INITIAL DATA BASE FOR

FAMILY NURSING PRACTICE

Family structure, Characteristics,
and Dynamics
1. Members of the household and relationship to the head of the
family
2. Demographic data age, sex, civil status, position in the family
3. Place of residence of each member whether living with the
family or elsewhere
4. Type of family structure e.g.
matriarchal or patriarchal, nuclear
or extended
5. Dominant family members in terms
of decision-making, especially in
matters of health care
6. General family
relationship/dynamics presence of
any readily observable conflict
between members; characteristics
communication patterns among
members
 Socio-economic and Cultural
Characteristics
1. Income and Expenses
Occupation, place of work and
income of each working members
Adequacy to meet basic necessities
Who makes decisions about money
and how it is spent
2. Educational attainment of each
other
3. Ethnic background and religious
affiliation
4. Significant Others role(s)
they play in familys life
5. Relationship of the family
to larger community
Nature and extent of
participation of the family
in community activities
 Home and Environment
1. Housing
Adequacy of living peace
Sleeping arrangement
Presence of breeding or resting sites of vectors of diseases
Presence of accidents hazards
Food storage and cooking facilities
Water supply source, ownership, portability
Toilet facility type, ownership, sanitary condition
Drainage system type, sanitary condition
2. Kind of neighborhood, e.g.
congested, slum, etc.
3. Social and health facilities
available
4. Communication and
transportation facilities
available
 Health Status of each Family
Member
1. Medical and nursing history indicating current or past
significant illnesses or beliefs and practices conducive to health
illness
2. Nutritional assessment
Anthropometric data: Measures of nutritional status of children,
weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference: Risk assessment
measures of obesity: body mass index, waist circumference, waist
hip ratio
Dietary history specifying quality and quantity of food/nutrient
intake per day
Eating/ feeding habits/ practices
3. Developmental assessments of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
e.g., Metro Manila
4. Risk factor assessment indicating presence of major and
contributing modifiable risk factors for specific lifestyles, cigarette
smoking, elevated blood lipids, obesity, diabetes mellitus,
inadequate fiber intake, stress, alcohol drinking and other
substance abuse
5. Physical assessment
indicating presence of
illness state/s
6. Results of laboratory/
diagnostic and other
screening procedures
supportive of assessment
findings
 Values, Habits, Practices on Health
Promotion, Maintenance and
Disease Prevention.
Examples include:
1. Immunization status of family members
2. Healthy lifestyle practices. Specify.
3. Adequacy of:
rest and sleep
exercise
use of protective measures- e.g. adequate footwear in parasite-
infested areas;
relaxation and other stress management activities
4. Use of promotive-preventive health services