Family assessment is essential in order to meet family needs. Which of the following must be assessed first to assist the nurse in providing family-centered care?
a. Assessment of patient and family's developmental stages and needs
b. Description of the patient's home environment
c. Identification of immediate family, extended family, and decision makers
d. Observation and assessment of how family members function with each other
C
Assessment of the family structure is the first step and is essential before specific interventions can be designed. It identifies immediate family, extended family, and decision makers in the family. Structural assessment also includes ethnicity and religion. The developmental assessment is done after the structural assessment and includes the developmental stages of the patient and family. Functional assessment is also important to assess how family members function with each other; however, it is not done first. Assessment of the home environment is important when identifying discharge planning needs.
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