Community and Public Health Nursing, Evidence for Practice 2nd Edition by Gail A. Harkness, Rosanna DeMarco
Community and Public Health Nursing, Evidence for Practice 2nd Edition by Gail A. Harkness, Rosanna DeMarco
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Chapter 12- Family Assessment
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | There are theoretical approaches to family in community health nursing. Using your knowledge of theories, you know that family members are an integral part of each other’s lives. Which theory views the family as the foundation for self-care and a setting for care? | |
| A) | Science of Unitary Beings | |
| B) | Health as Expanding Consciousness | |
| C) | Roy Adaptation Model | |
| D) | Self-Care Agency | |
| 2. | The community health nurse is establishing goals for the family based on the assessment. Using your knowledge of the grand nursing theory that guides establishment of assessment goals for families, which theory is the nurse using when developing a therapeutic relationship with the family that helps them identify areas for change? | |
| A) | Science of Unitary Beings | |
| B) | Health as Expanding Consciousness | |
| C) | Roy Adaptation Model | |
| D) | Self-Care Agency | |
| 3. | There are several approaches to family assessment that use particular concepts that nurses typically encounter in practice. These models provide an organized framework with which to conduct a family assessment. Using your knowledge that the key to select a certain model is to consider the situation, health concerns, and cultural background of the family, what is the aim of the family assessment with a Life Span Development approach? | |
| A) | To identify family routines and rituals that could influence family health | |
| B) | To identify family health practices within a social and historical context | |
| C) | To assess health patterns in 11 areas of family health | |
| D) | To engage the family as a way to identify its strengths with attention to family dynamics and concerns related to health and illness | |
| 4. | The community health nurse has limited time for family assessments because of demanding caseloads or staffing shortages. Using your knowledge that focused family interviews of 15 minutes or less can yield a wealth of information, what is an example of an activity that will acknowledge the family’s strengths? | |
| A) | Ask family members if they see an area that could be changed. | |
| B) | Allow everyone present to voice observations, insights, or concerns before offering how they could change the situation. | |
| C) | Share any genograms and ecomaps that illustrate relationships with family members. | |
| D) | Collaborate with family to set priorities, plan care, and evaluate goals. | |
| 5. | The community health nurse is reviewing guidelines with you for the “15 minute” assessment in order to keep the interview focused and family centered. Using your knowledge of family assessment, what are questions and considerations for the family assessment that can be asked for the question “Who is part of the family?”
1. What is the nature of individuals’ connections to one another? 2. Does the individual live alone or have no living family members? 3. What influences from the family of origin are present in daily life? 4. Do members speak independently or is an interpreter present? |
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| A) | 1, 2, 3 | |
| B) | 1, 3, 4 | |
| C) | 1, 2, 4 | |
| D) | 2, 3, 4 | |
Answer Key
| 1. | D |
| 2. | B |
| 3. | B |
| 4. | C |
| 5. | A |
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