Exam 18: Family Nursing

List 5 important characteristics of a family

Which of the following statements aligns with the ways in which family is viewed? Select all that apply.

What is one structural dimension of families?

A health nurse is assessing how a family's structure affects family functions. What theory is the nurse using?

What is the primary role of the case manager in community health nursing? Select all that apply.

A nurse and the LeBlanc family are meeting to start a family assessment process. The LeBlancs' son, 10 years old, has just been diagnosed with severe allergies. Describe the important features of the nurse's comprehensive family assessment.

A nurse is facilitating an assessment of a Sudanese family who has come recently to Canada to work in a large meat-packing plant. The family has been referred to the nurse by the occupational health nurse from the plant as the mother is expecting her fourth child. The family is very unfamiliar with the Canadian health care system. Select four areas from the Friedman Family Assessment Model. Develop an appropriate question for the nurse to ask during the assessment from each of the selected areas.

Oliver and Mary Smith live in their own home with their biological young children. Considering the family developmental theory, what task is the Smith family working on?

Nicholas and Jacques are a gay couple who were recently married. They consider themselves to be a family. What is the status of their marriage in Canada?

What is required for a nurse to practise from a family systems nursing perspective?

List 5 questions that can be used as part of a family interview

Which family life cycle developmental stage is connected to the correct developmental task for North American middle-class families?

Which of the following statements is true about family nursing?

A nurse has spent one hour interviewing the Petrovic family. What is the best way to terminate the interview?

The Schimdt family's 13-year-old son recently became a paraplegic. The family uses a social networking site to keep friends and relatives informed. They openly talk about renovations to the house to allow their son wheelchair access. How would the nurse most accurately describe this family?

A nurse is using Friedman's Family Assessment Model to collect data about family structure. What is the nurse assessing?

What was the fastest growing type of household between 2001 and 2016?

What is a common error when working with families? Select all that apply.

Describe five ways to look at the family in family nursing. Give a community health nursing practice example related to each.

A nurse is using the McGill Model in working with a family who has two children with epilepsy. What can the nurse expect of the family during the implementation phase?