FAMILY HEALTH CARE NURSING: THEORY,
PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH FINAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
◉ single parent family structure.
Answer: may be separated, divorced, widowed, or never married.
many are headed by women. they often have special problems and
needs: financial, role shifts, becoming remarried, having new
relationships
◉ cohabitation family structure.
Answer: individuals who choose to live together. reasons include:
relationships, financial need, changing values.
◉ list and describe functions, stages, developmental tasks and risk
factors of the family.
Answer: Lifestyle: dependent on drugs, alcohol, no dental care,
teenage pregnancy, sexual infections
Psychosocial: conflict between members, childcare, not enough
money to provide safe housing or food
environmental: lack of knowledge, work or social pressures, air and
water contaminated
, developmental: older adults, babies, unmarried teenage mothers
Biologic: Birth defects, mental retardation, genetics
◉ describe the nurse's role in providing family-centered nursing
care.
Answer: providing teaching that is honest, open, and
respectful;using therapeutic communication skills; applying
knowledge of family dynamics; and making referrals to community
healthcare and financial resources to support realistic hope. its
important to involve family members in planning and implementing
care.
◉ Define community.
Answer: specific population or group of people living in the same
geographic area under similar regulations and having common
values, interests, and needs
◉ list 4 community factors that affect the health of individuals.
Answer: social support systems, community health care structure,
economic resources, environmental factors
◉ define nursing.
Answer: a person who nourishes, fosters, and protects and who is
prepared to take care of sick, injured, and aged people, strong
PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH FINAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
◉ single parent family structure.
Answer: may be separated, divorced, widowed, or never married.
many are headed by women. they often have special problems and
needs: financial, role shifts, becoming remarried, having new
relationships
◉ cohabitation family structure.
Answer: individuals who choose to live together. reasons include:
relationships, financial need, changing values.
◉ list and describe functions, stages, developmental tasks and risk
factors of the family.
Answer: Lifestyle: dependent on drugs, alcohol, no dental care,
teenage pregnancy, sexual infections
Psychosocial: conflict between members, childcare, not enough
money to provide safe housing or food
environmental: lack of knowledge, work or social pressures, air and
water contaminated
, developmental: older adults, babies, unmarried teenage mothers
Biologic: Birth defects, mental retardation, genetics
◉ describe the nurse's role in providing family-centered nursing
care.
Answer: providing teaching that is honest, open, and
respectful;using therapeutic communication skills; applying
knowledge of family dynamics; and making referrals to community
healthcare and financial resources to support realistic hope. its
important to involve family members in planning and implementing
care.
◉ Define community.
Answer: specific population or group of people living in the same
geographic area under similar regulations and having common
values, interests, and needs
◉ list 4 community factors that affect the health of individuals.
Answer: social support systems, community health care structure,
economic resources, environmental factors
◉ define nursing.
Answer: a person who nourishes, fosters, and protects and who is
prepared to take care of sick, injured, and aged people, strong
