SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
School of Nursing  
FAMILY NURSING ASSESSMENT TOOL  
 
Address of Family:  
FAMILY NAME:  Bilag                                                                                                      SURVEYED/DATE GATHERED BY: Darianne Oteyza, Christine Belleza 
INFORMANT: Patient (Mother)                                                                                    DATE SURVEYED / GATHERED: July 24,2013 
NAME OF HEALTH CARE CENTER: Quirino Hill Health Center  
A.  FAMILY STRUCTURE, CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS/ RELATIONAL PATTERNS 
 
 
FAMILY 
RELATIONSHIP 
TO THE HEAD 
POSITION/ ORDER IN THE FAMILY / 
OTHER ROLES 
BIRTHDATE  AGE  GENDER 
MARITAL 
STATUS 
PLACE OF RESIDENCE /   DOMINANT OF DECISION  
MEMBERS  WORK / STUDY   MAKERS IN MATTERS OF: 
                        HEALTH & CARE  MONEY & 
                        TENDING  EXPENSES 
                    
        
   Head of family              M          
   Wife of head              M          
                  S          
                  S          
   Son              S          
 
 
Type of family:                                                                      FAMILY DYNAMICS/COMMUNICATION PATTERNS/INTERACTIONAL PROCESSES: 
According to structure & composition:                           among subsystems: 
According to family head and decision making:            Spouse subsystems 
According to roles/bread-earning:                                   Parent-Child subsystem 
                                                                                                Sibling-sibling subsystem:  
 
B.  SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS:  
 
FAMILY 
HIGHEST 
EDUCATIONAL  RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION  ETHNIC BACKGROUND  OCCUPATION  INCOME  OTHER SOURCES 
MEMBERS  ATTAINMENT 
RELIGIOUS SECT 
WHERE  WHAT RELIGIOUS SECT IS           OF INCOME 
      BAPTIZED  THE MEMBER ACTIVE             
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
 
BUDGET AND ACTUAL EXPENSES  
BASIC NECESSITIES  BUDGET/MONTH 
ACTUAL 
EXPENSES  CONCLUSION: ADEQUACY TO MEET BASIC NECESSITIES USING THE TOTAL INCOME, BUDGET AND ACTUAL EXPENSES AS BASIS 
Food and water        Adequate:  
         
  
Shelter        Inadequate: 
         
  
Clothing        More than adequate:  
         
  
Education       
 
         
  
Health       
 
         
  
Electricity       
 
         
  
Others       
 
         
  
TOTAL                            
 
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS OF THE FAMILY  
FAMILY TRADITIONS, EVENTS OR PRACTICES THAT AFFECT MEMBERS HEALTH OR FAMILY FUNCTIONING 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RELATIONSHIP OF THE FAMILY TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C.  HOME AND ENVIRONMENT:  
1. HOUSING                                              Owned: _____ Rented: ______ 
Total # of rooms of house: ____                                                      Approx size of each sleeping room (sq m): _____ 
# of rooms for sleeping: _____                                                       # of people occupying each room: _____ 
Type of materials used:  
        Light (bamboo, nipa, etc) : _____      Mixed (combination of wood, GI, cement): _____             Permanent/strong (cement): _____ 
Presence of breeding/resting places of vectors: None Observed: _____ 
          Present: ____ Location: _____ 
Kitchen: Generally clean surroundings: ____                                                      Generally unclean: ____ 
        Pots and pans washed and kept in cupboards ___                                     Pots, pans, plates scattered and unclean ____ 
        No flies/cockroaches/rats observed ____                                                    Flies/cockroaches/rats visible ___ 
Food storage:  
        Refrigerator ___  
        Food cabinet: closed___                           open ___ 
        Pot/food keepers/plastic containers:   with cover____                         without cover____ 
        None because all food is consumed every meal ___                              Others ______ 
Presence of accident hazards  
Sharps unkempt:  
Medicine cabinet: Present ____ Absent ____ 
                                  With lock ___ Where are medicines kept _____________________________________________ 
                                  Without lock ____  
Where are poisons kept:__________ 
Cooking facility: Gas range: ____ Gas stove: _____ Electric stove: _____ 
                               If gas stove or gas range:                  With safety device: ___ Without: ____ 
                               Dirty kitchen: ___          With clean surroundings: ____                  With piled garbage/combustible debris near it: ____ 
                               Pugon: ____  
Burning of food: Never occurred: ____               seldom occurs: ___              Commonly occurs: ____  
Checking of stove before family members leave the house:  
            Not a practice: ___             Only a few members do this: ___             Consciously done by all members: ____  
Electrical wiring checked annually: Yes___      No ___  
Attitude of members leaving sockets with plugs still connected: Yes ___    No ___ 
Presence of stairs in the home: Yes ___          None __  
           If yes:         with rails ___           None but necessary __         Not Necessary___ 
Members walking barefoot  
           When entering CR/bathroom:    Yes ___            No ___  
           When going  outside the house:    Yes ___         No___  
           Slippery floors:     Present ___       None ___ 
Domestic animals that bite: Present __ None ___  
Highway in close proximity to the house: Yes ___ No ___  
Others: _______  
Lighting:  
Water supply:  
            Source:    Level 1 ___           Level 2 ___         Level 3 ___           Others ______________________________ 
Distance from the house: ________________ Distance from the first house being supplied: ___________________________ 
Ownership:       Family owned ___                 Shared with other families ___  
Storage of drinking water:  
            Earthern jar: with cover ____ without cover ___  
            Bottles / plastics:     with cover ___         without cover ___  
            Water dispenser: ___ Others ____ None ____  
            Storage of water used for cooking:  
            Water tank:     with cover ___              without cover ___  
            Drums:    Plastic ___         Tin drums ___  
            Others: _______ 
            Potability: Boiled: Yes ___ No ___ 
            Tested: Yes ___ Not tested ___  
            When last tested ___  
            Result of test ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
            Other comments: _________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Domestic Animals  
TYPE OF  NUMBER  CHECK APPROPRIATE COLUMN 
ANIMAL     With cage  Stray 
Dog          
Fowl          
Cat          
Pig          
Others          
 
