,1. The most appropriate initial nursing intervention when the nurse notes
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dysfunctional interactions and lack of family support for a patient would
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fbe to f
a. enforce hospital visiting policies. f f f
b. monitor the dysfunctional interactions. f f f
c. notify the primary care provider. f f f f
d. role model appropriate support. f f f
ANS: D f
Nurses can, at times, role model more appropriate interactions or provide
f f f f f f f f f f
fsuggestions for improving communication and interactions among family f f f f f f f
members. If the nurse determines that the number of visitors has a negative
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impact on the patient, hospital policy may be to limit visitors, but that would
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not be the initial action. Monitoring the dysfunctional interactions would not
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be an adequate response. The primary care provider should certainly be
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notified, but that would not be the initial response.
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OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
2. The nurse caring for a patient would identify a need for additional
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finterventions related to family dynamics when f f f f f
a. extended family offers to help. f f f f
b. family members express cNoncern. f f f
c. the ill member demands attention.
f f f f
d. memories are shared. ANS: C f f f f
It is not uncommon for the ill family member to become demanding and
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findicate that they deserve special treatment and care, and the supportive family
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fmay need assistance in understanding the dynamics of the illness in order to
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fcontinue to be supportive. Offers from extended family to help can be
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findicative of positive dynamics. Concern expressed by family members can be
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findicative of positive dynamics. Sharing of family memories can be indicative
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fof positive dynamics.
f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
3. Two women have an established long-term relationship and are attending parenting classes
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fin anticipation of finalizing adoption of a baby. The nurse identifies them as
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fwhich type of family? a. Cohabitingf f f f f
b. Nuclear
c. Same-sex
d. Single parent ANS: f f
C
This family would be considered a same-sex family. Cohabiting refers to a
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couple who live together with no legal bond. Nuclear refers to the traditional
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male and female core family with one or more children. Single parent refers
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to a family with one adult and one or more children.
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OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
,4. The nurse identifies the family with a child graduating from college as
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fhaving which effect on the family life cycle? a. Minimal impact
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b. Considered to be a negative impact on the family unit f f f f f f f f f
c. Leads to role confusion f f f
d. Expectation of role change ANS: D f f f f f
The family life cycle developmental theory focuses on the growth and
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fdevelopment of changes in role relationships during transitional periods. A f f f f f f f f f
fchild graduating from college is an example of a transition which requires
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fa role change. As this
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is a transition, one would expect to see a change so minimal impact would not
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fbe expected. Graduation does not imply that it will be a negative
f f f f f f f f f f f
fchange on the family life cycle or lead to role confusion. f f f f f f f f f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
5. When reviewing the purposes of a family assessment, the nurse educator
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fwould identify a need for further teaching if the student responded that
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ffamily assessment is used to gain an understanding of which aspect of
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fthe family? f
a. Development N
b. Function
c. Political views f
d. Structure ANS: C f f
An understanding of the political views of family members is not a primary
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purpose of a family assessment. A family assessment provides the nurse with
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information and an understanding of family dynamics. This is important to
f f f f f f f f f f f
fnurses for the provision of quality health care. A family assessment provides an
f f f f f f f f f f f f
understanding of family development, function, and structure.
f f f f f f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance f f f f f f f
6. A nurse is planning to assess the structure of a family. Which question
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fshould the nurse ask? f f f
a. ―Who lives with you in this home?‖ f f f f f f
b. ―Who does the grocery shopping?‖ f f f f
c. ―Who provides support in your family?‖ f f f f f
d. ―How old are the members of your family?‖ ANS: A f f f f f f f f f
The structure of the family includes who is in the family and what their
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
relationship is. ―Who does the shopping?‖ would provide information about
f f f f f f f f f f
ffamily functioning. ―Who provides support?‖ would provide information about
f f f f f f f f
ffamily functioning. ―How old are the members?‖ would provide information
f f f f f f f f f
fabout family development. f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
7. Which factors which would alert the nurse to negative/dysfunctional
f f f f f f f f
ffamily dynamics? a. Aging of family members f f f f f f
b. Chronic illness of a family member f f f f f
c. Disability of a family member f f f f
d. Intimate partner violence f f
, ANS: D f
Intimate partner violence is an exemplar
f f f f f f of negative/dysfunctional family
f f
dynamics. Aging of family members is an
f f f f f f f fexemplar of changes to family
f f f f
dynamics. Chronic illness of a family
f f f f f f fmember is an exemplar of
f f f f
changes to family dynamics.
f f f f
Disability of a family member is an exemplar
f f f f f f f f of changes to family
f f f
f dynamics. OBJ: f NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity
f f f f f
N
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dysfunctional interactions and lack of family support for a patient would
f f f f f f f f f f f
fbe to f
a. enforce hospital visiting policies. f f f
b. monitor the dysfunctional interactions. f f f
c. notify the primary care provider. f f f f
d. role model appropriate support. f f f
ANS: D f
Nurses can, at times, role model more appropriate interactions or provide
f f f f f f f f f f
fsuggestions for improving communication and interactions among family f f f f f f f
members. If the nurse determines that the number of visitors has a negative
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
impact on the patient, hospital policy may be to limit visitors, but that would
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
not be the initial action. Monitoring the dysfunctional interactions would not
f f f f f f f f f f f
be an adequate response. The primary care provider should certainly be
f f f f f f f f f f f
notified, but that would not be the initial response.
f f f f f f f f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
2. The nurse caring for a patient would identify a need for additional
f f f f f f f f f f f
finterventions related to family dynamics when f f f f f
a. extended family offers to help. f f f f
b. family members express cNoncern. f f f
c. the ill member demands attention.
f f f f
d. memories are shared. ANS: C f f f f
It is not uncommon for the ill family member to become demanding and
f f f f f f f f f f f f
findicate that they deserve special treatment and care, and the supportive family
f f f f f f f f f f f
fmay need assistance in understanding the dynamics of the illness in order to
f f f f f f f f f f f f
fcontinue to be supportive. Offers from extended family to help can be
f f f f f f f f f f f
findicative of positive dynamics. Concern expressed by family members can be
f f f f f f f f f f
findicative of positive dynamics. Sharing of family memories can be indicative
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fof positive dynamics.
f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
3. Two women have an established long-term relationship and are attending parenting classes
f f f f f f f f f f f
fin anticipation of finalizing adoption of a baby. The nurse identifies them as
f f f f f f f f f f f f
fwhich type of family? a. Cohabitingf f f f f
b. Nuclear
c. Same-sex
d. Single parent ANS: f f
C
This family would be considered a same-sex family. Cohabiting refers to a
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couple who live together with no legal bond. Nuclear refers to the traditional
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male and female core family with one or more children. Single parent refers
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to a family with one adult and one or more children.
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OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
,4. The nurse identifies the family with a child graduating from college as
f f f f f f f f f f f
fhaving which effect on the family life cycle? a. Minimal impact
f f f f f f f f f f
b. Considered to be a negative impact on the family unit f f f f f f f f f
c. Leads to role confusion f f f
d. Expectation of role change ANS: D f f f f f
The family life cycle developmental theory focuses on the growth and
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fdevelopment of changes in role relationships during transitional periods. A f f f f f f f f f
fchild graduating from college is an example of a transition which requires
f f f f f f f f f f f
fa role change. As this
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is a transition, one would expect to see a change so minimal impact would not
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f
fbe expected. Graduation does not imply that it will be a negative
f f f f f f f f f f f
fchange on the family life cycle or lead to role confusion. f f f f f f f f f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
5. When reviewing the purposes of a family assessment, the nurse educator
f f f f f f f f f f
fwould identify a need for further teaching if the student responded that
f f f f f f f f f f f
ffamily assessment is used to gain an understanding of which aspect of
f f f f f f f f f f f
fthe family? f
a. Development N
b. Function
c. Political views f
d. Structure ANS: C f f
An understanding of the political views of family members is not a primary
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purpose of a family assessment. A family assessment provides the nurse with
f f f f f f f f f f f f
information and an understanding of family dynamics. This is important to
f f f f f f f f f f f
fnurses for the provision of quality health care. A family assessment provides an
f f f f f f f f f f f f
understanding of family development, function, and structure.
f f f f f f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance f f f f f f f
6. A nurse is planning to assess the structure of a family. Which question
f f f f f f f f f f f f
fshould the nurse ask? f f f
a. ―Who lives with you in this home?‖ f f f f f f
b. ―Who does the grocery shopping?‖ f f f f
c. ―Who provides support in your family?‖ f f f f f
d. ―How old are the members of your family?‖ ANS: A f f f f f f f f f
The structure of the family includes who is in the family and what their
f f f f f f f f f f f f f
relationship is. ―Who does the shopping?‖ would provide information about
f f f f f f f f f f
ffamily functioning. ―Who provides support?‖ would provide information about
f f f f f f f f
ffamily functioning. ―How old are the members?‖ would provide information
f f f f f f f f f
fabout family development. f f
OBJ: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity f f f f f
7. Which factors which would alert the nurse to negative/dysfunctional
f f f f f f f f
ffamily dynamics? a. Aging of family members f f f f f f
b. Chronic illness of a family member f f f f f
c. Disability of a family member f f f f
d. Intimate partner violence f f
, ANS: D f
Intimate partner violence is an exemplar
f f f f f f of negative/dysfunctional family
f f
dynamics. Aging of family members is an
f f f f f f f fexemplar of changes to family
f f f f
dynamics. Chronic illness of a family
f f f f f f fmember is an exemplar of
f f f f
changes to family dynamics.
f f f f
Disability of a family member is an exemplar
f f f f f f f f of changes to family
f f f
f dynamics. OBJ: f NCLEX Client Needs Category: Psychosocial Integrity
f f f f f
N
