Exam 7: The Nurse and the Family

The nurse counsels a patient that the manner in which a family unit adapts to stress can affect the family's:

The nurse includes the family in patient care to maintain the family's ____________________.

The family is an important unit in society primarily because it:

During a family counseling session,the patient,a mother of a 5-year-old son,states,"I don't understand why my husband continually tries to get our son involved in T-ball.My son said the coach and his dad yelled at him and told him the game was lost because he couldn't catch the ball." As a nurse,you know that to maintain a healthy family unit,one of the most important family interactions is to:

Culture and social class usually set a precedent for different roles and responsibilities of each family member.The healthiest family is one in which the:

The nurse clarifies that the main role of the nurse when assessing families and their coping strategies is:

As the nurse is preparing the patient for a colonoscopy,the patient states that she is nervous about the procedure but knows it will help her physician diagnose her problem.The nurse assesses that this patient is using the coping strategy of:

The nurse reminds the patient that functional patterns of communication in the family setting provide a means of:

The nurse assesses that the patient comes from an extended family because it has: