Test bank for Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family 8th Edition Test Bank cc: Authors: JoAnne Silbert-Flagg, Pillit, all questions with verified answers GRADED A+ ACTUAL TEST BANK

12. The nurse is visiting a family new to a community. The mother has a disability, and the adolescent child is being treated for anorexia. What will the nurse do first when assessing this family? A) Construct an ecomap. B) Complete a genogram. C) Assess the home for safety. D) Discuss the daughter's anorexia.Ans: A Feedback: An ecomap documents the “fit” of a family into their community by diagramming the family and community relationships. Because this family is new to the community, this would be the best thing for the nurse to do first. A mark of families who are new to a community is they have few community contacts because they have not formed these asyet. A family with few connecting lines between its members and the community may need increased nursing contact and support to remain a well family. A genogram is a diagram that details family structure and provides information about the family's health history and the roles of various family members across several generations. This might be appropriate for the nurse to complete at a later time. Assessing the home for safety and discussing the daughter's anorexia could also be done at a later time.