DATA COLL{

Recognize Need to Use Data based on Evidence

Ensure Accuracy and Reliability of Data
Check for lnconsistencies
Complete Missing lnfoi-mation

Use an Organized
ComprehensiVe Approach
- Data on Status/
of:
. . Distinguish Relevant
Family/Household
Members
. Home and Environment
- Data on Family's
of Health Tasks
each Health Condition/
identified in first ,evel
. ' vuJ
Sort Data
' Cluster/Group Related
Data
from lrrelevant Data
. ldentify Patterns (e.9.,
function, behavior,
lifestyle)
. Relate family data to
relevant clinical data and
research findings
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PROBLEMS AND FAM]LY
NURSING DIAGNOSES
First level Assessment:
Define the Health
Conditiqns/Problems
(categorized as: wellness
states, health deficits,
health threats, foreseeable
cris€s or stress points)
Secondlevel Assessment:
Define the Family Nursing
Problems/Diagnoses (Table
2.2) as Statements of:

. Compare Patterns with Family's lnability to

Norms or Standards Perform Health Tasks on
. Health Status of Family/ each Health Condition/
Household Member: . lnterpret Resuits Problem specifying the
) Health Assessment Barriers to Performance
) Laboratory/ Diagnostic . Make lnferences/ Draw or Reasons for Non-
Test Results Conclusions performance of Family
) Records/Reports Health Tasks

o Home and Environment

> Observation/Ocular 2. :
Survey
) lnterview
) Laboratory/Diagnostic
Test Results
r Records/Reports

. ln-depth lnterview on ,),

Realities/Perceptions about
and Attitudes towards
Assumption/ Performance
of Health Tasks
+
..Observation: Relate Verbal
with Non-verbal Cues

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Fig2.t The Assessment Phase in Family Health Nursing Practice
The Critical Thinking Approach

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