WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILY
NURSING EXAM 1 COMPLETE SOLUTION
UPDATED 2024/2025
The |clinic |nurse |is |taking |a |history |from |a |woman |who |came |to |the |clinic |to |get |test |
results. |The |patient |brought |a |coworker |with |her |because |she |is |worried. |The |patient |
asks |to |have |her |coworker |remain |in |the |exam |room |when |the |doctor |describes |the |
test |findings. |The |patient |states |the |friend |is |like |a |sister. |The |nurse |would |most |
correctly |identify |the |two |women |as |which |of |the |following?
A. |Extended |family
B. |Family
C. |Family |of |choice
D. |Family |of |origin |- |correct |answer |A. |Extended |Family
A |family |consists |of |two |or |more |members |who |self-identify |and |interact |and |depend |
on |one |another |socially, |emotionally, |and |financially. |Because |the |patient |self-
identifies |the |friend |as |like |a |sister, |the |patient |and |friend |consider |themselves |family.
The |clinic |nurse |understands |that |children |who |come |for |well-child |visits |at |age |10 |are |
in |the |process |of |developing |which |of |the |following |attributes?
A. |Attachment
B. |Coordination
C. |Personal |values
D. |Self-identity |- |correct |answer |D. |Self-identity
During |the |school-aged |and |adolescent/teenage |developmental |stage, |personal |
values |are |shaped |and |clarified |and |ethical |development |occurs. |This |stage |provides |
the |optimal |opportunity |for |teaching |about |drugs, |sex, |and |health |promotion.
A |new |mother |with |a |2-month-old |daughter |tells |the |family |clinic |that |she |is |
experiencing |lack |of |sleep |because |of |infant |night |feedings |and |her |husbands |shift |
work |and |excessive |overtime. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |description |of |this |
family |concern?
A. |Caregiver |strain
B. |Coping |stress
C. |Lack |of |support
D. |Parental |maladaption |- |correct |answer |A. |Caregive |strain
Caregiver |strain |occurs |when |the |main |caregiver |becomes |overwhelmed |and |feels |
underhelped |regarding |the |asks |concerned |with |the |care |of |a |family |member. |In |this |
situation, |mounting |bitterness |and |withdrawal |from |other |family |members |may |cause |
caregivers |to |push |away |any |potential |helpers.
A |patient |describes |her |spouses |dependence |on |oxycodone |terephthalate |(Percocet), |
which |began |following |knee |surgery |last |year. |Although |the |prescription |was |finished |
,some |time |ago, |the |spouse |continues |to |obtain |and |take |Percocet. |Because |of |the |
spouse's |need |for |the |medication, |the |patient |has |to |do |all |the |yard |work, |child |care, |
and |meal |preparation. |How |would |the |nurse |describe |the |patient's |behavior?
A. |Enabler
B. |Impaired |caregiver
C. |Inadequate |dyad |partner
D. |Overstressed |parent |- |correct |answer |A. |Enabler
An |enabler |is |a |common |role |in |families |with |addictions. |The |enabler |makes |excuses |
for |the |addicted |persons |behavior. |The |patients |behavior |allows |the |spouse |to |
continue |with |the |addiction |without |being |held |accountable.
A |mother |brings |her |8-year-old |daughter |to |the |clinic |for |the |third |time |in |2 |months. |The
|mother |states |that |her |daughter |is |very |active |and |often |falls |down. |The |mother |states |
that |her |daughter |eats |well, |but |the |child's |weight |falls |below |the |10th |percentile. |The |
clinic |record |shows |the |child |had |multiple |bruises |on |her |arms |at |the |time |of |the |last |
two |visits. |Today |the |nurse |notes |that |the |child |has |areas |of |ecchymosis |on |her |left |leg |
and |ankle. |Which |action |by |the |nurse |is |best?
A. |Ask |the |child |and |her |mother |again |about |the |child's |bruises
B. |Question |the |child |about |her |accident-prone |behavior
C. |Speak |with |the |child |alone, |asking |if |she |feels |safe |at |home
D. |Teach |the |mother |to |keep |a |diary |of |what |her |child |is |eating |- |correct |answer |C. |
Speak |with |the |child |alone, |asking |if |she |feels |safe |at |home
The |child |presentation |is |suspicious. |If |child |abuse |is |suspected, |the |nurse |should |
question |the |child |privately. |In |all |situations |the |nurse |is |legally |obligated |to |report |the |
abuse |to |the |proper |investigating |agency.