Toilet facility:  
            Type:    Level 1 ___         Level 2 ___           Level 3 ___ 
                          If open pit privy, specify location and distance from the kitchen  
 
            Ownership: Family owned ___             Public ___  
                                  Shared with other families ____ How many families ___  
               Sanitary condition: No smell ___     Foul-smelling ___         With flies ____                No flies ____  
Garbage or refuse disposal:  
               Type:           Landfill ___                                 Composting ___                          Burying ___            Burning ___  
                                    Open dumping ___                   Location and distance from the house ____  
                                    Garbage collection ___             Schedule of collection ___ 
               Segregation of waste: Practiced by family __        Not practiced ___  
               Sanitary condition:   No flies ___         No smell ___       With flies ___            With smell ___  
               Drainage System: Type:           Closed/blind ___            Open ___                None __  
                                                                                                               Drainage continuously flow ___   With stagnation of drainage ___  
                                                Sanitary condition:                             Frequented by vectors ___            Not frequented by vectors ___  
2. KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD 
Rural ___ RUrban ___ Urban ___ Slum area___ 
Distance of one house to another_____________ Population density: ____________ 
Conclusion: Congested ___ Not congested ___  
3. SOCIAL / RECREATIONAL AND GOVERNMENT FACILITIES  
FACILITY  CHECK IF 
DISTANCE 
FROM   FAMILY AWARENESS & UTILIZATION 
   PRESENT  HOUSE  CHECK IF FAMILY   CHECK IF FAMILY 
         IS AWARE  UTILIZES 
Day care /  nursery             
Elementary school             
High school             
Vocational School             
College             
DSWD             
DENR             
Others:             
              
Sports center             
Others             
              
Sari-sari store             
 
 
4. HEALTH FACILITIES AND MANPOWER AVAILABLE  
 
 
HEALTH FACILITY  DISTANCE FROM 
TYPE & # OF 
MANPOWER  FAMILY AWARENESS & UTILIZATION 
   HOUSE  AVAILABLE  CHECK IF FAMILY   CHECK IF FAMILY 
         IS AWARE  UTILIZES 
Barangay Health Station 
 
        
Rural Health Unit             
Emergency Hospital 
 
        
District Hospital             
Others:  
 
        
              
 
5. NON-GOVERNMENT / PRIVATE AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS PRESENT / AVAILABLE  
6. COMMUNICATION FACILITIES   
Phones: Mobile __ Landline __ Transistor radio __ TV __ Computer __  
Letter __ Word of mouth __ Others __  
7. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ON A 24-HR BASIS: None ___  
Private car __ Taxi __ PUJ __ Van __ Tricycle __ Passenger bus __  
 
D. HEALTH STATUS OF EACH FAMILY MEMBERS  
a. Obstetrical history  
NAME OF CHILD  AGE OF MOTHER  FREQUENCY OF PRENATAL  PLACE OF DELIVERY  TYPE OF   REMARKS 
   DURING THIS PREGNANCY  CHECKUPS  ATTENDANT AT  JUST CHECK IF  DELIVERY    
         HOME  HOSPITAL DELIVERY       
                    
                    
                    
 
b. Family developmental stage:  
c. Developmental assessment of infants, toddlers and preschoolers through the MMDST  
d. Nutritional assessment of vulnerable family members  
VULNERABLE FAMILY  WEIGHT  HEIGHT  MID-UPPER ARM  FOOD PREFERENCES  EATING/FEEDING     
MEMBER        CIRCUMFERENCE     HABITS/PRACTICES    
                    
