Running head: FAMILY ASSESSMENT 1
Family Assessment
, FAMILY ASSESSMENT 2
Family Assessment
Families are the basic social units and they usually determine the distinctive behaviors of
its members. Nurses must possess the essential capacity to assess the family’s health pattern and
decide whether or not they need an urgent intervention. Such an assessment is generated using
Doctor Marjory Gordon’s functional health pattern that formulates interview questions based on
variables like the value/health perception, nutrition, sleep/rest, elimination, activity/exercise,
cognitive, sensory-perception, self-perception, role relationship, sexuality, and coping. To
internalize the essence of the functional assignment, this paper selected Jones family for
assessment.
Structure of the Family
The Jones family structure can be described as a basic nuclear family. The couple is
legally married, however, the family lives independent of the extended family. The Jones family
is a young and small unit of five. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are 42 and 37 years, respectively. The
eldest of their children, Abigail, is 16. Shaw, 13, is the second born, whereas, Jane, the last-born
is 4. Abigail and Shaw go to school, however, Jane is still in pre-school. The family is religious,
and they attend St. Peter’s Cathedral every Sunday. Mr. Jones is a software engineer, whereas
Mrs. Jones is a stay-at-home mom that works as an online freelance writer. In terms of social
status, the Jones family is a middle-class family.
Summary of Findings
An assessment of the Jones family demonstrates that the family is in perfect health.
Nonetheless, the evaluation also indicates that the family needs to improve some of its behavior
and enhance the family’s state of health. In summarizing the findings to the interview, some of
the areas in which the family demonstrates positive findings include nutrition, activity/exercise,
Family Assessment
, FAMILY ASSESSMENT 2
Family Assessment
Families are the basic social units and they usually determine the distinctive behaviors of
its members. Nurses must possess the essential capacity to assess the family’s health pattern and
decide whether or not they need an urgent intervention. Such an assessment is generated using
Doctor Marjory Gordon’s functional health pattern that formulates interview questions based on
variables like the value/health perception, nutrition, sleep/rest, elimination, activity/exercise,
cognitive, sensory-perception, self-perception, role relationship, sexuality, and coping. To
internalize the essence of the functional assignment, this paper selected Jones family for
assessment.
Structure of the Family
The Jones family structure can be described as a basic nuclear family. The couple is
legally married, however, the family lives independent of the extended family. The Jones family
is a young and small unit of five. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are 42 and 37 years, respectively. The
eldest of their children, Abigail, is 16. Shaw, 13, is the second born, whereas, Jane, the last-born
is 4. Abigail and Shaw go to school, however, Jane is still in pre-school. The family is religious,
and they attend St. Peter’s Cathedral every Sunday. Mr. Jones is a software engineer, whereas
Mrs. Jones is a stay-at-home mom that works as an online freelance writer. In terms of social
status, the Jones family is a middle-class family.
Summary of Findings
An assessment of the Jones family demonstrates that the family is in perfect health.
Nonetheless, the evaluation also indicates that the family needs to improve some of its behavior
and enhance the family’s state of health. In summarizing the findings to the interview, some of
the areas in which the family demonstrates positive findings include nutrition, activity/exercise,
