NP1. Examination Library Inquiries and Solutions (Recent Catalog)

Situation 1: Boy George is a 15-year-old adolescent who lives with his mother and father, and several siblings. He is hospitalized in a provincial hospital after a suicide attempt 1. When performing a family assessment, select what the nurse must FIRST determine: A. How the family expresses and manages emotions. B. The communication patterns between the patient and parents. C. Names and relationships among family members. D. The meaning that the patient's suicide attempt has for family members. C. Names and relationships among family members. (interview guide will start w/ demographic, followed by socio-economics, next is home and environment, health and health status) 2. Which of the following is the BEST QUESTION for the nurse to ask to assess a family's ability to cope? A. "Do you think your family copes effectively?" B. "What do you think of the current family problem?" C. "What strengths does your family have?" D. "Can you describe how you successfully handled one family problem?" D. "Can you describe how you successfully handled one family problem?" 3. The mother of Boy George asks the nurse, "Why do you want to do a family assessment? My teenager is the patient, not the rest of us." What is the BEST response of the nurse? A. "Family dysfunction might have caused the mental illness." B. "Every family member's perception of events is different and adds to the total picture." C. "Family members provide more accurate information than the patient." D. "Family assessment is a protocol for care of all patients with mental illness." B. "Every family member's perception of events is different and adds to the total picture." 4. Which information is the nurse MOST likely to find when assessing the family of a patient with mental illness?