NURS246 CHAPTER 14 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 2025 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse provides care to a client who is experiencing an acute illness. What
information about family-centered care should the nurse keep in mind when
planning this client's care?
1. Visiting hours should be strictly enforced.
2. Care conferences serve little purpose.
3. Families influence client recovery.
4. Discharge planning begins when the client stabilizes. - ....ANSWER ...-3.
Families influence client recovery.
What should the nurse consider when determining the degree of family
involvement in discharge planning?
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, 1. Current advance directive for the client
2. Family's education and information needs
3. A family letter stating expectations for discharge
4. Legal advice provided by an attorney during the discharge meeting -
....ANSWER ...-2. Family's education and information needs
How should the nurse categorize a family who is willing to discuss withdrawal of
treatment, has good communication with other family members, uses facts and
family wishes to make decisions, and is able to identify a time and date to withdraw
treatment?
1. Struggling
2. Progressing
3. Maintaining
4. Accommodating - ....ANSWER ...-2. Progressing
For which reason might a nurse experience role ambiguity when caring for a
critically ill client and the family?
1. Deciding whether to eliminate the family's worries or provide emotional support
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QUESTIONS 2025 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
The nurse provides care to a client who is experiencing an acute illness. What
information about family-centered care should the nurse keep in mind when
planning this client's care?
1. Visiting hours should be strictly enforced.
2. Care conferences serve little purpose.
3. Families influence client recovery.
4. Discharge planning begins when the client stabilizes. - ....ANSWER ...-3.
Families influence client recovery.
What should the nurse consider when determining the degree of family
involvement in discharge planning?
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, 1. Current advance directive for the client
2. Family's education and information needs
3. A family letter stating expectations for discharge
4. Legal advice provided by an attorney during the discharge meeting -
....ANSWER ...-2. Family's education and information needs
How should the nurse categorize a family who is willing to discuss withdrawal of
treatment, has good communication with other family members, uses facts and
family wishes to make decisions, and is able to identify a time and date to withdraw
treatment?
1. Struggling
2. Progressing
3. Maintaining
4. Accommodating - ....ANSWER ...-2. Progressing
For which reason might a nurse experience role ambiguity when caring for a
critically ill client and the family?
1. Deciding whether to eliminate the family's worries or provide emotional support
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