The |clinic |nurse |notices |that |each |time |a |child |with |leukemia |is |brought |in |to |see |the |
doctor, |her |mother |and |aunt |accompany |her. |The |mother |states |that |she |finds |her |
daughters |illness |to |be |very |traumatic |and |is |having |difficulty |coping. |The |child's |aunt |
encourages |the |child's |mother |and |distracts |the |child |while |her |blood |work |is |being |
drawn. |The |child's |aunt |could |be |described |as |taking |on |which |of |the |following |roles?
A. |Child-caregiver |role
B. |Kinship |role
C. |Socializer |role
D. |Therapist |role |- |correct |answer |D. |Therapist |role
Structural-functional |theory |focuses |on |the |functioning |of |the |family |and |the |roles |
assumed |by |each |family |member |to |promote |family |function. |Necessary |roles |include |
provider, |housekeeper, |child |caregiver, |socializer, |sexual |partner, |therapist, |
recreational |organizer, |and |kinship |member. |The |therapist |role |is |assumed |when |one |
family |member |expresses |concern |for |another's |health |or |emotional |well-being. |The |
aunt |does |not |appear |to |be |the |primary |caregiver |(child-caregiver |role). |There |is |no |
indication |that |the |aunt |fills |the |socializer |role |by |organizing |family |social |activities. |The
|kinship |role |includes |maintaining |family |and |social |ties |by |things |like |remembering |
important |dates, |and |the |aunt |does |not |appear |to |function |in |that |role |either.
The |nurse |observes |a |woman |and |her |sister |who |live |together. |They |are |trying |to |
support |one |another |and |provide |extended |care |to |their |mother |who |has |recently |been
|diagnosed |with |Alzheimers |disease. |The |two |sisters |describe |their |experience |with |a |
homemaker |who |visits |their |home |to |help |bathe |their |mother. |They |say |she |is |
humorous |and |cheerful |and |absorbs |their |mothers |attention |for |the |whole |time |she |is |
,present. |This |is |a |positive |description |of |which |component |of |Bowen's |family |systems |
theory?
A. |Communication
B. |Family |relationship |building
C. |Family |rituals
D. |Triangulation |- |correct |answer |D. |Triangulation
According |to |Bowen, |triangulation |occurs |when |a |dyad |(the |sisters) |focuses |on |a |third |
person |who |draws |attention |away |from |their |conflicts. |The |homemaker |is |serving |this |
function |in |the |family. |Bowen's |theory |looks |at |family |problems |that |are |rooted |in |family
|processes, |such |as |communication. |Relationship |building |and |rituals |are |not |part |of |
this |theory.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |single |person |at |a |clinic |visit. |How |would |the |nurse |classify |this |
patients |family?
A. |Family |of |choice
B. |Family |of |origin
C. |Not |in |a |family
D. |Nuclear |family |- |correct |answer |C. |Not |in |a |family
Most |definitions |of |family |require |at |least |two |people |who |self-define |as |being |part |of |
that |family. |Thus, |a |single |individual |cannot |be |a |family. |A |family |of |choice |is |the |family |
adopted |through |marriage |or |cohabitation. |A |family |of |origin |includes |the |individuals |
who |reared |the |person |of |interest. |A |nuclear |family |consists |of |a |male |partner, |a |
female |partner, |and |their |children.
A |patient |tells |the |nurse |about |living |in |a |commune. |What |does |the |nurse |understand |
about |this |family |structure?
A. |Family |with |distant |relatives |included
B. |Group |of |men, |women, |and |children
C. |Kinship |care |provided |to |children
D. |Unmarried |man |and |woman |living |together |- |correct |answer |B. |Groups |of |men, |
women, |and |children
A |commune |is |a |group |of |men, |women, |and |children |all |living |together. |Families |with |
relatives |beyond |the |nuclear |family |are |called |extended |families. |Kinship |care |
provided |to |children |constitutes |a |no-parent |family. |An |unmarried |man |and |woman |
living |together |is |called |cohabitation.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |child |with |very |poor |social |skills. |What |conclusion |can |the |nurse
|make |about |the |child's |family?
A. |Emotional |or |mental |illness
B. |Not |filling |socialization |needs
C. |Poorly |educated, |poor |job |skills
D. |Probably |lower-income |status |- |correct |answer |B. |Not |filling |socialization |needs
Families |should |fulfill |five |functions: |physical |needs, |economic |needs, |reproductive |
needs, |affective |and |coping |needs, |and |socialization |needs. |A |child |with |poor |social |
skills |probably |(but |not |necessarily) |comes |from |a |family |that |is |not |fulfilling |the |child's |
socialization |needs. |Assuming |that |the |child |has |an |emotional |or |mental |illness |without
|further |assessment |is |unhelpful. |Assuming |that |the |family |is |lower |income, |is |poorly |
educated, |and |has |poor |job |skills |is |stereotypical.
, A |nurse |is |working |with |family |members |who |have |been |striving |to |improve |their |
functioning |as |a |family |unit. |What |behavior |would |suggest |to |the |nurse |that |the |family |
is |meeting |its |goals?
A. |The |children |are |in |multiple |activities |to |develop |talents.
B. |The |desire |to |be |understood |guides |most |communication.
C. |Family |members |gave |up |some |activities |in |order |to |eat |dinner |together |on |most |
nights.
D. |The |parents |have |a |strong |desire |for |the |children |to |succeed. |- |correct |answer |C. |
Family |members |gave |up |some |activities |in |order |to |eat |dinner |together |on |most |
nights.
Effective |tools |for |families |include |ways |to |enhance |family |performance. |One |very |
effective |tool |is |to |put |the |family |first |in |this |very |chaotic |world. |Giving |up |some |
activities |in |order |to |eat |dinner |together |shows |the |family |is |putting |the |unit |as |a |whole |
first |over |individual |desires. |This |is |the |opposite |of |children |being |in |multiple |activities, |
which |often |cuts |into |family |time |and |can |be |disruptive. |Communication |should |be |
guided |by |the |desire |to |understand |the |other |first, |then |to |be |understood. |A |strong |
desire |for |the |children's |success |does |not |guarantee |successful |family |functioning.
A |nurse |works |a |great |deal |with |refugees |and |is |frustrated |because, |as |a |group, |they |
dont |seem |to |want |to |implement |desired |health |behaviors. |What |action |by |the |nurse |
would |be |most |helpful?
A. |Conduct |a |health |screening |and |educational |event |each |month.
B. |Provide |written |information |in |the |groups |native |language.
C. |Teach |selected |group |representatives |to |be |lay |health |educators.
D. |Try |to |establish |relationships |within |the |refugee |community. |- |correct |answer |C. |
Teach |selected |group |representatives |to |be |lay |health |educators
According |to |family |systems |theory, |each |family |system |contains |boundaries |that |
effect |how |the |outside |world |interacts |with |the |family. |Families |that |have |recently |
immigrated |to |the |United |States |might |have |closed |boundaries |and |may |only |be |
receptive |to |health |information |provided |by |extended |family |members |or |members |of |
their |community. |Establishing |a |lay |health |educator |program |in |which |community |
members |can |be |taught |health |information |with |the |intent |of |delivering |it |to |their |
communities |would |be |a |good |way |to |work |with |these |families |while |respecting |their |
boundaries. |Regularly |occurring |health |events |might |improve |the |nurses |standing |in |
the |community. |Written |information |may |or |may |not |be |helpful; |many |refugees |are |
illiterate |in |their |native |languages |and |some |languages |do |not |have |a |written |form. |
Establishing |relationships |within |the |community |is |advisable, |but |does |not |go |far |
enough |to |solve |the |problem.
A |patient |is |dismissed |from |the |hospital |and |is |receiving |nursing |care |at |home |to |help |
in |the |recovery |from |a |serious |illness |and |operation. |The |visiting |nurse |notes |that |the |
family |is |in |a |state |of |disarray |and |members |are |disorganized |and |not |communicating. |
The |patient |is |trying |to |direct |everyones |actions. |The |nurse |calls |a |family |meeting. |
What |action |by |the |nurse |is |best?
