Exam 20: Family Health

A nurse was teaching a class on good hygiene at a local daycare center when one child volunteered,"I have two mommies." Which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is completing a first assessment interview with a family after entering the family's apartment for the first time.Which would be crucial for the nurse to remember?

A mother says to the nurse,"I know I should be feeling an empty nest sadness now that our youngest has left for college-but mainly I'm dying to turn his room into my craft room.Do you think that's normal for a mom? I really do love my kids." Which would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

When making a home visit,a nurse is usually expected to focus attention on the ill family member.But whom would the nurse possibly focus on instead?

The current school year is now over,and the school health nurse spends time summarizing the records of all the children who had come into the school health office during the past school year.Which best explains the rationale for this action?

A family came in to discuss a problem with one of their children.Which family behavior would be concerning to the nurse?

What has research suggested is a barrier to college students eating healthy?

Which theoretical approach would be most useful to the nurse who wants to improve patient-provider communication and address the gap between what providers discuss and what families want to know about?

Which question is crucial to ask very early in a family interview?

Which is an appropriate conclusion to draw from research based on network theory?

A family agreed to bring all the children into the clinic at one time to begin to catch up on the children's immunizations,but they didn't keep their appointment.Which conclusion by the nurse would be most accurate?

Which best describes why a nurse would ask about the meals of all family members,rather than focus on a nutritional history for the postmyocardial infarction patient?