CHAPTER 1: FAMILY HEALTH CARE NURSING:AN INTRODUCTION A GRADED

CHAPTER 1: FAMILY HEALTH CARE NURSING:AN INTRODUCTION

A GRADED

Multiple Choice:

1. The nurse is transferring to a care area that focuses on family nursing practice. What should the nurse realize about this approach to care?

1.  Interventions in family care address the future plans for the family.

2.  Family members must be present before the implementation of family care.

3.  Resources are placed to support an ill family member with the greatest chance for recovery. 4. The nurse and family together define the family and where therapeutic energy should be placed.

2. The nurse notes that a client has been previously married and participates in raising the current spouse’s children from a previous marriage. How should the nurse document this family type?

1.  Extended

2.  Cohabitation

3.  Nuclear dyad

4.  Reconstituted/blended

3. The nurse prepares an in-service program on family nursing for new graduate employees. Which definition of family is the best one for the nurse to use?

1.  Members of a family are self-defined

2.  People who share strong emotional ties

3.  A family is defined by blood ties, adoption, and marriage

4.  A group of people who live together with or without legal or biological ties