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  • Essay / Family Health: Family Assessment: Health and Wellness...

    Family Priorities: Family priorities are keeping children occupied and out of trouble, as well as being safe when out in public . Contact(s) with the family nurse: They have a family LPN from whom they seek advice as well as their own family doctor whom they declare to see only when necessary, even if the children go to the pediatrician as planned. Family cultural influences: They report having Christian values. They spend great vacations with family and friends. They do not have specific customs. They eat southern foods. Brandy does most of the child-rearing because Jason works a lot. They currently have no sick family members. Home environment Family residence: They need a fourth bedroom as the male children currently share a bedroom and are getting older and need their own space. They have all the modern necessities such as cooking and refrigeration facilities. Medicines and chemicals are all in locked cabinets. There are no floating rugs in the house, but there are gleaming hardwood floors with children running around in their socks. I took advantage of this time to raise awareness about the importance of non-slip socks. They are equipped with smoke detectors in all common areas, sleeping areas and on each level of the house. I raised awareness of the importance of a carbon monoxide detector since they have a ventless fireplace in the winter that runs on natural gas. They have all the emergency numbers listed by phone, including 911 as well as the poison control center.