PRIORITIZATION OF PROBLEMS

Hypertension as a health deficit

Criteria Computation Actual Score Justification

Nature of the problem 3/3*1 1 It is a health threat that requires immediate action
Modifiability of the 2/2*2 2 The problem is easily modifiable even though it requires medical
problem interventions such as medicines and it is a chronic disease, the family has
adequate resources of financial and physical. The current knowledge,
technology, and interventions to manage the problem also is great and can
eradicate the problem
Preventive potential 3/3*1 1 The preventive potential is great because this health deficit is the cause for
many future problems like heart problems. It is also a treatable health
deficit.
Salience of the 1/2*1 .5 The family perceived it as a problem but thought it does not need
problem immediate attention.
Total score 4.5

Unhealthful lifestyle and personal habits, specifically cigarette smoking

Criteria Computation Actual Score Justification

Nature of the problem 3/3*1 1 It is a health threat that requires an immediate action.
Modifiability of the 2/2*2 2 The problem can be easily modified with enough health teaching and
problem proper guidance.
Preventive potential 2/3*1 .67 Smoking can be stopped that is why the preventive potential of the nursing
interventions is great as it prevents a lot of lungs and heart related
diseases
Salience of the 1/2*1 .5 The family perceived it as a problem but thought it does not need
problem immediate attention.
Total score 4.17

Sedentary Lifestyle

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 Criteria Computation Actual score Justification
Nature of the problem 2/3*1 .66 It is health threat that does not require immediate action but a progressive
one.
Modifiability of the 2/2*2 2 It is easily modifiable as proper guidance and enough health teaching can
problem modify the problem.
Preventive potential 3/3*1 1 It reduces the risk and prevents obtaining chronic conditions.
Salience of the problem 0/2*1 0 The family does not perceive it as a problem and does not felt a need.
Total score 3.66

Family Nursing Care Plan: Hypertension as a health deficit

Health Problem Family Nursing Goal of Care Objective of care Nursing Interventions Method of Nurse- Resource required
Problem family contact
Hypertension Inability to make After nursing After 15 minutes of 1. Assess the family level of Home visit Material Resources:
as a health decisions with intervention, the health teaching, the understanding regarding Visual Aids
deficit respect to taking family will be able to family will be able to the present health problem
appropriate health see hypertension as a identify risk factors of Human Resources:
Subjective action due to: threat and follow the hyper tension 2. Discuss the nature, signs, Time and effort for the
cues: “Dali rako - Low interventions symptoms, and both part of the
masuko og salience of religiously After 2 days of home complications that might student-nurse and the
maglabad the visitation and health arise due to hypertension family.
akong ulo kada problem/c teaching, the family will
masuko ko. ondition be able to: 3. Discuss with the family Financial Resources:
Tungod guro ni a. Acquire information the good food that reduce Expenses for teaching
kay on alternative measures or prevent hypertension aids for the student-
gapabadlong in treating high blood nurse
ang mga bata.” pressures
b. Maintain proper
nutrition for reducing
hyper tension as
evidenced by avoidance
of salty and fatty foods

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 Family Nursing Care Plan: Unhealthful lifestyle and personal habits, specifically cigarette smoking

Health Problem Family Nursing Goal of Care Objective of Care Nursing Interventions Method of Nurse- Resource required
Problem family contact
I. Inability to After nursing After nursing 1. Assess smoking history- Home visit Material Resources: Visual
Unhealthful recognize the interventions, the interventions, the kind and duration Aids
lifestyle and presence of the family will be able family will:
personal problem due to: to make 2. Determine Reasons for Human Resources: Time and
habits, appropriate a. be able to know smoking effort for the both part of the
specifically A. Failure to health action to the effects and student-nurse and the family.
cigarette comprehend the make healthful consequences of 3. Discuss with the family
smoking nature/magnitude lifestyle and cigarette smoking the effects and Financial Resources:
of the personal habits consequences of cigarette Expenses for teaching aids for
Subjective cues problem/condition through cessation b. be able to state smoking in human’s health the student-nurse
“Pampawala of smoking. and formulate condition, e.g. respiratory
mani nakog B. Conflicting implementing diseases, cancers, etc.
stress dayon opinions among measures as a
gatumar man family members health action for 4. Emphasize the
kog tambal their family importance of having a
tarong pud C. Negative healthy lifestyle to increase
akong kinaon attitude towards c. be able to compliance with the set
so ok ra.” the health verbalize the implementing measures,
condition or importance of e.g. no diseases.
problem having a healthy
living

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 Family Nursing Care Plan: Sedentary Lifestyle

Health Family Nursing Goal of Care Objective of care Nursing Interventions Method if Nurse- Resource required
Problem Problem family contact
Sedentary I. Inability to At the end of At the end of the 1. Discuss the family the Home visit Material Resources: Visual
lifestyle recognize the intervention, the intervention, the importance of a healthy Aids
presence of the family should be family should be lifestyle.
Subjective problem due to: able to, change able to: Human Resources: Time and
cues: their lifestyle to a effort for the both part of the
“Kapo A. Failure to healthy lifestyle. A. Understand the 2. Explain the possible risk student-nurse and the family.
perceive the importance of of a sedentary lifestyle.
benefits of health proper lifestyle. Financial Resources:
services Expenses for teaching aids for
B. Slowly start to 3. Discuss the benefits of a the student-nurse
B. Low salience of adapt a healthy healthy lifestyle.
the problem lifestyle.

C. Lack of
knowledge as to
alternative courses
of action open to
them

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