INITIAL DATA BASE FOR FAMILY NURSING PROCESS

• Family Structure Characteristics and Dynamics


  Members of the household and relationship to the head of the family.
• Family Structure Characteristics and Dynamics


  Demographic data-age, sex, civil status, position in the family
• Family Structure Characteristics and Dynamics


  Place of residence of each member-whether living with the family or elsewhere
• Family Structure Characteristics and Dynamics


  Type of family structure-e.g. patriarchal, matriarchal, nuclear or extended
• Family Structure Characteristics and Dynamic


  Dominant family members in terms of decision making especially on matters of health care
• Family Structure Characteristics and Dynamic


  General family relationship/dynamics-presence of any obvious/readily observable conflict between members; characteristics, communication/interaction patterns among members.
• Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics


  Income and expenses
• Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics

  a.occupation, place of work and income of each working member

  b. Adequacy to meet basic necessities (food, clothing, shelter)

  c. Who makes decision about money and how it is spent
• Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics


  Educational Attainment of each Member
• Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics


  Ethnic Background and Religious Affiliation
• Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics


  Significant others-role (s) they play in family’s life
• Home Environment


  Housing

  a.Adequacy of living space

  b. Sleeping arrangement

  c. Presence of breeding or resting sites of vectors of diseases (e.g. mosquitoes, roaches,

  flies, rodents, etc.)
• Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics


  Relationship of the family to larger community-nature and extent of participation of the family in community activities
• Home Environment


  Presence of accident hazard
• Home Environment


  Food storage and cooking facilities
• Home Environment


  Water supply-source, ownership, potability
• Home Environment


  Toilet facilities-type, ownership, sanitary condition
• Home Environment


  Garbage/refuse disposal-type, sanitary condition
• Home Environment


  Drainage System- type, sanitary condition
• Home Environment


  Kind of Neighborhood, e.g. congested, slum etc.
• Home Environment


  Social and Health facilities available
• Home Environment


  Communication and transportation facilities available
• Health Status of Each Family Member


  Medical Nursing history indicating current or past significant illnesses or beliefs and practices conducive to health and illness
• Health Status of Each Family Member


  Nutritional assessment (especially for vulnerable or at risk members)
• Health Status of Each Family Member


  Developmental assessment of infant, toddlers and preschoolers- e.g. Metro Manila Developmental Screening Test (MMDST).
• Health Status of Each Family Member


  Risk factor assessment indicating presence of major and contributing modifiable risk factors for specific lifestyle diseases-e.g. hypertension, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette/ tobacco smoking, elevated blood lipids/ cholesterol, obesity, diabetes mellitus, inadequate fiber intake, stress, alcohol drinking, and other substance abuse.
• Health Status of Each Family Member


  Physical Assessment indicating presence of illness state/s (diagnosed or undiagnosed by medical practitioners )
• Health Status of Each Family Member


  Results of laboratory/diagnostic and other screening procedures supportive of assessment findings.
• Values, Habits, Practices on Health Promotion, Maintenance and Disease Prevention.


  Immunization status of family members
• Values, Habits, Practices on Health Promotion, Maintenance and Disease Prevention.


  Healthy lifestyle practices.
• Values, Habits, Practices on Health Promotion, Maintenance and Disease Prevention.


  Adequacy of:

   Rest and sleep

   Exercise/activities

   Use of protective measure-e.g. adequate footwear in parasite-infested areas; use of bed nets and protective clothing in malaria and filariasis endemic areas.

   Relaxation and other stress management activities
• Values, Habits, Practices on Health Promotion, Maintenance and Disease Prevention.


  Use of promotive-preventive health services (e.g. MCH, healthy life style-related)