A. |Encourage |family |members |to |make |to |do |lists |and |assign |chores.
B. |Explain |that |changes |in |one |person |require |changes |in |the |others.
C. |Make |a |referral |to |a |counselor |or |mental |health |nurse |practitioner.
D. |Tell |the |family |members |that |for |the |patient |to |recover, |they |have |to |assume |his |or |
her |role. |- |correct |answer |B. |Explain |that |changes |i |none |person |require |changes |in |
the |others. |
NURSING EXAM 1 COMPLETE SOLUTION
UPDATED 2024/2025
The |clinic |nurse |is |taking |a |history |from |a |woman |who |came |to |the |clinic |to |get |test |
results. |The |patient |brought |a |coworker |with |her |because |she |is |worried. |The |patient |
asks |to |have |her |coworker |remain |in |the |exam |room |when |the |doctor |describes |the |
test |findings. |The |patient |states |the |friend |is |like |a |sister. |The |nurse |would |most |
correctly |identify |the |two |women |as |which |of |the |following?
A. |Extended |family
B. |Family
C. |Family |of |choice
D. |Family |of |origin |- |correct |answer |A. |Extended |Family
A |family |consists |of |two |or |more |members |who |self-identify |and |interact |and |depend |
on |one |another |socially, |emotionally, |and |financially. |Because |the |patient |self-
identifies |the |friend |as |like |a |sister, |the |patient |and |friend |consider |themselves |family.
The |clinic |nurse |understands |that |children |who |come |for |well-child |visits |at |age |10 |are |
in |the |process |of |developing |which |of |the |following |attributes?
A. |Attachment
B. |Coordination
C. |Personal |values
D. |Self-identity |- |correct |answer |D. |Self-identity
During |the |school-aged |and |adolescent/teenage |developmental |stage, |personal |
values |are |shaped |and |clarified |and |ethical |development |occurs. |This |stage |provides |
the |optimal |opportunity |for |teaching |about |drugs, |sex, |and |health |promotion.
A |new |mother |with |a |2-month-old |daughter |tells |the |family |clinic |that |she |is |
experiencing |lack |of |sleep |because |of |infant |night |feedings |and |her |husbands |shift |
work |and |excessive |overtime. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |description |of |this |
family |concern?
A. |Caregiver |strain
B. |Coping |stress
C. |Lack |of |support
D. |Parental |maladaption |- |correct |answer |A. |Caregive |strain
Caregiver |strain |occurs |when |the |main |caregiver |becomes |overwhelmed |and |feels |
underhelped |regarding |the |asks |concerned |with |the |care |of |a |family |member. |In |this |
situation, |mounting |bitterness |and |withdrawal |from |other |family |members |may |cause |
caregivers |to |push |away |any |potential |helpers.
A |patient |describes |her |spouses |dependence |on |oxycodone |terephthalate |(Percocet), |
which |began |following |knee |surgery |last |year. |Although |the |prescription |was |finished |
,some |time |ago, |the |spouse |continues |to |obtain |and |take |Percocet. |Because |of |the |
spouse's |need |for |the |medication, |the |patient |has |to |do |all |the |yard |work, |child |care, |
and |meal |preparation. |How |would |the |nurse |describe |the |patient's |behavior?
A. |Enabler
B. |Impaired |caregiver
C. |Inadequate |dyad |partner
D. |Overstressed |parent |- |correct |answer |A. |Enabler
An |enabler |is |a |common |role |in |families |with |addictions. |The |enabler |makes |excuses |
for |the |addicted |persons |behavior. |The |patients |behavior |allows |the |spouse |to |
continue |with |the |addiction |without |being |held |accountable.
A |mother |brings |her |8-year-old |daughter |to |the |clinic |for |the |third |time |in |2 |months. |The
|mother |states |that |her |daughter |is |very |active |and |often |falls |down. |The |mother |states |
that |her |daughter |eats |well, |but |the |child's |weight |falls |below |the |10th |percentile. |The |
clinic |record |shows |the |child |had |multiple |bruises |on |her |arms |at |the |time |of |the |last |
two |visits. |Today |the |nurse |notes |that |the |child |has |areas |of |ecchymosis |on |her |left |leg |
and |ankle. |Which |action |by |the |nurse |is |best?
A. |Ask |the |child |and |her |mother |again |about |the |child's |bruises
B. |Question |the |child |about |her |accident-prone |behavior
C. |Speak |with |the |child |alone, |asking |if |she |feels |safe |at |home
D. |Teach |the |mother |to |keep |a |diary |of |what |her |child |is |eating |- |correct |answer |C. |
Speak |with |the |child |alone, |asking |if |she |feels |safe |at |home
The |child |presentation |is |suspicious. |If |child |abuse |is |suspected, |the |nurse |should |
question |the |child |privately. |In |all |situations |the |nurse |is |legally |obligated |to |report |the |
abuse |to |the |proper |investigating |agency.
