Question 1

Which of the following best describes what is meant by cohabitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A living arrangement in which one adult is employed and the other is unemployed 
B)  A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple in a long-term relationship lives together 
C)  A living arrangement between two members of the same sex 
D)  A living arrangement between two single mothers with children 
A)  A living arrangement in which one adult is employed and the other is unemployed 
B)  A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple in a long-term relationship lives together 
C)  A living arrangement between two members of the same sex 
D)  A living arrangement between two single mothers with children

Question 2

Which of the following is a major barrier to a nurse caring for the family as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families often don't want to know what is wrong with their loved one. 
B)  Nurses don't know how to care for families. 
C)  Reimbursement is paid only for services given to an individual. 
D)  The family often isn't available when the nurse is giving care. 
A)  Families often don't want to know what is wrong with their loved one. 
B)  Nurses don't know how to care for families. 
C)  Reimbursement is paid only for services given to an individual. 
D)  The family often isn't available when the nurse is giving care.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  "Don't tell anyone; that's a secret." 
B)  "That's nice-why did you share that?" 
C)  "Yes, some children have two mommies, some have a mommy and a daddy, and some just have daddies. Some people only have one grown-up to love them." 
D)  "Which mommy is your real mommy?" 
A)  "Don't tell anyone; that's a secret." 
B)  "That's nice-why did you share that?" 
C)  "Yes, some children have two mommies, some have a mommy and a daddy, and some just have daddies. Some people only have one grown-up to love them." 
D)  "Which mommy is your real mommy?"

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Each family member made supportive comments about each other. 
B)  Every Sunday the family attends religious services together. 
C)  Family members made humorous comments about their life together. 
D)  The family seemed to rather quickly determine priorities for action. 
E)  The family wanted the nurse to decide what they should do. 
A)  Each family member made supportive comments about each other. 
B)  Every Sunday the family attends religious services together. 
C)  Family members made humorous comments about their life together. 
D)  The family seemed to rather quickly determine priorities for action. 
E)  The family wanted the nurse to decide what they should do.

Question 5

Which of the following questions is crucial to ask very early in a family interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Do you see any way this problem could have been avoided-so future problems could be prevented?" 
B)  "What do you all, as a famil,y hope to achieve during your time with me?" 
C)  "What would you like me to do for you today?" 
D)  "Would you like to know my perception of what our goals together should be?" 
A)  "Do you see any way this problem could have been avoided-so future problems could be prevented?" 
B)  "What do you all, as a famil,y hope to achieve during your time with me?" 
C)  "What would you like me to do for you today?" 
D)  "Would you like to know my perception of what our goals together should be?"

Question 6

Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion to draw from research based on network therapy theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurses can help at-risk populations access or build support systems. 
B)  Problems in our health care system are worsened by specialization and fragmentation. 
C)  Social class places limitations on access to health care. 
D)  The family is culturally anchored in American beliefs. 
A)  Nurses can help at-risk populations access or build support systems. 
B)  Problems in our health care system are worsened by specialization and fragmentation. 
C)  Social class places limitations on access to health care. 
D)  The family is culturally anchored in American beliefs.

Question 7

Which of the following definitions of family would be the most useful for the nurse practicing in the community?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group of persons with shared convictions 
B)  A social unit interacting with the larger society 
C)  People descended from a common ancestor 
D)  Persons related either by blood or by legal contract (marriage) 
E)  Whoever the family says is in their family 
A)  A group of persons with shared convictions 
B)  A social unit interacting with the larger society 
C)  People descended from a common ancestor 
D)  Persons related either by blood or by legal contract (marriage) 
E)  Whoever the family says is in their family

Question 8

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 of the following best explains the rationale for this action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because analysis can help establish priorities for future health programs 
B)  Because annual reports are expected by the school board 
C)  Because it's very personally rewarding to see all the help one has given throughout the year 
D)  Because the nurse has to justify the school health office budget for each year 
A)  Because analysis can help establish priorities for future health programs 
B)  Because annual reports are expected by the school board 
C)  Because it's very personally rewarding to see all the help one has given throughout the year 
D)  Because the nurse has to justify the school health office budget for each year

Question 9

Which of the following best describes an unexpected result of the decrease in funding to traditional public and private forms of health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emergency departments where patients can't be turned away are overwhelmed with patients needing nonemergency care. 
B)  Grants are increasingly being requested to pay for care. 
C)  More people don't receive needed health care in a timely manner. 
D)  Programs are developed as a result of community efforts. 
A)  Emergency departments where patients can't be turned away are overwhelmed with patients needing nonemergency care. 
B)  Grants are increasingly being requested to pay for care. 
C)  More people don't receive needed health care in a timely manner. 
D)  Programs are developed as a result of community efforts.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Analyze the power relationships before focusing on needed information 
B)  Be on best behavior with manners and courtesy, starting with a self-introduction 
C)  Determine as soon as possible who makes decisions within the family 
D)  Evaluate the safety of the immediate environment for self and the family 
A)  Analyze the power relationships before focusing on needed information 
B)  Be on best behavior with manners and courtesy, starting with a self-introduction 
C)  Determine as soon as possible who makes decisions within the family 
D)  Evaluate the safety of the immediate environment for self and the family

Question 11

A nurse asked a family if they'd work with her to create a family genogram. The mother asked, "Why would you want to know so much about our family?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  "A genogram helps you see how some problems run in families. Your children will need to know this." 
B)  "If you're willing to share, we can discuss family history and possibly some hereditary health issues." 
C)  "Please be assured you don't have to answer any question you don't want to answer." 
D)  "Why would you want to keep your family members secret? Is there some problem?" 
A)  "A genogram helps you see how some problems run in families. Your children will need to know this." 
B)  "If you're willing to share, we can discuss family history and possibly some hereditary health issues." 
C)  "Please be assured you don't have to answer any question you don't want to answer." 
D)  "Why would you want to keep your family members secret? Is there some problem?"

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Obtaining immunizations might have been the nurse's goal, not the family's. 
B)  Some barrier or restraint interfered with the family's ability to come. 
C)  The family had other, more important priorities. 
D)  The nurse didn't adequately emphasize the importance of obtaining immunizations. 
A)  Obtaining immunizations might have been the nurse's goal, not the family's. 
B)  Some barrier or restraint interfered with the family's ability to come. 
C)  The family had other, more important priorities. 
D)  The nurse didn't adequately emphasize the importance of obtaining immunizations.

Exam 20: Family Health

Which of the following best describes what is meant by cohabitation?

Which of the following is a major barrier to a nurse caring for the family as a whole?

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

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

Which of the following questions is crucial to ask very early in a family interview?

Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion to draw from research based on network therapy theory?

Which of the following definitions of family would be the most useful for the nurse practicing in the community?

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 of the following best explains the rationale for this action?

Which of the following best describes an unexpected result of the decrease in funding to traditional public and private forms of health care?

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

A nurse asked a family if they'd work with her to create a family genogram. The mother asked, "Why would you want to know so much about our family?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

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

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