Exam 15: Teaching Family Members Supportive Care

Which of the following messages describe an effective individual-nurse-family communication model when a nurse aims to provide a family with social support? A family's ability to provide social support will be enhanced by:

Supporting families as they attempt to care for their family member has potential to improve the health of families and ultimately the nation's health. Which of the following statements related to this understanding is accurate?

A nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a patient who has been hospitalized with renal failure from diabetes. The patient's family plans to support the patient following discharge. Which of the following are likely sources of support for a family?

A nurse aims to provide social support for a family to influence which of the following family outcomes?

A nurse is making a visit to the home of young female who was recently discharged from the hospital with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She has two small children and they are all living in her parents' home for a period of time. Which of the following actions would be the most helpful for the nurse to provide intentional support for the family?

Family support needs during an illness experience often require a nurse to:

Which of the following statements accurately reflect understandings of evidence related to support and family nursing interventions?

A nurse is caring for a patient hospitalized with a new diagnosis of diabetes. A year later, a nurse is caring for the same patient, who has had repeated visits to the ambulatory clinic with no apparent efforts to make the lifestyle changes needed to manage blood sugars. Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about nursing actions?

Which of the following statements is inaccurate regarding social support for a family?

Nurses that think family recognize that long-term stress and burdens may emerge when a family is giving care to an ill family member. Research findings have shown:

Which of the following can be viewed as an accurate statement regarding the nurse-family communication related to support?