NRS 3016 EXAM VERIFIED ACCURATE STUDY GUIDE
3 categories of CFAM and their components - Answers - 1. Structural- Internal: family
comp, gender, sexual orientation, rank, boundaries, subsystems
- External: extended family and larger systems
- Context: Ethnicity, race, social class, religion, environment
2. Developmental- stages
- Tasks
- Attachments
3. Functional- Instrumental: ADL's
- Expressive: Emotional, verbal, nonverbal, and circular communication, problem
solving, roles, power, beliefs, alliances
Ethnicity - Answers - The concept of a family that is derived from a combination of
history, race, social class, and religion
Race - Answers - A basic construct that influences individual and group identification. It
both constrains and empowers identities
4 Approaches to family nursing and describe - Answers - 1. Family as a context:
Focuses on assessment and care of an individual client, the family is the focus and the
individual is the background
2. Family as a client: The nurse focuses on assessment of individual family members
not the family
3. Family as a system: Family is viewed as an interaction system
4. Family as a component of society: How the family interacts with society
6 Theoretical Foundations - Answers - 1. Postmodernism
2. Systems theory
3. Cybernetics
4. Communications theory
5. Change theory
6. Biology of cognition
Concepts of postmodernism - Answers - 1. Pluralism is a key focus of postmodernism
2. Postmodernism is a debate about knowledge
Concepts of Systems theory - Answers - 1. A family is a part of a larger supra system
and is composed of many subsystems
2. The family as a whole is greater than the sum of all its parts
3. A change in one family member affects all family members
4. The family is able to create a balance between change and stability
5. Family members behaviours are best understood from a view of circular rather than
linear
, Concepts of cybernetics - Answers - 1. Family systems possess self-regulating ability
2. Feedback processes can simultaneously occur at several system levels with families
Concepts of communications theory - Answers - 1. All nonverbal communication is
meaningful
2. All communication has 2 major channels for transmission (digital and analog)
3. A dyadic relationship has varying degrees of symmetry and complementary
4. All communication has 2 levels: Content and relationship
Concepts of biology of cognition - Answers - 1. 2 possible avenues for explaining our
world are objectivity-in-parentheses
2. We bring forth our realities through interacting with the world, ourselves, and others
through language
Role strain - Answers - Results when family members lack role knowledge or have no
basis for choosing been several roles
Role conflict - Answers - Occurs when expectations about familial roles are
incompatible
Role overload - Answers - The individual lacks resources, time, and energy to meet role
demands
Conceptual model framework - Answers - A diagram that shows a set of relationships
between factors that are believed to make an impact
Linear questions - Answers - Investigative questions to inform the nurse
Circular questions - Answers - Questions to effect change. They aim to reveal
expectations of problems
Types of circular questions - Answers - - Behavioural: Explains how each members
behaviour affects others
- Difference: Explores the difference between things
- Hypothetical: Questions about the future
3 Domains of family function in circular questions - Answers - 1. Cognitive: Direct
questions
2. Behavioural: About family members behaviours
3. Affective: Who will be affected
4 types of conflict - Answers - 1. Criticism: Personal attack between each other
2. Contempt: Negative comments that cause distrust
3. Defensiveness: Blame each other over problems
4. Walling: Refuse to talk about a situation
3 categories of CFAM and their components - Answers - 1. Structural- Internal: family
comp, gender, sexual orientation, rank, boundaries, subsystems
- External: extended family and larger systems
- Context: Ethnicity, race, social class, religion, environment
2. Developmental- stages
- Tasks
- Attachments
3. Functional- Instrumental: ADL's
- Expressive: Emotional, verbal, nonverbal, and circular communication, problem
solving, roles, power, beliefs, alliances
Ethnicity - Answers - The concept of a family that is derived from a combination of
history, race, social class, and religion
Race - Answers - A basic construct that influences individual and group identification. It
both constrains and empowers identities
4 Approaches to family nursing and describe - Answers - 1. Family as a context:
Focuses on assessment and care of an individual client, the family is the focus and the
individual is the background
2. Family as a client: The nurse focuses on assessment of individual family members
not the family
3. Family as a system: Family is viewed as an interaction system
4. Family as a component of society: How the family interacts with society
6 Theoretical Foundations - Answers - 1. Postmodernism
2. Systems theory
3. Cybernetics
4. Communications theory
5. Change theory
6. Biology of cognition
Concepts of postmodernism - Answers - 1. Pluralism is a key focus of postmodernism
2. Postmodernism is a debate about knowledge
Concepts of Systems theory - Answers - 1. A family is a part of a larger supra system
and is composed of many subsystems
2. The family as a whole is greater than the sum of all its parts
3. A change in one family member affects all family members
4. The family is able to create a balance between change and stability
5. Family members behaviours are best understood from a view of circular rather than
linear
, Concepts of cybernetics - Answers - 1. Family systems possess self-regulating ability
2. Feedback processes can simultaneously occur at several system levels with families
Concepts of communications theory - Answers - 1. All nonverbal communication is
meaningful
2. All communication has 2 major channels for transmission (digital and analog)
3. A dyadic relationship has varying degrees of symmetry and complementary
4. All communication has 2 levels: Content and relationship
Concepts of biology of cognition - Answers - 1. 2 possible avenues for explaining our
world are objectivity-in-parentheses
2. We bring forth our realities through interacting with the world, ourselves, and others
through language
Role strain - Answers - Results when family members lack role knowledge or have no
basis for choosing been several roles
Role conflict - Answers - Occurs when expectations about familial roles are
incompatible
Role overload - Answers - The individual lacks resources, time, and energy to meet role
demands
Conceptual model framework - Answers - A diagram that shows a set of relationships
between factors that are believed to make an impact
Linear questions - Answers - Investigative questions to inform the nurse
Circular questions - Answers - Questions to effect change. They aim to reveal
expectations of problems
Types of circular questions - Answers - - Behavioural: Explains how each members
behaviour affects others
- Difference: Explores the difference between things
- Hypothetical: Questions about the future
3 Domains of family function in circular questions - Answers - 1. Cognitive: Direct
questions
2. Behavioural: About family members behaviours
3. Affective: Who will be affected
4 types of conflict - Answers - 1. Criticism: Personal attack between each other
2. Contempt: Negative comments that cause distrust
3. Defensiveness: Blame each other over problems
4. Walling: Refuse to talk about a situation
