Exam 34: Family Interventions

Which scenario best demonstrates a healthy family?

A nurse interviews a homeless parent with two teenage children.To best assess the family's use of resources,the nurse should ask:

Which information is the nurse most likely to find when assessing the family of a patient with a serious mental illness?

Which situations are most likely to place severe,disabling stress on a family? Select all that apply.

An adult diagnosed with schizophrenia lives with elderly parents.The patient was recently hospitalized with acute psychosis.One parent is very anxious,and the other is ill because of the stress.Which nursing diagnosis is most applicable to this scenario?

Select the best question for the nurse to ask to assess a family's ability to cope.

A 16-year-old wants to drive,but the parents will not allow it.A 14-year-old sibling was invited to several sleepovers,but the parents found reasons to deny permission.Both teens are annoyed because the parents buy clothes for them that are more suitable for younger children.The parents say,"We don't want our kids to grow up too fast." Which term best describes this family's boundaries?

When a nurse assesses a family,which family task has the highest priority for healthy family functioning?

Which scenario best illustrates scapegoating within a family?

Parents of a mentally ill teenager say,"We have never known anyone who was mentally ill.We have no one to talk to because none of our friends understand the problems we are facing." Select the nurse's most helpful intervention.

A parent is admitted to a chemical dependency treatment unit.The patient's spouse and adolescent children participate in a family session.What is the most important aspect of this family's assessment?

A 15-year-old is hospitalized after a suicide attempt.This adolescent lives with the mother,stepfather,and several siblings.When performing a family assessment,the nurse must first determine:

A wife believes her husband is having an affair.Lately,he has been disinterested in romance and working late.The husband has an important,demanding project at work.The mother asks her teen,"What have you noticed about your father?" The teen later mentions this to the father,who says,"Tell your mother that I can't deal with her insecurities right now." Family therapy should focus on: (select all that apply)

A married couple has two children living in the home.Recently,the wife's mother moved in.This family should be assessed as:

Parents of a teenager recently diagnosed with serious mental illness express dismay.One parent says,"Our child acts so strangely that we don't invite friends to our home.We quit taking vacations.Sometimes we don't get any sleep." Which nursing diagnosis best applies?

A parent became unemployed 6 months ago.The parent has subsequently been verbally abusive toward the spouse and oldest child.The child ran away twice,and the spouse has become depressed.What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this family?

An adult recently diagnosed with AIDS is hospitalized with pneumonia.The patient and family are very anxious.Select the best outcome to add to the plan of care for this family.

A parent was recently hospitalized with severe depression.Family members say,"We're falling apart.Nobody knows what to expect,who should make decisions,or how to keep the family together." Which interventions should the nurse use when working with this family? Select all that apply.

Which comment by a mother during a family therapy session shows evidence of scapegoating?

Two divorced people plan to marry.The man has a teenager,and the woman has a toddler.This family will benefit most from: