NURS 104 – Midterm Exam Questions
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FAMILY - ✔✔FAMILY
What is the average number of people living in the same household in
Canada - ✔✔2.5 persons
Family Structure - ✔✔relationships within the family and between the family
and social systems
Family Function - ✔✔the way a family works to meet the physical and
psychological needs of its members
Family Processes - ✔✔ongoing interaction between family members
through which they accomplish their instrumental and expressive goals
Instrumental tasks - ✔✔the practical tasks necessary to maintain family life.
the normal activities of daily living (preparing meals, eating, sleeping etc.)
Expressive tasks - ✔✔the ways in which a family communicates
(emotional, verbal, nonverbal, circular, etc.)
,sociological family - ✔✔groups of people living together with or without
legal or biological ties
Psychological family - ✔✔groups with strong emotional ties
Family as context - ✔✔focus is on the individual patient and the context is
on that patients family. Example; ask the patient about their family
Family as Client - ✔✔focus is on the family with an individual as context.
Example; ask the family how they are coping with their ill family member
Family as system - ✔✔focus is on the entire family, its processes and its
relationships. views the family as an interactional system where the whole
is worth more than the sum of its parts
Family as a component of society - ✔✔family is viewed as a part of a larger
system that interacts with other societal institutions for information and
resources. This view is used by public health nurses to see how families
interact within the community
List the four functions of support - ✔✔emotional: caring, loving, empathetic
support
instrumental: practical support
informational: sharing knowledge, experience and/or information
affirmation: giving feedback and appraisal
, What 5 factors is support appraised by - ✔✔Duration
Direction (unidirectional vs. reciprocity)
Drawbacks (provider overload, recipient helplessness)
Benefits (timely and helpful)
Barriers
What is a genogram? - ✔✔visual overview of family structure, typically 3
generations. Includes family membership, structure, interaction patterns,
health status, dates of birth, death, marriage etc.
What is a ecomap? - ✔✔Visual representation of a family unit in relation to
larger community, support networks and stressors
List the theoretical approaches to family nursing - ✔✔Family systems
theory, developmental and family life cycle theory, bioecological theory,
chronic illness theory, and family assessment and intervention model
What is the family systems theory? - ✔✔- views the family as a a whole
consisting of individuals who form interactive and interdependent systems.
- the whole is seen as greater than the sum of its parts.
- systems can be further organized into subsystems (based on generation,
interests, skills or gender)
with 100% Revised Verified Correct
Answers
FAMILY - ✔✔FAMILY
What is the average number of people living in the same household in
Canada - ✔✔2.5 persons
Family Structure - ✔✔relationships within the family and between the family
and social systems
Family Function - ✔✔the way a family works to meet the physical and
psychological needs of its members
Family Processes - ✔✔ongoing interaction between family members
through which they accomplish their instrumental and expressive goals
Instrumental tasks - ✔✔the practical tasks necessary to maintain family life.
the normal activities of daily living (preparing meals, eating, sleeping etc.)
Expressive tasks - ✔✔the ways in which a family communicates
(emotional, verbal, nonverbal, circular, etc.)
,sociological family - ✔✔groups of people living together with or without
legal or biological ties
Psychological family - ✔✔groups with strong emotional ties
Family as context - ✔✔focus is on the individual patient and the context is
on that patients family. Example; ask the patient about their family
Family as Client - ✔✔focus is on the family with an individual as context.
Example; ask the family how they are coping with their ill family member
Family as system - ✔✔focus is on the entire family, its processes and its
relationships. views the family as an interactional system where the whole
is worth more than the sum of its parts
Family as a component of society - ✔✔family is viewed as a part of a larger
system that interacts with other societal institutions for information and
resources. This view is used by public health nurses to see how families
interact within the community
List the four functions of support - ✔✔emotional: caring, loving, empathetic
support
instrumental: practical support
informational: sharing knowledge, experience and/or information
affirmation: giving feedback and appraisal
, What 5 factors is support appraised by - ✔✔Duration
Direction (unidirectional vs. reciprocity)
Drawbacks (provider overload, recipient helplessness)
Benefits (timely and helpful)
Barriers
What is a genogram? - ✔✔visual overview of family structure, typically 3
generations. Includes family membership, structure, interaction patterns,
health status, dates of birth, death, marriage etc.
What is a ecomap? - ✔✔Visual representation of a family unit in relation to
larger community, support networks and stressors
List the theoretical approaches to family nursing - ✔✔Family systems
theory, developmental and family life cycle theory, bioecological theory,
chronic illness theory, and family assessment and intervention model
What is the family systems theory? - ✔✔- views the family as a a whole
consisting of individuals who form interactive and interdependent systems.
- the whole is seen as greater than the sum of its parts.
- systems can be further organized into subsystems (based on generation,
interests, skills or gender)
