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Chapter’2:’Theoretical’Foundations’for’the’Nursing’of’Families
Multiple’Choice:
1. The‟nurse‟reviews‟potential‟theories‟to‟use‟as‟a‟guide‟for‟providing‟care‟to‟a‟family‟in‟the‟comm
unity.‟What‟should‟the‟nurse‟keep‟in‟mind‟as‟a‟major‟function‟of‟theory‟in‟family‟nursing?
1. Identifies‟a‟specific‟hypothesis
2. Answers‟“How?”„or‟“Why?”„questions
3. Examines‟how‟the‟concepts‟create‟a‟meaningful‟pattern
4. Improves‟nursing‟services‟provided‟to‟families
2. The‟nurse‟reviews‟a‟theory‟for‟applicability‟to‟a‟family‟health‟situation.‟On‟which‟part‟of‟the‟th
eory‟should‟the‟nurse‟focus‟in‟order‟to‟understand‟the‟expected‟relationship‟between‟the‟theory‟s
‟concepts?
1. System
2. Hypothesis
3. Propositions
4. Conceptual‟model
3. The‟nurse‟prepares‟to‟assess‟a‟family‟according‟to‟a‟family‟development‟theory.‟Which‟action‟w
ill‟the‟nurse‟complete‟first‟during‟this‟assessment?
1. Health‟of‟individual‟members
2. Employment‟status‟of‟the‟parents
3. Family‟structure‟and‟life‟cycle‟stages
4. Education‟status‟of‟the‟children
4.’The’nurse’is’struggling’with’using’a’developmental’model’when’assessing’a’family’new’to’a’community.’W
hich’data’could’explain’the’difficulty’the’nurse’is’having’using’this’model?
1. The‟parental‟units‟are‟same-sexed.
2. The‟youngest‟son‟is‟beginning‟college.
3. The‟middle‟child‟is‟attending‟high‟school.
4. The‟oldest‟daughter‟has‟just‟gotten‟married.
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5. The‟nurse‟uses‟the‟bioecological‟system‟theory‟to‟assess‟a‟family.‟On‟which‟system‟should‟the‟n
urse‟focus‟to‟determine‟the‟impact‟of‟the‟mother‟s‟change‟in‟employment?
1. Mesosystem
2. Exosystem
3. Microsystem
4. Macrosystem
6. The‟nurse‟reviews‟the‟bioecological‟system‟theory‟before‟discussing‟this‟approach‟with‟a‟grou
p‟of‟new‟graduate‟nurses.‟What‟should‟the‟nurse‟explain‟as‟the‟blueprint‟for‟the‟ecology‟of‟huma
n‟and‟family‟development?
1. There‟is‟no‟one‟system‟that‟can‟serve‟as‟a‟blueprint.
2. Macrosystems‟contain‟mesosystems‟and‟exosystems.
3. The‟microsystem‟sets‟the‟stage‟for‟all‟future‟development.
4. Sociohistorical‟conditions‟determine‟developmental‟progress.
7. The‟nurse‟works‟in‟an‟environment‟in‟which‟a‟family‟therapy‟theory‟serves‟as‟the‟model‟for‟as
sessing‟and‟planning‟care.‟Which‟data‟should‟the‟nurse‟expect‟when‟assessing‟the‟family?
1. Pathology
2. Health‟problem
3. Illness‟treatment
4. Normal‟trajectory
Multiple’Response:
8. The‟nurse‟selects‟the‟family‟systems‟theory‟as‟a‟guide‟for‟providing‟care‟to‟a‟family.‟Which‟co
ncept‟of‟this‟theory‟should‟the‟nurse‟use‟to‟maintain‟the‟stability‟of‟this‟family?‟Select‟all‟that‟appl
y.
1. The‟whole‟is‟more‟than‟the‟sum‟of‟its‟parts.
2. All‟parts‟of‟the‟system‟are‟interconnected.
3. Families‟develop‟and‟change‟over‟time.
4. Systems‟can‟be‟organized‟into‟subsystems.
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5. There‟is‟a‟boundary‟between‟the‟system‟and‟the‟environment.
9. The‟nurse‟learns‟that‟the‟father‟of‟a‟family‟passed‟away‟at‟age‟41.‟How‟should‟the‟nurse‟cl
assify‟this‟family‟event‟in‟relation‟to‟family‟development‟theory?‟Select‟all‟that‟apply.
1. On‟time
2. Off‟time
3. Normative
4. Conflicting
5. Nonnormative
10. The‟nurse‟prepares‟to‟employ‟the‟family‟systems‟theory‟to‟assess‟a‟family.‟Which‟actions‟w
ill‟the‟nurse‟complete‟during‟this‟assessment?‟Select‟all‟that‟apply.
1. Complete‟a‟family‟ecomap
2. Determine‟normative‟and‟nonnormative‟events
3. Complete‟a‟family‟genogram
4. Conduct‟family‟member‟care-planning‟sessions
5. Collect‟data‟on‟the‟family‟and‟individual‟members
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