Chapter 12: WORKING WITH FAMILY

Chapter 12: WORKING WITH FAMILY

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. While taking a family history, the community health nurse (CHN) finds out that the husband is a stepfather to the eldest child. This information should be documented as falling into which category?

ANS:  A

Family demographics is the study of the structure of families and households and the family-related events, such as marriage and divorce, that alter the structure through their number, timing, and sequencing.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 369             OBJ:   2

TOP:   CRNE Competency: Changes in Health

2. The CHN needs to conduct a family assessment for a family that lives in a commune, but is uncertain about how to proceed because family lines appear blurred. Which one of the following questions should the CHN ask to determine the structure of a family comprising a mother and a child?

ANS:  D

The members of a family are self-defined. CHNs working with families should ask people who they consider to be their family and then include those members in health care planning.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   p. 371             OBJ:   3

TOP:   CRNE Competency: Health and Wellness

3. Family functions and structures create unique challenges in family nursing. Which of the following is the primary reason for the existence of these challenges?

ANS:  A

The functions within families have evolved and changed over time. Some have become more important and others less so. Family structures also have changed over time. The structure–function theory perspective is a useful framework for assessing families and health. Illness of a family member results in the alteration of the family structure and function.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   pp. 375, 377   OBJ:   4

TOP:   CRNE Competency: Health and Wellness

4. Historically, CHNs focused on the care of individuals while viewing the families of individuals as either background resources or possible stressors. Which view of the family did this traditional conceptualization take?

ANS:  C

Family as the context, or structure, represents a traditional focus that places the individual first and the family second. This conceptualization views the family as either a resource or a stressor to individual health and illness.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension     REF:   p. 375             OBJ:   6

TOP:    CRNE Competency: Health and Wellness