Question 1

A family has experienced a family crisis.Which of the following best describes this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Husband loses job and family is now homeless 
B)  Child dies and parents go to grief counseling 
C)  Mother is hospitalized for 2 weeks and neighbors help care for the children 
D)  Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer 
A)  Husband loses job and family is now homeless 
B)  Child dies and parents go to grief counseling 
C)  Mother is hospitalized for 2 weeks and neighbors help care for the children 
D)  Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer

Question 2

A nurse uses a behavioral health risk survey and identifies the factors leading to obesity in the family.Which of the following levels of prevention best describes the nurse's action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Assessment 
A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Assessment

Question 3

A nurse is completing an initial home visit with a family.Which of the following nursing actions is most important to include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explore the client's ideas and perceptions about the purpose of the visits 
B)  Identify with the client the contradictions in the client's words and health behaviors 
C)  Refer the client to others in the health team 
D)  Teach the client about solutions to his or her problems 
A)  Explore the client's ideas and perceptions about the purpose of the visits 
B)  Identify with the client the contradictions in the client's words and health behaviors 
C)  Refer the client to others in the health team 
D)  Teach the client about solutions to his or her problems

Question 4

A nurse clarifies the purpose of a home visit with a family.Which of the following phases of the home visit process is occurring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiation 
B)  Pre-visit 
C)  In-home 
D)  Post-visit 
A)  Initiation 
B)  Pre-visit 
C)  In-home 
D)  Post-visit

Question 5

A nurse is implementing the termination phase of a home visit.Which of the following nursing activities is most likely being demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conducting a physical assessment 
B)  Identifying household members 
C)  Summarizing accomplishments of the visit 
D)  Teaching about health 
A)  Conducting a physical assessment 
B)  Identifying household members 
C)  Summarizing accomplishments of the visit 
D)  Teaching about health

Question 6

A nurse is using an ecomap.Which of the following best describes the situation that the nurse is experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessing a family's biological risks 
B)  Considering a family's economic risks 
C)  Discussing a family's lifestyle risks 
D)  Examining a family's social risks 
A)  Assessing a family's biological risks 
B)  Considering a family's economic risks 
C)  Discussing a family's lifestyle risks 
D)  Examining a family's social risks

Question 7

Which health risk category is one of the foremost predictors of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social 
A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social

Exam 28: Family Health Risks

A family has experienced a family crisis.Which of the following best describes this situation?

A nurse uses a behavioral health risk survey and identifies the factors leading to obesity in the family.Which of the following levels of prevention best describes the nurse's action?

A nurse is completing an initial home visit with a family.Which of the following nursing actions is most important to include?

A nurse clarifies the purpose of a home visit with a family.Which of the following phases of the home visit process is occurring?

A nurse is implementing the termination phase of a home visit.Which of the following nursing activities is most likely being demonstrated?

A nurse is using an ecomap.Which of the following best describes the situation that the nurse is experiencing?

Which health risk category is one of the foremost predictors of health?

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