Exam 24: Family Context in Nursing

The parents of an 18-year-old who joined the military and is being deployed overseas,discuss with him how they plan to stay in touch and purchase a laptop computer for him to take with him so they can e-mail and use the webcam to see each other.What approach to stress does this family exhibit?

Domestic violence includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A nursing instructor is raising her two granddaughters after her daughter and son-in-law were killed in a motor vehicle accident.How is this family form best described?

The nurse is admitting a 45-year-old patient and asks about her family.The patient states that she lives with her daughter and son-in-law.The nurse knows that this is an example of which of the following family forms?

The nurse is caring for a patient who gives indications of being a victim of abuse.The nurse understands that abuse is which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A student nurse is working on a community health project with her peers.One of the concerns in her community is the rise in homelessness resulting from the economy.The student nurse understands that which of the following is true?

A patient comes from a close-knit extended family.If the patient's family functions as context,what does the nurse need to evaluate?

What should the nurse do when planning goals for a family?

A nurse is admitting a teen-aged woman to the Labor and Delivery unit to have her baby.She is not married but is holding hands with her boyfriend who is the baby's father.The nurse realizes that:

Homeless children are more likely to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The cause of family violence is complex and multidimensional.Factors associated with family violence include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a 78-year-old patient with liver cancer.The patient and his wife live at home.In addition to caring for the patient,the nurse also assesses caregiver stress in the patient's wife.Which of the following indicates caregiver stress?

A student nurse is caring for a 4-year-old patient who has been admitted to the pediatric unit with acute asthma.As the student nurse admits the patient,he learns that both parents smoke in the home.The nurse plans to discuss with the parents the implications of smoking around the patient and to provide them with information on smoking cessation.This is an example of what approach to family nursing?

A nurse is caring for a patient.Visitors at the bedside include the patient's life partner,widowed mother,sister,and nephew.The nurse acknowledges that current trends in American families include which of the following?

When providing care for families,of what should the nurse be aware? (Select all that apply.)

The student nurse is talking to her friends about holiday plans with their families.One friend described her family as her mother,brother,and sister-in-law.Another stated her family consisted of her mother,father,grandmother,and her aunt.The student nurse's family is her mother,stepfather,sister,and stepsister.The uniqueness of these families is known as which of the following?

A married couple takes four children to an immunization clinic.The nurse notes that the children's permission slips include three children with one last name and one child with a different last name.On questioning the parents the nurse discovers that this family group is an example of a(n)_____ family.

The nurse is admitting a Hispanic patient to the oncology unit of the hospital.To provide culturally competent care,the nurse needs to determine the influence of culture on the patient's family.Which of the following questions would best accomplish this?

The nurse is caring for a family within an impoverished community.What is it important for the nurse to understand about families?

In regard to American families,the nurse understands that which of the following is true?