FAMILY ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT

DR. REEM ALI

Spring Semester 2012

Second assignment NUR

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Each student has to prepare on paper a family assessment

including;

A genogram for a family. More information about how to draw a

genogram in the following slides.
You can choose any patient with hereditary disease in the hospital
(Thalassemia unit if possible) OR you may use your family if you
like and change any information you want to conceal)

An ecomap ; More information about how to draw ecomap in the

following slides

Please put your paper in a file with your name on the file. I will not
accept separate pieces of paper

Due date of the assignment

For Monday & Wednesday class

class or earlier

March 26 at the end of the

For Thursday class March 29 at the end of the class or earlier

If you are not going to attend the class that day please submit the

Family Assessment

It gives an overview of the family process

and helps the nurse identify strengths and
resources, weaknesses of the family
Describes health status of the family and its
individual members

Assessment begins with a complete health

history. This provides information about
existing or potential health problems

Family assessment includes genogram and

Family Assessment

Genogram (family tree) enables a nurse to

visualize how family members are genetically
related and assess pattern of chronic diseases

Ecomap for each family member or a family as

a unit provides information about the
family/individual interactions with external
community environment such as school, work.
Interactions such as health beliefs and lifestyle
behaviors

Type of interactions
Quality of interactions ( positive or stressful)
Strength of interactions ( strong, weak)

Family Assessment

In the next two slides I provided you with

examples of genogram and ecomap
These examples to help you developing your
own genogram and ecomap in order to
prepare a comprehensive nursing care plan
Provide me with the legend (for example if
you want to draw a circle tell me what circle
means or if you want to tell me that the
husband and wife are relative you can use any
symbol but you need to put that in a small

Family Assessment: Genogram

Family Assessment: Ecomap

Family Assessment: Ecomap