Exam 7: The Nurse and the Family

The nurse is aware that families in later life must master the significant developmental task of:

The current view of the family as a unit would generally best be described as:

For the past three evenings,shortly after their arrival in the hospital unit,the parents of a 14-year-old daughter begin to argue about the cost of the hospitalization and the time required to come to the hospital.The patient begins to cry and complains about her abdominal pain.The nurse assesses that the patient is assuming the role of:

Culture and social class usually set a precedent for different roles and responsibilities of each family member.The healthiest family is one in which the:

According to the latest Census Bureau report,most families in the United States are:

When assessing the coping measures of families under stress,the first priority of the nurse should be to:

The nurse reminds the patient that functional patterns of communication in the family setting provide a means of:

As the nurse is preparing the patient for a colonoscopy,the patient states that she is nervous about the procedure but knows it will help her physician diagnose her problem.The nurse assesses that this patient is using the coping strategy of:

The nurse assesses that the patient comes from an extended family because it has: