Exam 7: The Nurse and the Family

For the past three evenings,shortly after their arrival in the hospital unit,the parents of a 14-year-old daughter begin to argue about the cost of the hospitalization and the time required to come to the hospital.The patient begins to cry and complains about her abdominal pain.The nurse assesses that the patient is assuming the role of:

The nurse explains that children assume roles in family interaction based on:

When assessing the coping measures of families under stress,the first priority of the nurse should be to:

The patient states that her mother has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and that she is devastated and does not know what to do.The nurse suggests that she attend a support group meeting where she can discuss her concerns with others.The patient says that she will call and attend a meeting.The nurse assesses the coping strategy the patient is using as:

When the nurse is assessing for functional communication styles in a family,the nurse will be looking for evidence of: (Select all that apply.)

Children of racial minorities are more likely to live in a family that is:

The nurse reminds the patient that communication in the family unit involves continual exchange of information and includes:

When discussing the communication patterns of families with the patient,the nurse must consider the:

The patient who was recently diagnosed with cancer tells the nurse that she is so grateful for her children and family because she does not know what she would do without them.Your patient is exhibiting which one of the following coping responses?

The nurse is aware that families in later life must master the significant developmental task of:

The nurse congratulates the patient for successfully coping with a family crisis.The state of having used coping strategies effectively is classified as ____________________.

The patient states that her 5-year-old is always running up to relatives and friends and wants to give them a big hug and kiss.The patient asks if her daughter is appropriate in her actions.Based on the concepts of functional communication,the most appropriate reply would be:

The patient,a 36-year-old mother of four children,is crying.She relates to you that her best friend just told her,"You are a good mother and you do everything perfectly,but I don't think you enjoy it." The nurse assesses that the patient has taken the role of:

The patient confides that her husband shares only the incidental happenings of his day at work as he reads the paper,and he never tells her that he loves her anymore.She is beginning to wonder if their marriage is getting stale.The nurse recognizes this communication pattern as:

The nurse counsels a family that during the stage of families with adolescents,one of the developmental tasks is to:

The nurse makes a patient referral to community resource,knowing that such a resource can: (Select all that apply.)

The current view of the family as a unit would generally best be described as:

The nurse is designing a home care plan for a child with a congenital disease and is assessing the family values regarding home care.The nurse will use as her best source:

According to the latest Census Bureau report,most families in the United States are:

The patient who is recovering from a mastectomy relates that she no longer feels like a woman.The best response by the nurse would be: