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WRIGHT & LEAHY'S NURSES AND FAMILIES: A GUIDE TO
FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION, 8TH EDITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS DETAILED
RATIONALES GRADED A+
Wright & Leahy's Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention, 8th
Edition
Original Practice Questions — Nurses and Families (8th Edition)
Chapter 1: Family Assessment and Intervention: An Overview (Questions 1–25)
1. What are the three main branches of the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)?
A) Biological, psychological, and social assessment
B) Individual, group, and community assessment
C) Structural, developmental, and functional assessment
D) Acute, chronic, and palliative assessment
Answer: C — Structural, developmental, and functional assessment
Rationale: The CFAM is organized into three major categories: structural (who is in the family),
developmental (stages the family is going through), and functional (how the family behaves) .
2. Who developed the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)?
A) Virginia Henderson and Dorothea Orem
B) Betty Neuman and Jean Watson
C) Lorraine Wright and Maureen Leahey
D) Florence Nightingale and Martha Rogers
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Answer: C — Lorraine Wright and Maureen Leahey
Rationale: The CFAM was developed by Lorraine M. Wright and Maureen Leahey at the
University of Calgary .
3. Which of the following is an indication for conducting a family assessment?
A) The family requests it
B) A health crisis affects the family
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B
Answer: C — Both A and B
Rationale: Family assessments are indicated when a health crisis affects the family or when the
family requests assistance with family functioning .
4. Which of the following is a contraindication for family intervention?
A) Family violence where safety is at risk
B) Family members are willing to participate
C) A health crisis affects the family
D) The nurse has time to conduct the interview
Answer: A — Family violence where safety is at risk
Rationale: Family intervention may be contraindicated when there is active family violence that
places members at risk .
5. The Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM) focuses on which three domains of family
functioning?
A) Physical, emotional, and spiritual
B) Cognitive, affective, and behavioral
C) Structural, developmental, and functional
D) Individual, family, and community
Answer: B — Cognitive, affective, and behavioral
Rationale: The CFIM focuses on promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functions
in three domains: cognitive, affective, and behavioral .
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6. Which nursing practice level involves generalist family nursing?
A) Working with families in acute care settings
B) Working with families in specialized family therapy clinics
C) Working with families in community health settings
D) Both A and C
Answer: D — Both A and C
Rationale: Generalist family nursing occurs in settings such as acute care and community health,
where nurses work with families as part of routine practice .
7. What is the primary focus of the Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM)?
A) Diagnosing family pathology
B) Promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functioning
C) Replacing family coping strategies
D) Focusing only on the identified patient
Answer: B — Promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functioning
Rationale: The CFIM focuses on promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functions
in three domains .
8. Which of the following is a key feature of the Calgary Family Assessment Model?
A) It is an integrated framework
B) It focuses only on pathology
C) It ignores family strengths
D) It is a cookbook approach
Answer: A — It is an integrated framework
Rationale: The CFAM is described as an integrated framework that borrows from a number of
philosophical and theoretical approaches .
9. The CFIM is best described as which of the following?
A) A list of family functions
B) A list of nursing interventions
C) A set of guidelines for planning interventions
D) A diagnostic manual
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Answer: C — A set of guidelines for planning interventions
Rationale: The CFIM provides a means to conceptualize a fit or meshing between domains of
family functioning and selected interventions .
10. Which of the following is a generalist family nursing activity?
A) Conducting a 15-minute family interview
B) Providing family therapy
C) Performing family systems therapy
D) Conducting long-term family counseling
Answer: A — Conducting a 15-minute family interview
Rationale: The 15-minute family interview is a practical skill for generalist nurses working with
families .
11. What is the primary goal of family nursing?
A) To diagnose individual pathology
B) To promote health and reduce suffering in families
C) To replace family coping mechanisms
D) To focus only on the identified patient
Answer: B — To promote health and reduce suffering in families
Rationale: Family nursing aims to promote health and reduce suffering through assessment and
intervention with families as the unit of care .
12. Which of the following is NOT a component of the CFAM?
A) Structural assessment
B) Developmental assessment
C) Functional assessment
D) Pharmacological assessment
Answer: D — Pharmacological assessment
Rationale: The CFAM consists of structural, developmental, and functional assessment.
Pharmacological assessment is not a component .
