Families Flashcards
Which of the following best describes the nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention?
a. Educating about home safety measures
b. Identifying areas for family improvement
c. Implementing the nursing process using a systems perspective
d. Acting as a role model for the family
D
The nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention is best described as acting as a role model for the family. Implementing the nursing process, identifying areas for family improvement, and educating about home safety measures are all part of the nurse’s role but do not describe the comprehensive role of the nurse.
Which of the following theories is an attempt to explain families as a set of interacting individuals with patterns of living that influence health decisions?
a. Feminist theory
b. Systems theory
c. Developmental theory
d. Resiliency theory
B
Systems theory is an attempt to explain patterns of living among the individuals who make up the family system.
Gordon’s functional health patterns outline eleven (11) areas, which should be pursued for purposes of family assessment. Of the eleven areas, which one should be pursued first so as to provide an overview and also identify other patterns or areas which should be pursued further?
a. Cognitive–perceptual patterns
b. Self-perception–self-concept patterns
c. Health perception–health management patterns
d. Roles–relationships patterns
C
Family history begins with the health perception–health management pattern. Exploring issues within this pattern first provides an overview to help locate where problems exist in other patterns and to determine which problems require more thorough assessment.
A nurse is using a genogram to represent a family. Which of the following statements is accurate?
a. A genogram identifies the genetic disorders of the family.
b. A genogram includes information about the past two generations.
c. A genogram can be used to make connections about family health patterns.
d. A genogram begins with a circle in the center of the page.
C
A genogram shows a variety of family structures and highlights family health patterns, which can be used for anticipatory health guidance.
In a family in which the mother and the father differ on how to spend and save money, the parents are constantly arguing with each other. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for this couple?
a. Assist them to develop strategies that are congruent with their values.
b. Allow each of them to defend his or her own values.
c. Focus on outcomes that each wants to accomplish.
d. Divert their attention to areas in which they are successful.
A
When strategies are used that are congruent with each individual’s values, the couple adjusts.
The nurse is working with a middle-age married couple whose son has just graduated from college. Which developmental tasks would the nurse expect to find in this family?
a. Attending activities for their son
b. Strengthening their marital relationship for future family stages
c. Acting as a launching center for their son
d. Responding to the prospect of changing careers
A
Families with young adults act as a launching center when children begin to leave home. As children leave home, parents relinquish their parenting roles of many years to return to the marital dyad.
A nurse is caring for a family with an adolescent child. Which of the following problems would the nurse anticipate that the family would report?
a. Concerns about career decisions
b. Concerns about exposure to environmental hazards
c. Difficulty with parents finding fulfillment with raising the child
d. Difficulty with open communication with the child
D
Open communication with parents is often difficult during the adolescent stage, partly because of the differing developmental tasks of adolescents and adults.
