philosophy in life which is not conducive to health maintenance and personal development
I. Lack of/inadequate competencies in relating to each other for mutual growth and maturation (e.g. reduced ability to meet the
physical and psychological needs of other members as a result of family’s preoccupation with current problem or condition.
J. Others specify._________
Physical/psychological consequences
Financial consequences
Social consequences
F. Unavailability of required care/services
Cost constrains
Physical inaccessibility
H. Lack of or inadequate family resources, specifically:
I. Feeling of alienation to/lack of support from the community, e.g. stigma due to mental illness, AIDS, etc
J. Negative attitude/ philosophy in life which hinders effective/maximum utilization of community resources for health care