This document discusses the physical wellbeing and functioning of a patient or family. It lists 12 activities of living that should be considered when assessing how physically independent or dependent the person is, including their ability to maintain safety, communicate, breathe, eat, eliminate, cleanse/dress, control temperature, mobilize, work/play, express sexuality, sleep, and die.

1. Physical
Identify the influences on physical wellbeing to this patient/family (600 words,+/-10%). You
need to include: how do they physically function and how dependent or independent they are.
You may want to consider the activities of living: (1) maintaining a safe environment, (2)
communication, (3) breathing, (4) eating and drinking, (5) elimination, (6) cleansing and
dressing, (7) controlling body temperature, (8) mobilising, (9) working and playing, (10)
expressing sexuality, (11) sleeping and (12) dying.