Factors Affecting Priority-Setting Consiucri11g Liu. : first critcrim1-nature of the condition or rrnblc:m prcscnwd-the biggest weight i!i i. :ivcn tn wellness st~1tc ur polcnti:il b(:t:i11se of the prnmium on client's cffort!l or c Jc,;irc lo sustain/rnaint:iin hii. ;h lc,v1JI wellness. The sa1m: wci1{hl is assigned ton lu. :alth deficit IJccaust of ii. <: sense of clinical urgc11cy which rn::iy rt:quire immeuiulc intcrvc111in11. Forcsc1:;1hlc; c·risis is given the least wcigbt because cullure­ Jinkcd vi1riahles/ f:1ct. ors usually provide our families with,ideq11nlc supr,orl Lo cope with c. levclopmcntal or sil. 11alio11,1l crisis. The 1111r!le considers fhc nvailability of the following factc Jrs in determining the modifiability of a ltcnlth condition or problem: 1. Current knowledge, technology and interventions to enhance the wellness state or mnnngc the problem :2. Resources of the family-physical, financial and manpower 3. Resource~ or Lhe nurse-knowledge, skills and time 4. Resources of the community-facilities nnd community organi:r. ation or s11ppor1 TQ decide on an appropriate score for the preventive potential of a health condition or problem, the following factors arc considered: 1. Gr. ivi Ly or s E--vcrity of the problem-refers 10 the prog. rcss or tl1c disease/ problem indicating extent of,damage on the patient/famil y; olso indic;1tes prognosis, reversibility or modifiability of the problem. fngencral, the more severe or adv. incctl the problem is, the lower is the preventive potcnlial of tl1e problem. 2. Duralion of tl1e problem-refers to the length of time the problem has been existing. Generally speaking, duration of the problem has a direct relntionship to gravity; the nature of the problem is a variable tbat may, however, alter U1is relationship. Because of this relationship to gravity or the problem, duration has also a direct relationshtp to preventive potential. 3. Current Management-refers to the presence and appropriateness of intervention measu Tcs instit11ted to enhance the wellness state or remedy the problem. The institution of appropriate intervention increases the condition's preventive paten. ti. ti. 4. Exposure of any vulnerable or high-risk g Toup-increases the preventivepotenlial of :i condition or problem. 79 