NSG 152 TEST #2 | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Resiliency - ANS ✔✔The ability of the family to cope with the unexpected.
The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old patient who lives with her children and grandchildren in an
extended family. The patient is suffering from chronic bronchitis and does not want to be admitted to the
hospital. The family has decided to take care of her at home. The patient's 35-year-old daughter takes
care of the patient. What questions should the nurse ask to assess the coping process of the family?
Select all that apply.
1 "How did your family solve their previous problems?"
2 "How does your family celebrate different festivals?"
3 "Does your family give equal importance to all members?"
4 "How does your family solve financial problems?"
5 "Do your family members suffer from any addictions?" - ANS ✔✔1 "How did your family solve their
previous problems?"
4 "How does your family solve financial problems?"
5 "Do your family members suffer from any addictions?"
Questions about the problem-solving skills of the family help the nurse to determine the best coping
strategies. The nurse needs to ask about any past financial problems and how the family dealt with
them. This information helps the nurse to assess the family's coping abilities. Similarly, asking about the
family's addiction history may help the nurse learn how the family handles crises. Asking about festival
celebrations and the relative importance of family members speaks to the family's cultural background
and beliefs, but does not help the nurse determine the family's ability to cope with crises.
How do you reduce caregiver role strain? - ANS ✔✔Identify support groups to obtain additional help in
providing care will reduce caregiver role strain.
A schedule to provide groceries and meals to the caregiver and the patient can reduce the caregiver's
burden.
Setting alternate schedules to help the primary caregiver can give the caregiver some time to rest.
Community resources can be of help in providing transportation or respite care and should be identified.
The primary caregiver should not function continuously and family members should alternate schedules
to help the primary caregiver.
,Which factors are included in a family function assessment? Select all that apply.
1
Cultural practices
2
Decision making
3
Rituals and celebrations
4
Neighborhood crime data
5
Family status of influenza vaccinations - ANS ✔✔1
Cultural practices
2
Decision making
3
Rituals and celebrations
Cultural practices, decision making, rituals, and celebrations are included in a family function
assessment. Cultural practices help identify culturally related health practices, diets, and religious
practices. Decision making provides information as to how the family copes and meets challenges
related to changes in family life or dynamics. Rituals and celebrations address how a family celebrates
accomplishments and how they deal with challenges. Neighborhood crime data are relevant for
community assessment, but they do not give sufficient information about family function. The status of
influenza vaccinations is part of the health processes of the family assessment plan.
The nurse is assessing a family. Which question should the nurse include to assess the coping process of
the family?
1
"When somebody is ill in the house, who is the caregiver?"
2
"What do you do as a family for relaxation and leisure?"
3
"How does your family solve the problems you face?"
4
"Who forms the house rules and how are they communicated?" - ANS ✔✔3 "How does your family solve
the problems you face?"
Asking how the family solves their problems helps to understand the coping process of the family. Asking
whom the caregiver is helps to assess the health process. Asking what the family does for relaxation
helps to assess the interactive process. Asking who forms the house rules helps to assess the interactive
process of the family
A nursing student is learning about the different types of families. What could be an example of a
blended family?
1
A woman raising her son alone after her husband's death
2
, A homosexual couple raising a daughter on their own
3
A woman bringing her adopted son into a new family when she remarries
4
A grandfather taking care of his granddaughter after his daughter's demise - ANS ✔✔3 A woman
bringing her adopted son into a new family when she remarries
A blended family is formed when parents bring children who may or may not be biologically related to
them into a new, joint-living situation. Hence, a woman bringing her adopted son into a new family when
she remarries is an example of blended family. A woman raising her son alone after her husband's death
is an example of single-parent family. A homosexual couple raising a daughter on their own is an
example of an alternative family. A grandfather taking care of his granddaughter after his daughter's
demise is also an example of an alternative family.
A patient is in the terminal stages of cancer. The nurse learns that the patient's caregiver is extremely
stressed and has not been able to take time for a personal life. How can the nurse provide relief to the
caregiver?
1
Ask the caregiver to withhold caregiving activities.
2
Help the caregiver set a regular time for respite.
3
Explain the need to focus more on the patient now and less on the caregiver's personal life.
4
Encourage the caregiver by praising his or her actions. - ANS ✔✔2 Help the caregiver set a regular time
for respite.
The nurse may provide relief to the caregiver without compromising the patient's care by helping him or
her set a regular time for rest and personal time. Withholding care would hamper the patient's situation.
Even though the patient needs the caregiver's help, the caregiver's personal life is also important.
Expressing appreciation about the caregiver's work is nice, but it is not necessarily helpful in providing
relief to the caregiver.
Diane is a hospice nurse who is caring for the Robinson family. This family is providing end-of-life care for
their grandmother, who has terminal breast cancer. When Diane visits the home 3 times a week, she
focuses on symptom management for the grandmother and assists the family with coping skills. Of what
is Diane's approach an example?
1
Family as context
2
Family as patient
3
Family as system
4
Family as structure - ANS ✔✔2 Family as patient
When the family as patient is the approach, family processes and relationships (e.g., parenting or family
caregiving) are the primary focuses of nursing care. The family as a context approach focuses primarily
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Resiliency - ANS ✔✔The ability of the family to cope with the unexpected.
