NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -A family health tree provides a mechanism for recording the family’s medical and health histories. The genogram is a tool that helps the nurse outlines the family’s structure.

Detailed explanation-2: -Types of information to be included in family history First-, 2nd-and 3rd-degree relatives. Age for all relatives (age at time of death for the deceased) Ethnicity (some genetic diseases are more common in certain ethnic groups) Presence of chronic diseases.

Detailed explanation-3: -A careful family history may provide not only help in the management of a patient’s disorder but also the clues for screening and identifying other at-risk patients for whom either prevention or early intervention is appropriate. Obtaining a family psychiatric history has definite clinical benefit.