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NURS 5433 FNP II MIDTERM EXAM
REVIEW (2026-2027) - FAMILY NURSING |
UTA- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Family as Client - correct-answer -The family nurse is interested in the way all
family members are individually affected by the health event of one family
member. In this approach, all members of the family are in the foreground. The
family is seen as the sum of individual family members, and the focus is
concentrated on each individual. The nurses assesses and provides healthcare for
each person in the family. Typically seen in the communities where Primary care
Physicians, or NPs provide care over time to all individuals in a given family.
Family as foreground, individual as background
Family as System - correct-answer -The family as a whole as the client; here, the
family is viewed as an interactional system in which the whole is more than the
sum of its parts. In other words, the interactions between family members
become the target for the nursing interventions. The interventions flow from the
ax of the family as a whole.
Interactions between family members become the target for nursing
interventions. The interventions flow from the ax of the family as a whole. The
family nursing system approach focuses on the individual and family
simultaneously. Emphasis on interactions between family members. When
something happens to to one part of the system, the other parts of the system are
affected.
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Family as a Component of Society - correct-answer -The family is viewed as one of
many institutions of society, similar to health, educational, religious, or economic
institutions. The family is a basic primary unit of society, and it is part of the larger
system of society. Family as a whole, interacts with other institutions to receive,
exchange, or give communication and services. Family social scientist first used
this approach in their studies of families in society.
Family structure - correct-answer -The ordered set of relationships within the
family, without respect to roles and function. Doesn't indicate how healthy a
family is or how it functions. Multitude of family forms, different family types have
their strengths and limitations, which directly or indirectly affect individual and
family health.
What should the nurse identify when determining family structure? - correct-
answer -The individual who comprise the family and the individuals in the family.
The relationships between them. The interactions between family members. The
interactions with other social systems.
Single family - correct-answer -living alone, never married.
Nuclear dyad/childless - correct-answer -married couple, no children
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Nuclear - correct-answer -Two generations of family, parents, and their own or
adopted children residing in the same household.
Binuclear - correct-answer -Two post-divorce families with children as members of
both
Extended/Multigenerational - correct-answer -Two or more adult generations and
one that include grandparents and grandchildren in the same household.
Blended/Reconstituted - correct-answer -One or more of the parents have been
married previously and they bring with the children from their previous marriage.
Single parent/lone family - correct-answer -one parent and child(ren) residing in
one household
Commune - correct-answer -Group of men, women and children
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Cohabitation (domestic partners) - correct-answer -Unmarried couple sharing a
household who are involved in an emotional and or sexual intimate relationship
Living together apart - correct-answer -couples share living space and may share
financial, household, or parenting responsibility even though they have no
romantic attachment to each other; this form of a structure lives in the same
household.
Living apart together - correct-answer -two people with or without children
forgoing cohabitation entirely, preferring to keep their separate homes.
Nursing and Family structure - correct-answer -understanding family structure
enables nurses assisting families to identify effective coping strategies for daily life
disturbances, health care crises, wellness, promotion and disease prevention.
Nurses are central for advocating and developing social policies relevant to family
health care needs.
Family Fucnction - correct-answer -has to do with the ways families serve their
members. One way to describe the functional aspect of families is to see the unit
as made of intimate, interactive, and interdependent persons who share some
values, goals, resources, responsibilities, decisions and commitment over time.
NURS 5433 FNP II MIDTERM EXAM
REVIEW (2026-2027) - FAMILY NURSING |
UTA- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Family as Client - correct-answer -The family nurse is interested in the way all
family members are individually affected by the health event of one family
member. In this approach, all members of the family are in the foreground. The
family is seen as the sum of individual family members, and the focus is
concentrated on each individual. The nurses assesses and provides healthcare for
each person in the family. Typically seen in the communities where Primary care
Physicians, or NPs provide care over time to all individuals in a given family.
Family as foreground, individual as background
Family as System - correct-answer -The family as a whole as the client; here, the
family is viewed as an interactional system in which the whole is more than the
sum of its parts. In other words, the interactions between family members
become the target for the nursing interventions. The interventions flow from the
ax of the family as a whole.
Interactions between family members become the target for nursing
interventions. The interventions flow from the ax of the family as a whole. The
family nursing system approach focuses on the individual and family
simultaneously. Emphasis on interactions between family members. When
something happens to to one part of the system, the other parts of the system are
affected.
,2
Family as a Component of Society - correct-answer -The family is viewed as one of
many institutions of society, similar to health, educational, religious, or economic
institutions. The family is a basic primary unit of society, and it is part of the larger
system of society. Family as a whole, interacts with other institutions to receive,
exchange, or give communication and services. Family social scientist first used
this approach in their studies of families in society.
Family structure - correct-answer -The ordered set of relationships within the
family, without respect to roles and function. Doesn't indicate how healthy a
family is or how it functions. Multitude of family forms, different family types have
their strengths and limitations, which directly or indirectly affect individual and
family health.
What should the nurse identify when determining family structure? - correct-
answer -The individual who comprise the family and the individuals in the family.
The relationships between them. The interactions between family members. The
interactions with other social systems.
Single family - correct-answer -living alone, never married.
Nuclear dyad/childless - correct-answer -married couple, no children
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Nuclear - correct-answer -Two generations of family, parents, and their own or
adopted children residing in the same household.
Binuclear - correct-answer -Two post-divorce families with children as members of
both
Extended/Multigenerational - correct-answer -Two or more adult generations and
one that include grandparents and grandchildren in the same household.
Blended/Reconstituted - correct-answer -One or more of the parents have been
married previously and they bring with the children from their previous marriage.
Single parent/lone family - correct-answer -one parent and child(ren) residing in
one household
Commune - correct-answer -Group of men, women and children
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Cohabitation (domestic partners) - correct-answer -Unmarried couple sharing a
household who are involved in an emotional and or sexual intimate relationship
Living together apart - correct-answer -couples share living space and may share
financial, household, or parenting responsibility even though they have no
romantic attachment to each other; this form of a structure lives in the same
household.
Living apart together - correct-answer -two people with or without children
forgoing cohabitation entirely, preferring to keep their separate homes.
Nursing and Family structure - correct-answer -understanding family structure
enables nurses assisting families to identify effective coping strategies for daily life
disturbances, health care crises, wellness, promotion and disease prevention.
Nurses are central for advocating and developing social policies relevant to family
health care needs.
Family Fucnction - correct-answer -has to do with the ways families serve their
members. One way to describe the functional aspect of families is to see the unit
as made of intimate, interactive, and interdependent persons who share some
values, goals, resources, responsibilities, decisions and commitment over time.