The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old patient who lives with her children and grandchildren in an
extended family. The patient is suffering from chronic bronchitis and does not want to be admitted to the
hospital. The family has decided to take care of her at home. The patient's 35-year-old daughter takes
care of the patient. What questions should the nurse ask to assess the coping process of the family?
Select all that apply.
1 "How did your family solve their previous problems?"
2 "How does your family celebrate different festivals?"
3 "Does your family give equal importance to all members?"
4 "How does your family solve financial problems?"
5 "Do your family members suffer from any addictions?" - ANS ✔✔1 "How did your family solve their
previous problems?"
4 "How does your family solve financial problems?"
5 "Do your family members suffer from any addictions?"
Questions about the problem-solving skills of the family help the nurse to determine the best coping
strategies. The nurse needs to ask about any past financial problems and how the family dealt with
them. This information helps the nurse to assess the family's coping abilities. Similarly, asking about the
family's addiction history may help the nurse learn how the family handles crises. Asking about festival
celebrations and the relative importance of family members speaks to the family's cultural background
and beliefs, but does not help the nurse determine the family's ability to cope with crises.
How do you reduce caregiver role strain? - ANS ✔✔Identify support groups to obtain additional help in
providing care will reduce caregiver role strain.
A schedule to provide groceries and meals to the caregiver and the patient can reduce the caregiver's
burden.
Setting alternate schedules to help the primary caregiver can give the caregiver some time to rest.
Community resources can be of help in providing transportation or respite care and should be identified.
The primary caregiver should not function continuously and family members should alternate schedules
to help the primary caregiver.
,Which factors are included in a family function assessment? Select all that apply.
1
Cultural practices
2
Decision making
3
Rituals and celebrations
4
Neighborhood crime data
5
Family status of influenza vaccinations - ANS ✔✔1
Cultural practices
2
Decision making
3
Rituals and celebrations
Cultural practices, decision making, rituals, and celebrations are included in a family function
assessment. Cultural practices help identify culturally related health practices, diets, and religious
practices. Decision making provides information as to how the family copes and meets challenges
related to changes in family life or dynamics. Rituals and celebrations address how a family celebrates
accomplishments and how they deal with challenges. Neighborhood crime data are relevant for
community assessment, but they do not give sufficient information about family function. The status of
influenza vaccinations is part of the health processes of the family assessment plan.
The nurse is assessing a family. Which question should the nurse include to assess the coping process of
the family?
1
"When somebody is ill in the house, who is the caregiver?"
2
"What do you do as a family for relaxation and leisure?"
3
"How does your family solve the problems you face?"
4
"Who forms the house rules and how are they communicated?" - ANS ✔✔3 "How does your family solve
the problems you face?"
Asking how the family solves their problems helps to understand the coping process of the family. Asking
whom the caregiver is helps to assess the health process. Asking what the family does for relaxation
helps to assess the interactive process. Asking who forms the house rules helps to assess the interactive
process of the family
A nursing student is learning about the different types of families. What could be an example of a
blended family?
1
A woman raising her son alone after her husband's death
2
, A homosexual couple raising a daughter on their own
3
A woman bringing her adopted son into a new family when she remarries
4
A grandfather taking care of his granddaughter after his daughter's demise - ANS ✔✔3 A woman
bringing her adopted son into a new family when she remarries
A blended family is formed when parents bring children who may or may not be biologically related to
them into a new, joint-living situation. Hence, a woman bringing her adopted son into a new family when
she remarries is an example of blended family. A woman raising her son alone after her husband's death
is an example of single-parent family. A homosexual couple raising a daughter on their own is an
example of an alternative family. A grandfather taking care of his granddaughter after his daughter's
demise is also an example of an alternative family.
A patient is in the terminal stages of cancer. The nurse learns that the patient's caregiver is extremely
stressed and has not been able to take time for a personal life. How can the nurse provide relief to the
caregiver?
1
Ask the caregiver to withhold caregiving activities.
2
Help the caregiver set a regular time for respite.
3
Explain the need to focus more on the patient now and less on the caregiver's personal life.
4
Encourage the caregiver by praising his or her actions. - ANS ✔✔2 Help the caregiver set a regular time
for respite.
The nurse may provide relief to the caregiver without compromising the patient's care by helping him or
her set a regular time for rest and personal time. Withholding care would hamper the patient's situation.
Even though the patient needs the caregiver's help, the caregiver's personal life is also important.
Expressing appreciation about the caregiver's work is nice, but it is not necessarily helpful in providing
relief to the caregiver.
Diane is a hospice nurse who is caring for the Robinson family. This family is providing end-of-life care for
their grandmother, who has terminal breast cancer. When Diane visits the home 3 times a week, she
focuses on symptom management for the grandmother and assists the family with coping skills. Of what
is Diane's approach an example?
1
Family as context
2
Family as patient
3
Family as system
4
Family as structure - ANS ✔✔2 Family as patient
When the family as patient is the approach, family processes and relationships (e.g., parenting or family
caregiving) are the primary focuses of nursing care. The family as a context approach focuses primarily
