Question 1

A nurse is providing culturally safe care to a family from Albania. What Canadian Community Health Nursing standard is the nurse attempting to meet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Building relationships 
B)  Promoting health 
C)  Building capacity 
D)  Facilitating access and equity 
A)  Building relationships 
B)  Promoting health 
C)  Building capacity 
D)  Facilitating access and equity D

Question 2

What is the best strategy to make a family feel comfortable during the initial visit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introduce oneself and explain the purpose of the meeting 
B)  Set the interview at a time that works best for the family 
C)  Engage converstaion to put the family at ease 
D)  Begin by asking questions that are less personal 
A)  Introduce oneself and explain the purpose of the meeting 
B)  Set the interview at a time that works best for the family 
C)  Engage converstaion to put the family at ease 
D)  Begin by asking questions that are less personal C

Question 3

Mr. and Mrs. Johal live with their three children. Also living in the home are Mr. Johal's mother and brother and Mrs. Johal's youngest brother. What type of family is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional family 
B)  Extended family 
C)  Nuclear family 
D)  Blended family 
A)  Traditional family 
B)  Extended family 
C)  Nuclear family 
D)  Blended family B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Failing to establish a context for change 
B)  Taking sides 
C)  Giving too much advice prematurely 
D)  Spending too much time with families 
A)  Failing to establish a context for change 
B)  Taking sides 
C)  Giving too much advice prematurely 
D)  Spending too much time with families

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage: aging parents Task: committing to and establishing a new family 
B)  Stage: childbearing families Task: adjusting to parenthood and new family members 
C)  Stage: forming partnerships and/or marriage Task: adjusting to needs of young adults leaving and/or re-entering family 
D)  Stage: launching children Task: meeting age-appropriate developmental needs of children 
A)  Stage: aging parents Task: committing to and establishing a new family 
B)  Stage: childbearing families Task: adjusting to parenthood and new family members 
C)  Stage: forming partnerships and/or marriage Task: adjusting to needs of young adults leaving and/or re-entering family 
D)  Stage: launching children Task: meeting age-appropriate developmental needs of children

Question 6

What is a characteristic of families who are launching children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members are adusting to changes in the partner relationship 
B)  The children are referred to as baby boomers 
C)  Children leave home at an earlier age than previously 
D)  The children are more likely to marry 
A)  Members are adusting to changes in the partner relationship 
B)  The children are referred to as baby boomers 
C)  Children leave home at an earlier age than previously 
D)  The children are more likely to marry

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Family health theory 
B)  Family developmental theory 
C)  Systems theory 
D)  Structural-functional theory 
A)  Family health theory 
B)  Family developmental theory 
C)  Systems theory 
D)  Structural-functional theory

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family in crisis 
B)  Family that copes 
C)  Family in denial 
D)  Stigmatized family 
A)  Family in crisis 
B)  Family that copes 
C)  Family in denial 
D)  Stigmatized family

Question 9

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.

Accepted Answer

Important features:
-Detailed
-Inclusive

Question 10

List 5 important characteristics of a family

Accepted Answer

-Every family is a small social system.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Review mutually agreed-upon roles and actions 
B)  Share the assessment of the situation with the family 
C)  Tell the family that another appointment is needed 
D)  Commend the family for their participation 
A)  Review mutually agreed-upon roles and actions 
B)  Share the assessment of the situation with the family 
C)  Tell the family that another appointment is needed 
D)  Commend the family for their participation

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legal under the Civil Marriage Act 
B)  Recognized as a common-law couple 
C)  Illegal but would be recognized in the United States 
D)  Legal as long as they do not have children 
A)  Legal under the Civil Marriage Act 
B)  Recognized as a common-law couple 
C)  Illegal but would be recognized in the United States 
D)  Legal as long as they do not have children

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

- family as context to the client. CHN e

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Has a community health nursing certificate 
B)  Has knowledge of family subsystems 
C)  Experienced in public health nursing 
D)  Has extensive knowledge systems theory 
A)  Has a community health nursing certificate 
B)  Has knowledge of family subsystems 
C)  Experienced in public health nursing 
D)  Has extensive knowledge systems theory

Question 15

What term is defined by "any combination of two or more persons who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth and/or adoption or placement"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community 
B)  Couple 
C)  Population 
D)  Family 
A)  Community 
B)  Couple 
C)  Population 
D)  Family

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Monitor the caseload for the nurses in the health unit 
B)  Facilitate access to all necessary services 
C)  Evaluate the care received 
D)  Provide quality, cost-effective outcomes for clients 
A)  Monitor the caseload for the nurses in the health unit 
B)  Facilitate access to all necessary services 
C)  Evaluate the care received 
D)  Provide quality, cost-effective outcomes for clients

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

-How can I be most helpful to you and yo

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Family as the sum of its individual members 
B)  Family as context to the client 
C)  Family as client 
D)  Family subsystems are the focus of care 
E)  None of above 
A)  Family as the sum of its individual members 
B)  Family as context to the client 
C)  Family as client 
D)  Family subsystems are the focus of care 
E)  None of above

Question 19

Mr. & Mrs. Jones live in their own home with their biological young children. Both their son and daughter do well in elementary school and are involved in extra-curricular activities through their school and church. What type of family are the Smiths?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abnormal family 
B)  Nuclear family 
C)  Blended family 
D)  Stigmatized family 
A)  Abnormal family 
B)  Nuclear family 
C)  Blended family 
D)  Stigmatized family

Question 20

Which statement is correct about family assessment models?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Developmental Model of Health and Nursing emphasizes health as a process and the client as an empowering partner 
B)  Family systems theory focuses on the interaction within and between family members 
C)  The Calgary Family Assessment Model fully describes the multifaceted nature of family relationships 
D)  The McGill Model has health as the sole focus of working with a family 
A)  The Developmental Model of Health and Nursing emphasizes health as a process and the client as an empowering partner 
B)  Family systems theory focuses on the interaction within and between family members 
C)  The Calgary Family Assessment Model fully describes the multifaceted nature of family relationships 
D)  The McGill Model has health as the sole focus of working with a family

Exam 18: Family Nursing

A nurse is providing culturally safe care to a family from Albania. What Canadian Community Health Nursing standard is the nurse attempting to meet?

What is the best strategy to make a family feel comfortable during the initial visit?

Mr. and Mrs. Johal live with their three children. Also living in the home are Mr. Johal's mother and brother and Mrs. Johal's youngest brother. What type of family is this?

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

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

What is a characteristic of families who are launching children?

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

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 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.

List 5 important characteristics of a family

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

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?

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

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

What term is defined by "any combination of two or more persons who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth and/or adoption or placement"?

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

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

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

Mr. & Mrs. Jones live in their own home with their biological young children. Both their son and daughter do well in elementary school and are involved in extra-curricular activities through their school and church. What type of family are the Smiths?

Which statement is correct about family assessment models?

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