DEWITS FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND
SKILLS FOR NURSING FINAL EXAM SCRIPT
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Adopted
Answer: Caregivers obtaining legal guardianship over children and
becoming parents. Grandparents may adopt grandchildren if young
parents are not able to provide for their care, or couples unable to
conceive may adopt children.
◉ Historical changes to families:
Answer: 1. Urbanization
2. Mobility
3. Size
4. Use of paid caregivers
5. Father's roles
6. Increased longevity
◉ Urbanization
Answer: Rural families of the past were more self-sufficient than
today's city dwellers. Only a small percentage of the population now
lives on farms.
,◉ Mobility
Answer: Many families do not stay in one community, usually
because of a changing job market. Some children attend four or five
schools before they finish high school. This also affects relationships
among the extended family
◉ Size
Answer: The average size of families is decreasing. As living
expenses increase, people realize they cannot afford as many
children as their parents or grandparents did.
◉ Use of paid caregivers
Answer: Most two-parent families have two or more wage earners.
Most single parents are employed. Children are cared for by others
for part of every work day.
◉ Father's roles
Answer: Since the 1980s, men are taking a greater role in their
children's lives. Whether married or single, many men enjoy
participating in child care. It is also more common for single fathers
to be custodial parents than it was in earlier decades.
◉ Increased longevity
, Answer: Health care advances contribute to longer life spans. Some
families have four or five living generations.
◉ The number of divorces reported each year is _______ of the total
marriages.
Answer: 50%
◉ Risk factors for divorce:
Answer: 1. Bride and groom younger than 20
2. Lower economic status
3. Cohabitation before marriage
4. Premarital pregnancy
5. Having children from a previous marriage
6. Either partner having been previously divorced.
7. Knowing each other for only a short time before marriage
8. One or both not finishing high school
9. No religious affiliation or practicing different faiths
10. One or both having divorced parents
◉ Divorce occurs between two people, but the effects ripple into
their extended
Answer: Families and their community
SKILLS FOR NURSING FINAL EXAM SCRIPT
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Adopted
Answer: Caregivers obtaining legal guardianship over children and
becoming parents. Grandparents may adopt grandchildren if young
parents are not able to provide for their care, or couples unable to
conceive may adopt children.
◉ Historical changes to families:
Answer: 1. Urbanization
2. Mobility
3. Size
4. Use of paid caregivers
5. Father's roles
6. Increased longevity
◉ Urbanization
Answer: Rural families of the past were more self-sufficient than
today's city dwellers. Only a small percentage of the population now
lives on farms.
,◉ Mobility
Answer: Many families do not stay in one community, usually
because of a changing job market. Some children attend four or five
schools before they finish high school. This also affects relationships
among the extended family
◉ Size
Answer: The average size of families is decreasing. As living
expenses increase, people realize they cannot afford as many
children as their parents or grandparents did.
◉ Use of paid caregivers
Answer: Most two-parent families have two or more wage earners.
Most single parents are employed. Children are cared for by others
for part of every work day.
◉ Father's roles
Answer: Since the 1980s, men are taking a greater role in their
children's lives. Whether married or single, many men enjoy
participating in child care. It is also more common for single fathers
to be custodial parents than it was in earlier decades.
◉ Increased longevity
, Answer: Health care advances contribute to longer life spans. Some
families have four or five living generations.
◉ The number of divorces reported each year is _______ of the total
marriages.
Answer: 50%
◉ Risk factors for divorce:
Answer: 1. Bride and groom younger than 20
2. Lower economic status
3. Cohabitation before marriage
4. Premarital pregnancy
5. Having children from a previous marriage
6. Either partner having been previously divorced.
7. Knowing each other for only a short time before marriage
8. One or both not finishing high school
9. No religious affiliation or practicing different faiths
10. One or both having divorced parents
◉ Divorce occurs between two people, but the effects ripple into
their extended
Answer: Families and their community
