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A married couple lives in a single-family house with their new-
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born son and the husband’s daughter from a previous marriage. On the basis of th
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e information given, what family form best describes this family?
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a. Married-blended family m c. Nuclear family m
b. Extended family m d. Same-sex family m
ANS: A m
Married-
blended families are formed as the result of divorce and remarriage. Unrelated famil
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y members join together to create a new household. Members of an extended family
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are kin, or family members related by blood, such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles.
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mA nuclear family is a traditional family with male and female partners and the child
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ren resulting from that union. A same-
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sex family is a family with homosexual partners who cohabit with or without childr
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en.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 18
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OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. In what form do families tend to be most socially vulnerable?
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a. Married-blended family m c. Nuclear family m
b. Extended family m d. Single-parent family m
ANS: D m
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parent family tends to be vulnerable economically and socially, creating an unstabl
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e and deprived environment for the growth potential of children. The married-
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blended family, the extended family, and the nuclear family are not the most socia
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lly vulnerable.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 18
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OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity Heal
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th care functions carried out by families to meet their members needs include:
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Developing family budgets. m m
Socializing children. m
m Meeting nutritional requirements.
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Teaching family members about birth control.
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ANS: C m
, Meeting nutritional requirements is a fundamental health promotion behavior. Alth
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ough creating a family budget may be helpful, it does not indicate that funds will b
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e allotted to meet health needs if money is scarce. Often families cannot afford pre
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ventive care and rely on emergency departments for their health care needs. Sociali
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zation of children may be important, but it is not directly related to the health care o
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f individuals in a family unit. Birth control may be important, but it is not a basic s
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urvival health care function.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 28
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OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity
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The nurse should be aware that the criteria used to make decisions and solv
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e problems within families are based primarily on family:
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Rituals and customs. m c Boundaries and channels.
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a.
Values and beliefs. m m d Socialization processes.m
b. .