Question 1

Which one of the following aspects of hypothesizing by a family nurse is inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guides the family assessment 
B)  Predicts family outcomes 
C)  Explores potential strategies 
D)  Helps to attribute meaning to behaviors 
A)  Guides the family assessment 
B)  Predicts family outcomes 
C)  Explores potential strategies 
D)  Helps to attribute meaning to behaviors B

Question 2

Which of the following nurse actions demonstrates a nonjudgmental view of a family that has a member with a chronic illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nurse tells each family member how to interact with the chronically ill family member. 
B)  The nurse recognizes each family member will react differently to health problems. 
C)  The nurse expects all family members to share responsibility for care giving equally. 
D)  The nurse sets goals for the family's adaptation that he deems appropriate. 
A)  The nurse tells each family member how to interact with the chronically ill family member. 
B)  The nurse recognizes each family member will react differently to health problems. 
C)  The nurse expects all family members to share responsibility for care giving equally. 
D)  The nurse sets goals for the family's adaptation that he deems appropriate. B

Question 3

Which nursing actions would be recommended for a family nurse beginning a relationship with a family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Welcoming care recipients and families. 
B)  Identifying medical problems. 
C)  Listening to family stories. 
D)  Being present with care recipients. 
A)  Welcoming care recipients and families. 
B)  Identifying medical problems. 
C)  Listening to family stories. 
D)  Being present with care recipients. A,C,D

Question 4

Which of the following questions is an example of an interventive question by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why did you say that to your father? 
B)  Are you ready to take on the responsibility of care giving? 
C)  What is it like for you to communicate with your father now? 
D)  When will your father return home from the hospital? 
A)  Why did you say that to your father? 
B)  Are you ready to take on the responsibility of care giving? 
C)  What is it like for you to communicate with your father now? 
D)  When will your father return home from the hospital?

Question 5

Define neutrality and describe its importance in family-focused nursing practice.

Accepted Answer

Taking a neutral view or not taking side

Question 6

Which of the following assumptions would be made by nurses who think family and intend to practice family-focused nursing care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families always think as a whole. 
B)  Nurses need to solve family problems. 
C)  Nurses need to know the limits of their scope of practice. 
D)  The individual and the family are not separate. 
A)  Families always think as a whole. 
B)  Nurses need to solve family problems. 
C)  Nurses need to know the limits of their scope of practice. 
D)  The individual and the family are not separate.

Question 7

Which of the following is an inaccurate example of a therapeutic question included in the 15-minute family interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  What has been most helpful to you and your family during your hospitalization? 
B)  What is the one question you would like answered now? 
C)  Why don't you think you can be a caregiver? 
D)  Which of your family members can we share information with? 
A)  What has been most helpful to you and your family during your hospitalization? 
B)  What is the one question you would like answered now? 
C)  Why don't you think you can be a caregiver? 
D)  Which of your family members can we share information with?

Question 8

Which of the following principles of the concept thinking family is inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nurse is the expert about the family health experience. 
B)  The nurse identifies needs of multiple persons. 
C)  The nurse understands family dynamics. 
D)  The nurse appreciates family stories. 
A)  The nurse is the expert about the family health experience. 
B)  The nurse identifies needs of multiple persons. 
C)  The nurse understands family dynamics. 
D)  The nurse appreciates family stories.

Question 9

Which of the following areas is not a realm of family life in the Family Health System (FHS) Model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developmental 
B)  Interactional 
C)  Functional 
D)  Health 
A)  Developmental 
B)  Interactional 
C)  Functional 
D)  Health

Question 10

Provide an example to demonstrate understanding of the meaning of this statement: Whatever happens to one person influences the family, and whatever influences the family also influences persons that comprise the family.

Accepted Answer

If one member of the family is diagnosed

Question 11

As the family's story emerges, meaningful ____________________ occur, ____________________is built and the groundwork for a/an ____________________ is established.

Accepted Answer

interactions or conv

Question 12

List the characteristics of a reflective individual-nurse-family relationship.

Accepted Answer

Thoughtful appraisal from the

Question 13

Which of the following statements describing the Family Health System Model (FHS) are accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurses using the FHS work with families across the continuum of care. 
B)  The FHS examines family life dynamics. 
C)  The FHS attends to family members one at a time 
D)  The goal of the FHS is improved family health and functioning. 
A)  Nurses using the FHS work with families across the continuum of care. 
B)  The FHS examines family life dynamics. 
C)  The FHS attends to family members one at a time 
D)  The goal of the FHS is improved family health and functioning.