The |clinic |nurse |notices |that |each |time |a |child |with |leukemia |is |brought |in |to |see |the |
doctor, |her |mother |and |aunt |accompany |her. |The |mother |states |that |she |finds |her |
daughters |illness |to |be |very |traumatic |and |is |having |difficulty |coping. |The |child's |aunt |
encourages |the |child's |mother |and |distracts |the |child |while |her |blood |work |is |being |
drawn. |The |child's |aunt |could |be |described |as |taking |on |which |of |the |following |roles?
A. |Child-caregiver |role
B. |Kinship |role
C. |Socializer |role
D. |Therapist |role |- |correct |answer |D. |Therapist |role
Structural-functional |theory |focuses |on |the |functioning |of |the |family |and |the |roles |
assumed |by |each |family |member |to |promote |family |function. |Necessary |roles |include |
provider, |housekeeper, |child |caregiver, |socializer, |sexual |partner, |therapist, |
recreational |organizer, |and |kinship |member. |The |therapist |role |is |assumed |when |one |
family |member |expresses |concern |for |another's |health |or |emotional |well-being. |The |
aunt |does |not |appear |to |be |the |primary |caregiver |(child-caregiver |role). |There |is |no |
indication |that |the |aunt |fills |the |socializer |role |by |organizing |family |social |activities. |The
|kinship |role |includes |maintaining |family |and |social |ties |by |things |like |remembering |
important |dates, |and |the |aunt |does |not |appear |to |function |in |that |role |either.
The |nurse |observes |a |woman |and |her |sister |who |live |together. |They |are |trying |to |
support |one |another |and |provide |extended |care |to |their |mother |who |has |recently |been
|diagnosed |with |Alzheimers |disease. |The |two |sisters |describe |their |experience |with |a |
homemaker |who |visits |their |home |to |help |bathe |their |mother. |They |say |she |is |
humorous |and |cheerful |and |absorbs |their |mothers |attention |for |the |whole |time |she |is |
,present. |This |is |a |positive |description |of |which |component |of |Bowen's |family |systems |
theory?
A. |Communication
B. |Family |relationship |building
C. |Family |rituals
D. |Triangulation |- |correct |answer |D. |Triangulation
According |to |Bowen, |triangulation |occurs |when |a |dyad |(the |sisters) |focuses |on |a |third |
person |who |draws |attention |away |from |their |conflicts. |The |homemaker |is |serving |this |
function |in |the |family. |Bowen's |theory |looks |at |family |problems |that |are |rooted |in |family
|processes, |such |as |communication. |Relationship |building |and |rituals |are |not |part |of |
this |theory.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |single |person |at |a |clinic |visit. |How |would |the |nurse |classify |this |
patients |family?
A. |Family |of |choice
B. |Family |of |origin
C. |Not |in |a |family
D. |Nuclear |family |- |correct |answer |C. |Not |in |a |family
Most |definitions |of |family |require |at |least |two |people |who |self-define |as |being |part |of |
that |family. |Thus, |a |single |individual |cannot |be |a |family. |A |family |of |choice |is |the |family |
adopted |through |marriage |or |cohabitation. |A |family |of |origin |includes |the |individuals |
who |reared |the |person |of |interest. |A |nuclear |family |consists |of |a |male |partner, |a |
female |partner, |and |their |children.
A |patient |tells |the |nurse |about |living |in |a |commune. |What |does |the |nurse |understand |
about |this |family |structure?
A. |Family |with |distant |relatives |included
B. |Group |of |men, |women, |and |children
C. |Kinship |care |provided |to |children
D. |Unmarried |man |and |woman |living |together |- |correct |answer |B. |Groups |of |men, |
women, |and |children
A |commune |is |a |group |of |men, |women, |and |children |all |living |together. |Families |with |
relatives |beyond |the |nuclear |family |are |called |extended |families. |Kinship |care |
provided |to |children |constitutes |a |no-parent |family. |An |unmarried |man |and |woman |
living |together |is |called |cohabitation.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |child |with |very |poor |social |skills. |What |conclusion |can |the |nurse
|make |about |the |child's |family?
A. |Emotional |or |mental |illness
B. |Not |filling |socialization |needs
C. |Poorly |educated, |poor |job |skills
D. |Probably |lower-income |status |- |correct |answer |B. |Not |filling |socialization |needs
Families |should |fulfill |five |functions: |physical |needs, |economic |needs, |reproductive |
needs, |affective |and |coping |needs, |and |socialization |needs. |A |child |with |poor |social |
skills |probably |(but |not |necessarily) |comes |from |a |family |that |is |not |fulfilling |the |child's |
socialization |needs. |Assuming |that |the |child |has |an |emotional |or |mental |illness |without
|further |assessment |is |unhelpful. |Assuming |that |the |family |is |lower |income, |is |poorly |
educated, |and |has |poor |job |skills |is |stereotypical.
, A |nurse |is |working |with |family |members |who |have |been |striving |to |improve |their |
functioning |as |a |family |unit. |What |behavior |would |suggest |to |the |nurse |that |the |family |
is |meeting |its |goals?
A. |The |children |are |in |multiple |activities |to |develop |talents.
B. |The |desire |to |be |understood |guides |most |communication.
C. |Family |members |gave |up |some |activities |in |order |to |eat |dinner |together |on |most |
nights.
D. |The |parents |have |a |strong |desire |for |the |children |to |succeed. |- |correct |answer |C. |
Family |members |gave |up |some |activities |in |order |to |eat |dinner |together |on |most |
nights.
Effective |tools |for |families |include |ways |to |enhance |family |performance. |One |very |
effective |tool |is |to |put |the |family |first |in |this |very |chaotic |world. |Giving |up |some |
activities |in |order |to |eat |dinner |together |shows |the |family |is |putting |the |unit |as |a |whole |
first |over |individual |desires. |This |is |the |opposite |of |children |being |in |multiple |activities, |
which |often |cuts |into |family |time |and |can |be |disruptive. |Communication |should |be |
guided |by |the |desire |to |understand |the |other |first, |then |to |be |understood. |A |strong |
desire |for |the |children's |success |does |not |guarantee |successful |family |functioning.
A |nurse |works |a |great |deal |with |refugees |and |is |frustrated |because, |as |a |group, |they |
dont |seem |to |want |to |implement |desired |health |behaviors. |What |action |by |the |nurse |
would |be |most |helpful?
A. |Conduct |a |health |screening |and |educational |event |each |month.
B. |Provide |written |information |in |the |groups |native |language.
C. |Teach |selected |group |representatives |to |be |lay |health |educators.
D. |Try |to |establish |relationships |within |the |refugee |community. |- |correct |answer |C. |
Teach |selected |group |representatives |to |be |lay |health |educators
According |to |family |systems |theory, |each |family |system |contains |boundaries |that |
effect |how |the |outside |world |interacts |with |the |family. |Families |that |have |recently |
immigrated |to |the |United |States |might |have |closed |boundaries |and |may |only |be |
receptive |to |health |information |provided |by |extended |family |members |or |members |of |
their |community. |Establishing |a |lay |health |educator |program |in |which |community |
members |can |be |taught |health |information |with |the |intent |of |delivering |it |to |their |
communities |would |be |a |good |way |to |work |with |these |families |while |respecting |their |
boundaries. |Regularly |occurring |health |events |might |improve |the |nurses |standing |in |
the |community. |Written |information |may |or |may |not |be |helpful; |many |refugees |are |
illiterate |in |their |native |languages |and |some |languages |do |not |have |a |written |form. |
Establishing |relationships |within |the |community |is |advisable, |but |does |not |go |far |
enough |to |solve |the |problem.
A |patient |is |dismissed |from |the |hospital |and |is |receiving |nursing |care |at |home |to |help |
in |the |recovery |from |a |serious |illness |and |operation. |The |visiting |nurse |notes |that |the |
family |is |in |a |state |of |disarray |and |members |are |disorganized |and |not |communicating. |
The |patient |is |trying |to |direct |everyones |actions. |The |nurse |calls |a |family |meeting. |
What |action |by |the |nurse |is |best?
A. |Encourage |family |members |to |make |to |do |lists |and |assign |chores.
B. |Explain |that |changes |in |one |person |require |changes |in |the |others.
C. |Make |a |referral |to |a |counselor |or |mental |health |nurse |practitioner.
D. |Tell |the |family |members |that |for |the |patient |to |recover, |they |have |to |assume |his |or |
her |role. |- |correct |answer |B. |Explain |that |changes |i |none |person |require |changes |in |
the |others. |
