Exam 19: Family Nursing

The nurse is caring for an older patient who apparently has no family.When questioned about his family and his definition of family,the patient states,"I have no family.They're all gone." When asked,"Who prepares your meals?" he states,"I do,or I go out." Given the three different approaches to family nursing practice,which would be most appropriate for this patient?

When initiating the care of families,what is one factor that helps organize the family approach to the nursing process?

What is an example of circular communication patterns between father and child?

In an assessment for signs of a healthy family,what would the nurse would expect to find?

The nurse is caring for an older woman and notices that she is not using her cane properly.Which of the following statements by the nurse would most likely elicit a positive response from the patient?

Balancing employment and family life creates a variety of challenges in terms of child care and household work for both parents.Why does this have major implications in health care?

It is essential for family members to realize that a family's beliefs,values,and practices strongly influence the health-promoting behaviours of its members,and to understand which of the following?

A husband brings his children in to visit their mother in the hospital.The nurse asks how the family is getting along at home without their mom around.The husband states,"None of her jobs are getting done,and I don't do those jobs,so the house and the kids are falling apart." The nurse suspects that this family structure is which of the following?

The nurse is interviewing a patient who is being admitted to the hospital.The patient's family went home before the nurse's interview.The nurse asks the patient,"Who decides where to go on vacation?" In asking this,what is the nurse trying to do?

Sociocultural and economic changes facing the family in today's Canadian society are increasing challenges to family health.Of the choices below,what are some of these changes? (Select all that apply. )

When focusing on older persons,the nurse must be aware of which of the following?

Although the family as a whole differs from individual members,the measure of family health is more than a summary of the health of all members.Of the following,what areas are unique to family assessment in the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for an older woman who will need dressing changes at home.Her husband,who is also an older person,is her only source of care.The husband states that he will not be able to perform the dressing changes.What does the nurse need to arrange for?

When the nurse views the family as context,the primary focus is on the health and development of an individual member existing within a specific environment (i.e. ,the patient's family).Although the focus is on the individual's health status,the nurse should do which of the following?

An 86-year-old diabetic patient who requires daily insulin injections lives with his daughter and her husband.To assess instrumental functioning,what would the nurse ask?

Mrs.Lily is talking about her recent diagnosis of a chronic condition and how it has affected her emotionally,intellectually,socially,and spiritually.The nurse knows that this is referred to as which of the following?