Question 14

Which of the following outcomes of conducting a 15-minute family interview is unlikely?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eliciting the family's perceptions of the health/illness experience 
B)  Demonstrating interest in the family as a unit of care 
C)  Identifying several problems that require solution 
D)  Providing a caring initial impression 
A)  Eliciting the family's perceptions of the health/illness experience 
B)  Demonstrating interest in the family as a unit of care 
C)  Identifying several problems that require solution 
D)  Providing a caring initial impression

Question 15

Provide an example to demonstrate understanding of the meaning of this statement: Circular communication by a family nurse goes two ways.

Accepted Answer

The example needs to show that the nurse

Which one of the following aspects of hypothesizing by a family nurse is inaccurate?

Which of the following nurse actions demonstrates a nonjudgmental view of a family that has a member with a chronic illness?

Which nursing actions would be recommended for a family nurse beginning a relationship with a family?

Which of the following questions is an example of an interventive question by the nurse?

Define neutrality and describe its importance in family-focused nursing practice.

Which of the following assumptions would be made by nurses who think family and intend to practice family-focused nursing care?

Which of the following is an inaccurate example of a therapeutic question included in the 15-minute family interview?

Which of the following principles of the concept thinking family is inaccurate?

Which of the following areas is not a realm of family life in the Family Health System (FHS) Model?

Provide an example to demonstrate understanding of the meaning of this statement: Whatever happens to one person influences the family, and whatever influences the family also influences persons that comprise the family.

As the family's story emerges, meaningful occur, is built and the groundwork for a/an is established.

List the characteristics of a reflective individual-nurse-family relationship.

Which of the following statements describing the Family Health System Model (FHS) are accurate?

Which of the following outcomes of conducting a 15-minute family interview is unlikely?

Provide an example to demonstrate understanding of the meaning of this statement: Circular communication by a family nurse goes two ways.

Health Care Needs for the 21st Century

Innovating Traditional Thinking About Nursing Practice

Moving to Family-Focused Care

Communication With and About Families

Family Assessment

Cultural and Diversity Aspects of Health and Illness Care Needs

Using Family Theory to Guide Nursing Practice

Family Presence in Family-Focused Care

Family-Focused Care in Acute Settings

Family-Focused Care With Chronic Illness

Family-Focused Care to Meet Population Needs

Doing for Versus Being With

Family-Focused Nursing Actions

Teaching Family Members Supportive Care

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Exam 8: Developing Ideas for Family-Focused Practice

Which one of the following aspects of hypothesizing by a family nurse is inaccurate?

Which of the following nurse actions demonstrates a nonjudgmental view of a family that has a member with a chronic illness?

Which nursing actions would be recommended for a family nurse beginning a relationship with a family?

Which of the following questions is an example of an interventive question by the nurse?

Define neutrality and describe its importance in family-focused nursing practice.

Which of the following assumptions would be made by nurses who think family and intend to practice family-focused nursing care?

Which of the following is an inaccurate example of a therapeutic question included in the 15-minute family interview?

Which of the following principles of the concept thinking family is inaccurate?

Which of the following areas is not a realm of family life in the Family Health System (FHS) Model?

Provide an example to demonstrate understanding of the meaning of this statement: Whatever happens to one person influences the family, and whatever influences the family also influences persons that comprise the family.

As the family's story emerges, meaningful ____________________ occur, ____________________is built and the groundwork for a/an ____________________ is established.

List the characteristics of a reflective individual-nurse-family relationship.

Which of the following statements describing the Family Health System Model (FHS) are accurate?

Which of the following outcomes of conducting a 15-minute family interview is unlikely?

Provide an example to demonstrate understanding of the meaning of this statement: Circular communication by a family nurse goes two ways.

Health Care Needs for the 21st Century

Innovating Traditional Thinking About Nursing Practice

Moving to Family-Focused Care

Communication With and About Families

Family Assessment

Cultural and Diversity Aspects of Health and Illness Care Needs

Using Family Theory to Guide Nursing Practice

Family Presence in Family-Focused Care

Family-Focused Care in Acute Settings

Family-Focused Care With Chronic Illness

Family-Focused Care to Meet Population Needs

Doing for Versus Being With

Family-Focused Nursing Actions

Teaching Family Members Supportive Care

Filters

As the family's story emerges, meaningful occur, is built and the groundwork for a/an is established.