Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT PART 1 1
Family Health Assessment Part 1
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Date
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Family Health Assessment Part 1
The assessment of a family is a critical aspect of understanding health trends in a population. the
assessment allows nurses to have a multidimensional perspective on a family’s life. Through
assessment and interventions, nurses can promote health and enhance their education as well as
understanding. They can also develop responsive interventions on emotional and behavioral
healing and overall improvement of the family’s well-being (Edelman et al., 2017). Assessment
defines the different aspects of family life like race and ethnicity, age, and disabilities as well as
spirituality and other aspects of care. Through an interview, this article assesses the Mohamed
Abdul’s family.
Family Structure and Composition
The Mohamed family has a nuclear structure and lives in a four bedrooms flat in
Washington, D.C. The family consists of five members that include the husband Mohamed
Abdul who is fifty-nine year and head of the family, his wife Mariam who is forty-nine years and
their three children (11-year-old boy, six-year-old girl, and four-year-old boy). The Mohamed
family are migrants from Middle East and they are practicing Muslims. The family is a middle
class nuclear unit which is a departure from the traditional extended one as preferred by
practicing Muslims with Arabic descendent.
Summary of Overall Health Behaviors of the Family
The husband is healthy though has been advised to watch his weight as he looks obese.
The wife has type 2 diabetes but under control since she follows self-monitoring of her blood
sugar and takes medication. The elder son is healthy and plays in the school team. However, the
six-year-old daughter is over-weight. The four-year-old son is looking great and healthy. He also
completed his immunization. The family values prayer time and their Islamic religious practices
Family Health Assessment Part 1
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Date
, FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT PART 1 2
Family Health Assessment Part 1
The assessment of a family is a critical aspect of understanding health trends in a population. the
assessment allows nurses to have a multidimensional perspective on a family’s life. Through
assessment and interventions, nurses can promote health and enhance their education as well as
understanding. They can also develop responsive interventions on emotional and behavioral
healing and overall improvement of the family’s well-being (Edelman et al., 2017). Assessment
defines the different aspects of family life like race and ethnicity, age, and disabilities as well as
spirituality and other aspects of care. Through an interview, this article assesses the Mohamed
Abdul’s family.
Family Structure and Composition
The Mohamed family has a nuclear structure and lives in a four bedrooms flat in
Washington, D.C. The family consists of five members that include the husband Mohamed
Abdul who is fifty-nine year and head of the family, his wife Mariam who is forty-nine years and
their three children (11-year-old boy, six-year-old girl, and four-year-old boy). The Mohamed
family are migrants from Middle East and they are practicing Muslims. The family is a middle
class nuclear unit which is a departure from the traditional extended one as preferred by
practicing Muslims with Arabic descendent.
Summary of Overall Health Behaviors of the Family
The husband is healthy though has been advised to watch his weight as he looks obese.
The wife has type 2 diabetes but under control since she follows self-monitoring of her blood
sugar and takes medication. The elder son is healthy and plays in the school team. However, the
six-year-old daughter is over-weight. The four-year-old son is looking great and healthy. He also
completed his immunization. The family values prayer time and their Islamic religious practices