13. The CFIM is designed to be used:
A) Only in specialized family therapy clinics
WRIGHT & LEAHY'S NURSES AND FAMILIES: A GUIDE TO
FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION, 8TH EDITION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS DETAILED
RATIONALES GRADED A+
Wright & Leahy's Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention, 8th
Edition
Original Practice Questions — Nurses and Families (8th Edition)
Chapter 1: Family Assessment and Intervention: An Overview (Questions 1–25)
1. What are the three main branches of the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)?
A) Biological, psychological, and social assessment
B) Individual, group, and community assessment
C) Structural, developmental, and functional assessment
D) Acute, chronic, and palliative assessment
Answer: C — Structural, developmental, and functional assessment
Rationale: The CFAM is organized into three major categories: structural (who is in the family),
developmental (stages the family is going through), and functional (how the family behaves) .
2. Who developed the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)?
A) Virginia Henderson and Dorothea Orem
B) Betty Neuman and Jean Watson
C) Lorraine Wright and Maureen Leahey
D) Florence Nightingale and Martha Rogers
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Answer: C — Lorraine Wright and Maureen Leahey
Rationale: The CFAM was developed by Lorraine M. Wright and Maureen Leahey at the
University of Calgary .
3. Which of the following is an indication for conducting a family assessment?
A) The family requests it
B) A health crisis affects the family
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B
Answer: C — Both A and B
Rationale: Family assessments are indicated when a health crisis affects the family or when the
family requests assistance with family functioning .
4. Which of the following is a contraindication for family intervention?
A) Family violence where safety is at risk
B) Family members are willing to participate
C) A health crisis affects the family
D) The nurse has time to conduct the interview
Answer: A — Family violence where safety is at risk
Rationale: Family intervention may be contraindicated when there is active family violence that
places members at risk .
5. The Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM) focuses on which three domains of family
functioning?
A) Physical, emotional, and spiritual
B) Cognitive, affective, and behavioral
C) Structural, developmental, and functional
D) Individual, family, and community
Answer: B — Cognitive, affective, and behavioral
Rationale: The CFIM focuses on promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functions
in three domains: cognitive, affective, and behavioral .
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6. Which nursing practice level involves generalist family nursing?
A) Working with families in acute care settings
B) Working with families in specialized family therapy clinics
C) Working with families in community health settings
D) Both A and C
Answer: D — Both A and C
Rationale: Generalist family nursing occurs in settings such as acute care and community health,
where nurses work with families as part of routine practice .
7. What is the primary focus of the Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM)?
A) Diagnosing family pathology
B) Promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functioning
C) Replacing family coping strategies
D) Focusing only on the identified patient
Answer: B — Promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functioning
Rationale: The CFIM focuses on promoting, improving, and sustaining effective family functions
in three domains .
8. Which of the following is a key feature of the Calgary Family Assessment Model?
A) It is an integrated framework
B) It focuses only on pathology
C) It ignores family strengths
D) It is a cookbook approach
Answer: A — It is an integrated framework
Rationale: The CFAM is described as an integrated framework that borrows from a number of
philosophical and theoretical approaches .
9. The CFIM is best described as which of the following?
A) A list of family functions
B) A list of nursing interventions
C) A set of guidelines for planning interventions
D) A diagnostic manual
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Answer: C — A set of guidelines for planning interventions
Rationale: The CFIM provides a means to conceptualize a fit or meshing between domains of
family functioning and selected interventions .
10. Which of the following is a generalist family nursing activity?
A) Conducting a 15-minute family interview
B) Providing family therapy
C) Performing family systems therapy
D) Conducting long-term family counseling
Answer: A — Conducting a 15-minute family interview
Rationale: The 15-minute family interview is a practical skill for generalist nurses working with
families .
11. What is the primary goal of family nursing?
A) To diagnose individual pathology
B) To promote health and reduce suffering in families
C) To replace family coping mechanisms
D) To focus only on the identified patient
Answer: B — To promote health and reduce suffering in families
Rationale: Family nursing aims to promote health and reduce suffering through assessment and
intervention with families as the unit of care .
12. Which of the following is NOT a component of the CFAM?
A) Structural assessment
B) Developmental assessment
C) Functional assessment
D) Pharmacological assessment
Answer: D — Pharmacological assessment
Rationale: The CFAM consists of structural, developmental, and functional assessment.
Pharmacological assessment is not a component .
13. The CFIM is designed to be used:
A) Only in specialized family therapy clinics
