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“ FAMILY HEALTH NURSING EXAM “ NEWEST UPDATED
EXAM 2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
The nurse reviews a theory for applicability to a family health situation. On
which part of the theory should the nurse focus in order to understand the
expected relationship between the theory's concepts?
1. System
2. Hypothesis
3. Propositions
4. Conceptual model
2.
A hypothesis is a way of stating an expected relationship between concepts or an
expected proposition.
The nurse prepares to assess a family according to a family development
theory. Which action will the nurse complete first during this assessment?
1. Health of individual members
2. Employment status of the parents
3. Family structure and life cycle stages
4. Education status of the children
3.
When conducting family assessments using the developmental model, nurses begin
by determining the family structure and where this family falls in the family life cycle
stages.
The nurse is struggling with using a developmental model when assessing a
family new to a community. Which data could explain the difficulty the nurse is
having using this model?
1. The parental units are same-sexed.
2. The youngest son is beginning college.
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3. The middle child is attending high school.
4. The oldest daughter has just gotten married.
1.
A primary criticism of family development theory is that it best describes the
trajectory of intact, two-parent, heterosexual nuclear families. It does not consider
same-sex couples and normalizes one type of family while ignoring others.
The nurse uses the bioecological system theory to assess a family. On which
system should the nurse focus to determine the impact of the mother's change
in employment?
1. Mesosystem
2. Exosystem
3. Microsystem
4. Macrosystem
2.
An exosystem is an external environment that influences an individual and family
indirectly such as the effect of job experience on family life.
The nurse reviews the bioecological system theory before discussing this
approach with a group of new graduate nurses. What should the nurse explain
as the blueprint for the ecology of human and family development?
1. There is no one system that can serve as a blueprint.
2. Macrosystems contain mesosystems and exosystems.
3. The microsystem sets the stage for all future development.
4. Sociohistorical conditions determine developmental progress.
2.
Mesosystems and exosystems are set within macrosystems, and together they are
the "blueprints" for the ecology of human and family development.
The nurse works in an environment in which a family therapy theory serves as
the model for assessing and planning care. Which data should the nurse
expect when assessing the family?
1. Pathology
2. Health problem
3. Illness treatment
4. Normal trajectory
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1.
The target population for family therapy theories is families with pathology or
troubled families.
The nurse selects the family systems theory as a guide for providing care to a
family. Which concept of this theory should the nurse use to maintain the
stability of this family? Select all that apply.
1. The whole is more than the sum of its parts.
2. All parts of the system are interconnected.
3. Families develop and change over time.
4. Systems can be organized into subsystems.
5. There is a boundary between the system and the environment.
1., 2., 4., 5.
-The second concept of the family systems theory is that the whole is more than the
sum of its parts. This means that the family as a whole is composed of more than the
individual lives of family members. It goes beyond parents and children as separate
entities. Families are not just relationships between the parent-child but are all
relationships seen together.
-The first concept of the family systems theory is that all parts of the system are
interconnected. This means that whatever influences one part of the system
influences all parts of the system.
-The fourth concept in the family systems theory is that systems can be further
organized into subsystems. These subsystems identify relationships between family
members and are used to create interventions specific to the needs of those
members.
-The third concept is that all systems have some form of boundary between the
system and the environment. Boundaries are physical or abstract imaginary lines
that families use as barriers or filters to control the impact of stressors on the family
system.
The nurse learns that the father of a family passed away at age 41. How should
the nurse classify this family event in relation to family development theory?
Select all that apply.
1. On time
2. Off time
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3. Normative
4. Conflicting
5. Nonnormative
2., 5.
-Off time refers to a family transition within family development theory. It is
considered to be "off time" when a family unit experiences something that is against
a societal norm such as having children before being married.
-Nonnormative refers to a change in a family that occurs out of sequence or is
caused by an illness or other family event.
The nurse prepares to employ the family systems theory to assess a family.
Which actions will the nurse complete during this assessment? Select all that
apply.
1. Complete a family ecomap
2. Determine normative and nonnormative events
3. Complete a family genogram
4. Conduct family member care-planning sessions
5. Collect data on the family and individual members
1., 3., 4., 5.
-A family ecomap is completed to see how individuals and the family relate to the
community around them.
-A family genogram is completed to understand patterns and relationships over
several generations over time.
-Care-planning sessions are held to address the needs of individual members and
the family as a whole.
-Assessment questions relate to the interaction between the individual and the
family, and the interaction between the family and the community in which the family
lives.
The nurse prepares to assess a female client who is 25 years old. What should
the nurse most likely expect when assessing this client's family structure?
1. Attends college
2. Married with one child
3. Lives with a sexual partner
4. Lives at home with parents
“ FAMILY HEALTH NURSING EXAM “ NEWEST UPDATED
EXAM 2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
The nurse reviews a theory for applicability to a family health situation. On
which part of the theory should the nurse focus in order to understand the
expected relationship between the theory's concepts?
1. System
2. Hypothesis
3. Propositions
4. Conceptual model
2.
A hypothesis is a way of stating an expected relationship between concepts or an
expected proposition.
The nurse prepares to assess a family according to a family development
theory. Which action will the nurse complete first during this assessment?
1. Health of individual members
2. Employment status of the parents
3. Family structure and life cycle stages
4. Education status of the children
3.
When conducting family assessments using the developmental model, nurses begin
by determining the family structure and where this family falls in the family life cycle
stages.
The nurse is struggling with using a developmental model when assessing a
family new to a community. Which data could explain the difficulty the nurse is
having using this model?
1. The parental units are same-sexed.
2. The youngest son is beginning college.
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3. The middle child is attending high school.
4. The oldest daughter has just gotten married.
1.
A primary criticism of family development theory is that it best describes the
trajectory of intact, two-parent, heterosexual nuclear families. It does not consider
same-sex couples and normalizes one type of family while ignoring others.
The nurse uses the bioecological system theory to assess a family. On which
system should the nurse focus to determine the impact of the mother's change
in employment?
1. Mesosystem
2. Exosystem
3. Microsystem
4. Macrosystem
2.
An exosystem is an external environment that influences an individual and family
indirectly such as the effect of job experience on family life.
The nurse reviews the bioecological system theory before discussing this
approach with a group of new graduate nurses. What should the nurse explain
as the blueprint for the ecology of human and family development?
1. There is no one system that can serve as a blueprint.
2. Macrosystems contain mesosystems and exosystems.
3. The microsystem sets the stage for all future development.
4. Sociohistorical conditions determine developmental progress.
2.
Mesosystems and exosystems are set within macrosystems, and together they are
the "blueprints" for the ecology of human and family development.
The nurse works in an environment in which a family therapy theory serves as
the model for assessing and planning care. Which data should the nurse
expect when assessing the family?
1. Pathology
2. Health problem
3. Illness treatment
4. Normal trajectory
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1.
The target population for family therapy theories is families with pathology or
troubled families.
The nurse selects the family systems theory as a guide for providing care to a
family. Which concept of this theory should the nurse use to maintain the
stability of this family? Select all that apply.
1. The whole is more than the sum of its parts.
2. All parts of the system are interconnected.
3. Families develop and change over time.
4. Systems can be organized into subsystems.
5. There is a boundary between the system and the environment.
1., 2., 4., 5.
-The second concept of the family systems theory is that the whole is more than the
sum of its parts. This means that the family as a whole is composed of more than the
individual lives of family members. It goes beyond parents and children as separate
entities. Families are not just relationships between the parent-child but are all
relationships seen together.
-The first concept of the family systems theory is that all parts of the system are
interconnected. This means that whatever influences one part of the system
influences all parts of the system.
-The fourth concept in the family systems theory is that systems can be further
organized into subsystems. These subsystems identify relationships between family
members and are used to create interventions specific to the needs of those
members.
-The third concept is that all systems have some form of boundary between the
system and the environment. Boundaries are physical or abstract imaginary lines
that families use as barriers or filters to control the impact of stressors on the family
system.
The nurse learns that the father of a family passed away at age 41. How should
the nurse classify this family event in relation to family development theory?
Select all that apply.
1. On time
2. Off time
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3. Normative
4. Conflicting
5. Nonnormative
2., 5.
-Off time refers to a family transition within family development theory. It is
considered to be "off time" when a family unit experiences something that is against
a societal norm such as having children before being married.
-Nonnormative refers to a change in a family that occurs out of sequence or is
caused by an illness or other family event.
The nurse prepares to employ the family systems theory to assess a family.
Which actions will the nurse complete during this assessment? Select all that
apply.
1. Complete a family ecomap
2. Determine normative and nonnormative events
3. Complete a family genogram
4. Conduct family member care-planning sessions
5. Collect data on the family and individual members
1., 3., 4., 5.
-A family ecomap is completed to see how individuals and the family relate to the
community around them.
-A family genogram is completed to understand patterns and relationships over
several generations over time.
-Care-planning sessions are held to address the needs of individual members and
the family as a whole.
-Assessment questions relate to the interaction between the individual and the
family, and the interaction between the family and the community in which the family
lives.
The nurse prepares to assess a female client who is 25 years old. What should
the nurse most likely expect when assessing this client's family structure?
1. Attends college
2. Married with one child
3. Lives with a sexual partner
4. Lives at home with parents
