NURS 5433 FNP II PRACTICE TEST 2026
ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC
FRAMEWORK SOLVED CASE STUDY SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ What is family?
Answer: Family life is a universal human experience and no two
individuals have the exact same experience within a family. No
universally agreed-upon definition of family.
◉ Legal Definition of Family
Answer: relationships through blood ties, adoption, guardianship or
marriage
◉ Biological Definition of Family
Answer: Genetic biological networks among and between people.
Who is biologically connected to that family member? Epidemiology,
hereditary disease.
◉ Sociological Definition of Family
Answer: Groups of people living together with or without legal or
biological ties I.e Kibbutz
,◉ Psychological Definition of Family
Answer: Groups with strong emotional ties. People that want to be
together are really connected emotionally so they end up staying
with each other.
◉ The textbooks definition of family
Answer: Family refers to two or more individuals who depend on
one another for emotional, physical, and economic support. The
members of the family are self-defined. Family is who they say they
are, nurses who work with families should ask clients who they
consider to be members of their family and should include those
persons in health care planning with the patient's permission.
◉ What is family health?
Answer: Family health is a dynamic, changing state of well-being,
which includes the biological, psychological, spiritual, sociological,
and cultural factors of individual family members and the family
system.
- an individual's health (on wellness-to-illness contunuum) affects
the entire family
-ensure you are looking at the whole perspective
◉ What is family functioning?
Answer: Difficult to describe characteristics of a family that is well-
functioning.
,Otto (1963) -first scholar to develop psychosocial criteria for
assessing family strengths, and emphasized the need to focus on
positive family attributes instead of pathological approach that
accentuated family problems and weaknesses.
Pratt 1976 -energized family: as one whose structure encourages
and supports individual to develop their capacities for full
functioning and independent action, thus contributing to family
health.
◉ Curran's Traits (1985) of a Healthy Family
Answer: Communicates and Listens
Fosters table time and conversation
Affirms and supports each member
Teaches respect for others
Develops a sense of trust
Has a sense of play and humor
Has a balance of interaction among members
Shares leisure time
Abounds to rituals and traditions
Teaches a sense of right and wrong
Shares a religious core
Respects the privacy of others
, Values service to others
Admits to problems and seeks help
◉ Family Flexibility
Answer: Olson and Gorall (2005) conducted a study and found that
the ability of the family to demonstrate flexibility is related to its
ability to alter family leadership roles, relationships, and rules,
including control, discipline, and role sharing. Functional, healthy
families have the ability to change these factors in response to
situations.
◉ What are the dominant patterns of family functioning?
Answer: Balanced flexibility and balance cohesion
◉ Family Nursing Competences: Generalist
Answer: 1. Enhance and promote family health
2. focus nursing practice on family's strengths, the support of family
and individual growth, the improvement of family self-management
abilities, the facilitation of successful life transitions, the
improvement and management of health, and the mobilization of
family resources.
3. Demonstrate leadership and systems thinking skills to ensure the
quality of nursing care with families in everyday practice and across
every content.
4. Practice using evidence-based practice
ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC
FRAMEWORK SOLVED CASE STUDY SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ What is family?
Answer: Family life is a universal human experience and no two
individuals have the exact same experience within a family. No
universally agreed-upon definition of family.
◉ Legal Definition of Family
Answer: relationships through blood ties, adoption, guardianship or
marriage
◉ Biological Definition of Family
Answer: Genetic biological networks among and between people.
Who is biologically connected to that family member? Epidemiology,
hereditary disease.
◉ Sociological Definition of Family
Answer: Groups of people living together with or without legal or
biological ties I.e Kibbutz
,◉ Psychological Definition of Family
Answer: Groups with strong emotional ties. People that want to be
together are really connected emotionally so they end up staying
with each other.
◉ The textbooks definition of family
Answer: Family refers to two or more individuals who depend on
one another for emotional, physical, and economic support. The
members of the family are self-defined. Family is who they say they
are, nurses who work with families should ask clients who they
consider to be members of their family and should include those
persons in health care planning with the patient's permission.
◉ What is family health?
Answer: Family health is a dynamic, changing state of well-being,
which includes the biological, psychological, spiritual, sociological,
and cultural factors of individual family members and the family
system.
- an individual's health (on wellness-to-illness contunuum) affects
the entire family
-ensure you are looking at the whole perspective
◉ What is family functioning?
Answer: Difficult to describe characteristics of a family that is well-
functioning.
,Otto (1963) -first scholar to develop psychosocial criteria for
assessing family strengths, and emphasized the need to focus on
positive family attributes instead of pathological approach that
accentuated family problems and weaknesses.
Pratt 1976 -energized family: as one whose structure encourages
and supports individual to develop their capacities for full
functioning and independent action, thus contributing to family
health.
◉ Curran's Traits (1985) of a Healthy Family
Answer: Communicates and Listens
Fosters table time and conversation
Affirms and supports each member
Teaches respect for others
Develops a sense of trust
Has a sense of play and humor
Has a balance of interaction among members
Shares leisure time
Abounds to rituals and traditions
Teaches a sense of right and wrong
Shares a religious core
Respects the privacy of others
, Values service to others
Admits to problems and seeks help
◉ Family Flexibility
Answer: Olson and Gorall (2005) conducted a study and found that
the ability of the family to demonstrate flexibility is related to its
ability to alter family leadership roles, relationships, and rules,
including control, discipline, and role sharing. Functional, healthy
families have the ability to change these factors in response to
situations.
◉ What are the dominant patterns of family functioning?
Answer: Balanced flexibility and balance cohesion
◉ Family Nursing Competences: Generalist
Answer: 1. Enhance and promote family health
2. focus nursing practice on family's strengths, the support of family
and individual growth, the improvement of family self-management
abilities, the facilitation of successful life transitions, the
improvement and management of health, and the mobilization of
family resources.
3. Demonstrate leadership and systems thinking skills to ensure the
quality of nursing care with families in everyday practice and across
every content.
4. Practice using evidence-based practice
