This document provides guidelines for an assignment in NR 305 to develop a family genetic history on a willing participant. Students are instructed to: 1) Obtain genetic health information on at least two generations of the participant's family. 2) Evaluate how the family history could impact the participant's future health risks. 3) Develop a plan to promote the participant's wellness based on their genetic risks. The assignment will be graded based on thoroughness of the family history, quality of health risk evaluation and wellness plan, and writing mechanics. Developing an accurate family genetic history enables students to improve health assessment skills and understand the role of genetics in health.

1. NR 305 Week 3 Family Genetic History
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NR 305 Week 3 Family Genetic History
Family Genetic History
Guidelines and Grading Rubric
Purpose
This assignment is to help you gain insight regarding the influence of genetics on an individual’s health and risk for
disease. You are to obtain a family genetic history on a willing, nonrelated, adult participant.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO #3: Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO #3)
CO #5: Explore the professional responsibilities involved in conducting a comprehensive health assessment and
providing appropriate documentation. (PO #6)
Points
This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
Due Date
The Family Genetic History Assignment is to be submitted at the end of Week 3. There is a MS Word document form
in Doc Sharing that you need to download, fill in, and submit to the Family Genetic History Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59
p.m. MT at the end of Week 3. Post questions to the weekly Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need
additional assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late assignments. Failure to submit your paper to the
Dropbox on time may result in a deduction of points.
Disclaimer
When taking a family genetic history on an actual client, it is essential that the information is accurate. Please inform
the person you are interviewing that they do NOT need to disclose information that they wish to keep confidential. If
the adult participant decides not to share information, please write, “Does not want to disclose.”
Directions
1. Refer to the examples in Chapter 4 of your textbook that discuss development of a genogram.
2. Download the NR305_Family_Genetic_History_Form from Doc Sharing. You will document the adult
participant’s family genetic history using this MS Word document.
3. Complete the family genetic history using the information that the adult participant is willing to share with
you. The focus of this course is on the normal “healthy” individual so your paper does not need to contain much
medical/nursing detail. Refer to your textbook or the Internet to learn what impact the family’s health history may have
on the adult participant’s personal state of wellness both now and in the future.
This paper does not require APA formatting, but you are expected to write clearly and use proper grammar and
spelling.
Developing a pictorial genogram using symbols to identify certain relationships (e.g., divorced, sibling, deceased,
etc.), may provide more insight, however, drawing may be difficult to accomplish with MS Word, therefore you are not
expected to use symbols, lines, or other drawing elements. Instead, describe the relationships among the various
people in the adult participant’s family’s genetic history. Remember, the goal is not to learn how to draw with Word,
but to gather information about the family and recognize its significance to the adult participant and that person’s
health.
4. Save the completed form by clicking on “Save as” and add your last name to the file name, e.g.,
“NR305_Family_Genetic_History_Form_Smith”.

2. 5. Submit the completed form to the Family Genetic History basket in the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT
at the end of Week 3. Please post questions about this assignment to the weekly Q & A Forums so the entire class
may view the answers.
Grading Criteria
Category Points % Description
Family Genetic
History
35 35
Develop a family genetic history that includes the adult participant’s
grandparents, parents, the adult participant, the adult participant’s spouse
or significant other, and any children that the adult participant may have.
You do NOT need to use symbols or other drawing elements, but instead
describe each person mentioned and their relationships.
Evaluation of
Family Genetic
History
25 25
Evaluate the impact of the family’s history on the adult participant’s
health. For example, if the mother and both her sisters have diabetes,
hypertension or cancer, what might that mean for the future health of the
adult participant?
Planning for
Future Wellness
35 35
Plan changes based on the evaluation of the adult participant’s family
genetic history that will promote an optimal level of wellness both now
and in the future.
Scholarly writing 5 5 Use proper grammar, spelling, and medical language.
Total 100 pts 100% A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
Grading Rubric
Assignment
Criteria
A
Outstanding or highest
level of performance
B
Very good or high
level of
performance
C
Competent or
satisfactory level of
performance
F
Poor or failing or
unsatisfactory level of
performance
Family Genetic
History
(35 pts)
All required criteria
included; no errors
(32–35 points)
Three or four
generations
included in the
history; information
is provided about
each person but
lacks detail about
relationships and/or
health information
(29–31 points)
Two generations
included; no relationships
described or no health
information provided
(26–28 points)
No history or fewer than
two generations included;
no relationships
described or no health
information provided
(0–25 points)
Evaluation of
Family Genetic
History
(25 pts)
Evaluation complete;
thoroughly covers all
required elements
(23–25 points)
Evaluation
addresses only two
of apparent health
risks within the
history
(21–22 points)
Evaluation addresses
only one of apparent
health risks within the
history
(19–20 points)
Evaluation missing
(0–18 points)
Planning for Future
Wellness
(35 pts)
Plan for wellness
incorporates all areas of
risk within the family
genetic history,
demonstrating critical
thinking; answered all
Plan for wellness
demonstrated basic
understanding of
the family genetic
history; answered
all but one of the
Plan for wellness
demonstrated basic
understanding of the
family genetic history
answered two of the
required questions
Plan for wellness does
not demonstrate basic
understanding of the
family genetic history or is
missing
(0–25 points)

3. required questions
(32–35 points)
required questions
(29–31 points)
(26–28 points)
Scholarly writing
(5 pts)
No grammar, spelling, or
syntax errors. Writes in
complete sentences.
(5 points)
No more than two
errors of any type
(4 points)
Three or more errors of
any type
(3 points)
APA, grammar, spelling
and/or punctuation
contain multiple errors
(0–2 points)
Total Points Possible = 100 points