Question 1

A nurse is implementing the termination phase of a home visit. Which of the following nursing activities is most likely being demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conducting a physical assessment 
B)  Identifying household members 
C)  Summarizing accomplishments of the visit 
D)  Teaching about health 
A)  Conducting a physical assessment 
B)  Identifying household members 
C)  Summarizing accomplishments of the visit 
D)  Teaching about health C

Question 2

A nurse is completing the post-visit phase of a home visit. Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely to complete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Document the visit and services provided. 
B)  Conduct a health teaching session. 
C)  Plan the next home visit. 
D)  Seek information about community resources for referrals. 
A)  Document the visit and services provided. 
B)  Conduct a health teaching session. 
C)  Plan the next home visit. 
D)  Seek information about community resources for referrals. A

Question 3

A family has experienced a nonnormative life event. Which of the following best describes this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adoption of a child 
B)  Loss of a job 
C)  Marriage of a child 
D)  Retirement from work 
A)  Adoption of a child 
B)  Loss of a job 
C)  Marriage of a child 
D)  Retirement from work B

Question 4

Which is a main disadvantage to home visits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convenience for the client 
B)  Time spent with one client 
C)  Client control of the setting 
D)  Ability to individualize services 
A)  Convenience for the client 
B)  Time spent with one client 
C)  Client control of the setting 
D)  Ability to individualize services

Question 5

According to Pender, one factor that motivates individuals to participate in health behaviors is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduction of health risk by examination of the concepts of family risk related to everyone. 
B)  desire to protect health by using behaviors directed toward decreasing the probability of specific illness or dysfunction. 
C)  use of the Neuman Systems Model to define family health in terms of systems stability. 
D)  realization that health can be defined in many ways and within many cultures. 
A)  reduction of health risk by examination of the concepts of family risk related to everyone. 
B)  desire to protect health by using behaviors directed toward decreasing the probability of specific illness or dysfunction. 
C)  use of the Neuman Systems Model to define family health in terms of systems stability. 
D)  realization that health can be defined in many ways and within many cultures.

Question 6

Which health risk category is one of the foremost predictors of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social 
A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social

Question 7

A nurse is completing an initial home visit with a family. Which of the following nursing actions is most important to include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explore the client's ideas and perceptions about the purpose of the visits. 
B)  Identify with the client the contradictions in the client's words and health behaviors. 
C)  Refer the client to others in the health team. 
D)  Teach the client about solutions to his or her problems. 
A)  Explore the client's ideas and perceptions about the purpose of the visits. 
B)  Identify with the client the contradictions in the client's words and health behaviors. 
C)  Refer the client to others in the health team. 
D)  Teach the client about solutions to his or her problems.

Question 8

Which of the following are benefits of home visits? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Promote health for adolescent mothers. 
B)  Identify barriers and provide support for family health promotion goals. 
C)  Allow families to maintain a sense of control in meeting their health care needs. 
D)  Prolong the nurse-client relationship. 
E)  Establishment of healthy behaviors. 
A)  Promote health for adolescent mothers. 
B)  Identify barriers and provide support for family health promotion goals. 
C)  Allow families to maintain a sense of control in meeting their health care needs. 
D)  Prolong the nurse-client relationship. 
E)  Establishment of healthy behaviors.

Question 9

A client is experiencing a social risk. Which of the following best describes this risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inadequate housing 
B)  Lack of education 
C)  High-crime neighborhood 
D)  Lack of insurance 
A)  Inadequate housing 
B)  Lack of education 
C)  High-crime neighborhood 
D)  Lack of insurance

Question 10

A nurse plans to review the home visit with the family. Which of the following phases of the home visit process is most likely occurring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiation 
B)  In-home 
C)  Termination 
D)  Post-visit 
A)  Initiation 
B)  In-home 
C)  Termination 
D)  Post-visit

Question 11

A family has experienced a family crisis. Which of the following best describes this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Husband loses job and family is now homeless. 
B)  Child dies, and parents go to grief counseling. 
C)  Mother is hospitalized for 2 weeks and neighbors help care for the children. 
D)  Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer. 
A)  Husband loses job and family is now homeless. 
B)  Child dies, and parents go to grief counseling. 
C)  Mother is hospitalized for 2 weeks and neighbors help care for the children. 
D)  Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer.