              
 
  
              
 
  
              
 
  
                    
 
           Dietary history indicating quality and quantity of food intake per day  
 
CONTENT &  BREAKFAST  LUNCH  DINNER 
AMOUNT          
Content and amount of 
food intake (average)          
           
 
           Risk assessment measures for obese members of the family  
MEASURE / INDICATOR  EXPECTED NORMAL FINDINGS  ACTUAL FINDINGS 
      OBESE FAM MEMBER  FINDINGS 
           
           
           
           
 
e. Assessment of common risk factors leading to non-communicable diseases  
 
RISK FACTORS  CHECK THOSE OBSERVED /   NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WHEREBY FAMILY MEMBER/S 
   PRESENT IN THE FAMILY  ARE PREDISPOSED OF 
      CVD  DM  CANCER  RESP CONDITION 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
 
f. Assessment of risk factors leading to common communicable diseases  
 
POSSIBLE RISK 
CHECK AS MANY 
RISK  COMMUNICABLE DISEASE FOR WHICH FAMILY ARE PREDISPOSED OF 
FACTORS 
FACTORS 
PRESENT  PTB 
Other resp 
dses  Dengue & other   Diarrheal dse 
           
mosquito-borne 
dse    
Exposure to a suspected TB case                
Exposure to a respitatory- related CD                
Lives near a creek crowded with thick bushes                
Does not regularly change practice the following habits                
Changing water of flower vases                
Not cleaning surroundings                
Non-disposal of rubber tires, empty bottle and cans                
Not keeping water containers covered                
Too many hanging clothes inside the house                
Poor en't sanitation                
Non-potable water supply                
Unsanitary food sources, prep & serving                
Fond of eating street foods                
Malnourished                
Others as needed                
 
g. Focused assessment results of vulnerable family members indicating presence of illness states  
VULNERABLE  CHIEF COMPLAINT  FAMILY BELIEFS  REMEDIES BY FAMILY 
MEMBER     AS TO CAUSES  MEDICAL CONSULT   HOME REMEDIES  REMARKS 
  
 
           
  
 
           
  
 
           
  
 
           
  
 
           
                 
 
h. Medical and nursing history indicating current or past significant illnesses or beliefs and practices conducive to health and illness  
Family Member  Past illness  Reliefs as to  Remedies don by family 
      Causes  Home  Hosp  Remarks 
           
 
  
           
 
  
           
 
  
           
 
  
                 
 
i. Results of laboratory / diagnostic or screening procedures undergone by vulnerable family members  
 
 
Family Member  Laboratory/diagnostic/screening procedure 
   Procedure done  Expected normal findings  Actual findings 
           
           
           
           
           
 
E.  VALUES, HABITS, PRACTICES ON HEALTH PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE AND DISEASE PREVENTION  
a. Beliefs and practices of promotive & preventive health services  
Immunization status of the family members, especially children 0-8 years old and mothers of reproductive age (14-49 y/o)  
FAMILY MEMBERS  BCG  HBV  OPV  DPT  AMV  TT 
      1  2  3  1  2  3  1  2  3     1  2  3  4  5 
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
 
b. Check ups  
 
 
Family members  Age  Promotive / preventive services 
     
never goes for 
check up  
goes only 
for  
goes for 
annual px 
does monthly 
SBE 
Annual PAP's 
smear  dental exam 
Annual eye 
exam 
annual 
guiac test  testicular exam    
      even if ill 
check up 
if ill                         
                             
 
  
                             
 
  
                             
 
  
                             
 
  
                                   
 
c. Practice of family planning methods  
FP acceptor__ FP user __ FP Non-acceptor __  
Method accepted: ______ Method being used _____  
Reason for acceptance and use ___  
Reason for non-acceptance / non-use: _________________________________________________________________________ 
Misconceptions heard about the use of FP: _______________________________________________________________________ 
d. VALUES, HABITS, AND PRACTICE OF OTHER HEALTH LIFESTYLES   
Exercise, rest and sleep  
Family members  Rest and sleep  Exercise  Relaxation  Stress mgmt 
   # of hours  Interupted or  naps present  naps absent  Nature of  Frequency   # of mins  activities 
activities 
employed 
   per night  continuous        exercise  per week  per exercise       
     
 
  
 
              
     
 
  
 
              
     
 
  
 
              
     
 
  
 
              
     
 
  
 
              
                             
 
Beliefs and practices about nutrition during menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, illness, feeding babies, etc.  
Menstruation:  
Pregnancy:  
Childbirth:  
Feeding babies:  
Illness:  
Others: