BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Exam Questions And Answers
Family -
correct answer ✅-Are self-defined; is a set of relationships that
each patient identifies as family and who influence each other's
lives and depend on one another for support, regardless of whether
actual biological or legal ties exist.
- Each person has an individual definition of who or what
constitutes family/
Family Nursing -
correct answer ✅Based on the assumption that every person,
regardless of age, is a member of some type of family form and
carries family experiences that have profound influences on their
lives and approaches to health care.
- Promotes, supports, and provides for the well-being and health of
the family and individual family members.
-Health Promotion
What is the goal of family nursing? -
correct answer ✅Is to help the family and its individual members
achieve and maintain optimal health throughout and beyond the
illness experience.
,BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Exam Questions And Answers
What are the types of family? -
correct answer ✅-Traditional: Consist of a mother and father
-Extended: nuclear family and other relatives
-Step: formed when at least one child in a household is from a
previous relationship.
-Blended: when both parents bring children from previous
relationships into new
-Single-parent family: consists of one parent and one or more
children.
-Other family forms
Ideas of Structure-function theory -
correct answer ✅- it defines family as a social system.
- Family is viewed as open to the outside system, but boundaries
are maintained.
- Family is viewed as passive in adapting to outside system and
therefore is not viewed as a change agent.
,BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Exam Questions And Answers
- it examines families in terms of:
1. Relationships with, for example, government, health care, and
religious institutions
2. Family patterns in relation to society
3. How well the family structure performs its functions
Structure-function theory definition -
correct answer ✅- family is viewed as an organization arrange in a
structure with a hierarchy that enables it to perform necessary
functions
Structure-function theory -
correct answer ✅-Social system with functional requirements
-Family's relationship (in context with) other major social structures
- illness of a family member results in the alteration of the family
structure and function
, BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Exam Questions And Answers
- e.g., if a single mother is ill, she cannot carry out her various roles,
so grandparents or siblings may have to assume childcare
responsibilities
- family power structures and communication patterns are affected
when a parent is ill
Systems theory -
correct answer ✅- views the family as a unit
- theory that describes the interconnected elements of a system in
which a change in one element affects all of the other elements
- encourages CHNs to view clients as participating members of a
family
- determine the effects of illness or injury on the entire family
system (family = client)
- emphasis on the whole rather than on individuals
Exam Questions And Answers
Family -
correct answer ✅-Are self-defined; is a set of relationships that
each patient identifies as family and who influence each other's
lives and depend on one another for support, regardless of whether
actual biological or legal ties exist.
- Each person has an individual definition of who or what
constitutes family/
Family Nursing -
correct answer ✅Based on the assumption that every person,
regardless of age, is a member of some type of family form and
carries family experiences that have profound influences on their
lives and approaches to health care.
- Promotes, supports, and provides for the well-being and health of
the family and individual family members.
-Health Promotion
What is the goal of family nursing? -
correct answer ✅Is to help the family and its individual members
achieve and maintain optimal health throughout and beyond the
illness experience.
,BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Exam Questions And Answers
What are the types of family? -
correct answer ✅-Traditional: Consist of a mother and father
-Extended: nuclear family and other relatives
-Step: formed when at least one child in a household is from a
previous relationship.
-Blended: when both parents bring children from previous
relationships into new
-Single-parent family: consists of one parent and one or more
children.
-Other family forms
Ideas of Structure-function theory -
correct answer ✅- it defines family as a social system.
- Family is viewed as open to the outside system, but boundaries
are maintained.
- Family is viewed as passive in adapting to outside system and
therefore is not viewed as a change agent.
,BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Exam Questions And Answers
- it examines families in terms of:
1. Relationships with, for example, government, health care, and
religious institutions
2. Family patterns in relation to society
3. How well the family structure performs its functions
Structure-function theory definition -
correct answer ✅- family is viewed as an organization arrange in a
structure with a hierarchy that enables it to perform necessary
functions
Structure-function theory -
correct answer ✅-Social system with functional requirements
-Family's relationship (in context with) other major social structures
- illness of a family member results in the alteration of the family
structure and function
, BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Exam Questions And Answers
- e.g., if a single mother is ill, she cannot carry out her various roles,
so grandparents or siblings may have to assume childcare
responsibilities
- family power structures and communication patterns are affected
when a parent is ill
Systems theory -
correct answer ✅- views the family as a unit
- theory that describes the interconnected elements of a system in
which a change in one element affects all of the other elements
- encourages CHNs to view clients as participating members of a
family
- determine the effects of illness or injury on the entire family
system (family = client)
- emphasis on the whole rather than on individuals