Question 12

Which statement is true about transitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transitions are stressful events for all families. 
B)  Transitions require coping skills, which must be taught to some families. 
C)  Transitions address the family skills necessary to meet developmental goals. 
D)  Transitions present new situations and demands for families. 
A)  Transitions are stressful events for all families. 
B)  Transitions require coping skills, which must be taught to some families. 
C)  Transitions address the family skills necessary to meet developmental goals. 
D)  Transitions present new situations and demands for families.

Question 13

A nurse is assessing the health risks of a family. Which of the following health risks would the family be most likely to voluntarily assume?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newly built power plant 
B)  Smoking cigarettes 
C)  Speeding vehicles near playground 
D)  Industrial pollution 
A)  Newly built power plant 
B)  Smoking cigarettes 
C)  Speeding vehicles near playground 
D)  Industrial pollution

Question 14

A nurse is using a genogram when assessing a family risk. Which of the following types of risks is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social 
A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social

Question 15

A nurse is assessing a family. Which of the following behaviors would the nurse recognize as being learned within the family structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking habits and heart disease 
B)  Health values and health habits 
C)  Chronic illness and disease risk 
D)  Societal norms and values 
A)  Smoking habits and heart disease 
B)  Health values and health habits 
C)  Chronic illness and disease risk 
D)  Societal norms and values

Question 16

A nurse uses the term family policy. Which of the following explains what the nurse is describing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anything that is done by the government that directly or indirectly affects families. 
B)  Laws that affect families and family living. 
C)  Requirements for immunizations for the entire family. 
D)  Healthy People 2020 guidelines for healthy families. 
A)  Anything that is done by the government that directly or indirectly affects families. 
B)  Laws that affect families and family living. 
C)  Requirements for immunizations for the entire family. 
D)  Healthy People 2020 guidelines for healthy families.

Question 17

Which behavioral risk factor is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homicide or suicide 
B)  Motor vehicle accidents 
C)  Chronic disease 
D)  Substance use and abuse 
A)  Homicide or suicide 
B)  Motor vehicle accidents 
C)  Chronic disease 
D)  Substance use and abuse

Question 18

The nurse asked the family about its financial resources and the demands on these resources. Which type of risk factor is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social 
A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social

Question 19

The nurse is assessing factors that determine or influence whether disease or other unhealthy events will occur. What is the process of assessing for these factors called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risk reduction 
B)  Risk appraisal 
C)  Risk factors 
D)  Life-event risk 
A)  Risk reduction 
B)  Risk appraisal 
C)  Risk factors 
D)  Life-event risk

Question 20

A nurse is using an ecomap. Which of the following best describes the situation that the nurse is experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessing a family's biological risks 
B)  Considering a family's economic risks 
C)  Discussing a family's lifestyle risks 
D)  Examining a family's social risks 
A)  Assessing a family's biological risks 
B)  Considering a family's economic risks 
C)  Discussing a family's lifestyle risks 
D)  Examining a family's social risks

Exam 27: Family Health Risks

A nurse is implementing the termination phase of a home visit. Which of the following nursing activities is most likely being demonstrated?

A nurse is completing the post-visit phase of a home visit. Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely to complete?

A family has experienced a nonnormative life event. Which of the following best describes this situation?

Which is a main disadvantage to home visits?

According to Pender, one factor that motivates individuals to participate in health behaviors is the:

Which health risk category is one of the foremost predictors of health?

A nurse is completing an initial home visit with a family. Which of the following nursing actions is most important to include?

Which of the following are benefits of home visits? (Select all that apply.)

A client is experiencing a social risk. Which of the following best describes this risk?

A nurse plans to review the home visit with the family. Which of the following phases of the home visit process is most likely occurring?

A family has experienced a family crisis. Which of the following best describes this situation?

Which statement is true about transitions?

A nurse is assessing the health risks of a family. Which of the following health risks would the family be most likely to voluntarily assume?

A nurse is using a genogram when assessing a family risk. Which of the following types of risks is being assessed?

A nurse is assessing a family. Which of the following behaviors would the nurse recognize as being learned within the family structure?

A nurse uses the term family policy. Which of the following explains what the nurse is describing?

Which behavioral risk factor is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States?

The nurse asked the family about its financial resources and the demands on these resources. Which type of risk factor is being assessed?

The nurse is assessing factors that determine or influence whether disease or other unhealthy events will occur. What is the process of assessing for these factors called?

A nurse is using an ecomap. Which of the following best describes the situation that the nurse is experiencing?

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