NURS 3016 - DR. TREVA REED, FINAL
EXAM STUDY SET 1 - SPRING 2026 (Latest
Updates Questions and
Answers (Grade A)100% Correct (Verified
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What is the definition of a family? - correct answer There is actually no definition
universally accepted, legal, biological, social, psychological all are different...
Wright and Leahy say: Family is whoever person says they are - correct answer True
KAAKINEN says: "Family refers to _________ who depend on one another for emotional,
physical and economic support." - correct answer two or more individuals
KAAKINEN said family health: - correct answer "..is a dynamic state of well-being that
includes biological, psychological, spiritual, sociological, and cultural factors of
individual members and the whole family system."
,Describing well-functioning family? - correct answer Successful
What did Otto's work contribute in 1963? - correct answer An important pioneer in
family strength research, According to Otto, some important factors included (a)
nurturing, (b) support, (c) parental discipline, (d) encouragement of growth and
maturation of all family members, (e) spiritual well-being of members, (f) good
communication, (g) problem-solving skills, and (h) meaningful participation.
Pratt (1976) has gone on to now describe the "energized family" - correct answer
"Ideal, effective in meeting health needs, promote freedom and change., active contact
with other org/resources, flexible role relationships, equal power structure and high
lvl of autonomy
,KAAKINEN says: "Family refers to two or more individuals who depend on one another
for..."? - correct answer "emotional, physical and economic support."
family health according to KAAKINEN? - correct answer "..is a dynamic state of well-
being that includes biological, psychological, spiritual, sociological, and cultural factors
of individual members and the whole family system."
Curran (1985) investigated family stressors & traits of healthy families; (Box 1-1,p.6).
What are some of these traits? - correct answer Communicates and listens, Table time
and conversation, Affirms and supports, Teaches respect, Sense of trust, Sense of play
and humor, Balanced interaction, Shared leisure, Shared responsibility, Sense of right
and wrong, Rituals and traditions, Religious core..., Respects privacy, Values service,
Admits problems, seeks help
, Olson & Gorall's work (2005) merged the 2 concepts of marital & family dynamics in
the? - correct answer Circumplex Model of Marital & Family Systems" (Figure 1-1 & 1-2,
p.7)
What did Olson and Gorall discover? - correct answer Circumplex MMFS, Balanced
family has middle ground on flexibility and connection
Where does family nursing incorporates ideas from? - correct answer *family therapy
*family social science *nursing theory
family nursing is composed of individual, family and community - correct answer True
Family nursing works to? - correct answer to promote, maintain, and restore health of
families
EXAM STUDY SET 1 - SPRING 2026 (Latest
Updates Questions and
Answers (Grade A)100% Correct (Verified
Answers)
What is the definition of a family? - correct answer There is actually no definition
universally accepted, legal, biological, social, psychological all are different...
Wright and Leahy say: Family is whoever person says they are - correct answer True
KAAKINEN says: "Family refers to _________ who depend on one another for emotional,
physical and economic support." - correct answer two or more individuals
KAAKINEN said family health: - correct answer "..is a dynamic state of well-being that
includes biological, psychological, spiritual, sociological, and cultural factors of
individual members and the whole family system."
,Describing well-functioning family? - correct answer Successful
What did Otto's work contribute in 1963? - correct answer An important pioneer in
family strength research, According to Otto, some important factors included (a)
nurturing, (b) support, (c) parental discipline, (d) encouragement of growth and
maturation of all family members, (e) spiritual well-being of members, (f) good
communication, (g) problem-solving skills, and (h) meaningful participation.
Pratt (1976) has gone on to now describe the "energized family" - correct answer
"Ideal, effective in meeting health needs, promote freedom and change., active contact
with other org/resources, flexible role relationships, equal power structure and high
lvl of autonomy
,KAAKINEN says: "Family refers to two or more individuals who depend on one another
for..."? - correct answer "emotional, physical and economic support."
family health according to KAAKINEN? - correct answer "..is a dynamic state of well-
being that includes biological, psychological, spiritual, sociological, and cultural factors
of individual members and the whole family system."
Curran (1985) investigated family stressors & traits of healthy families; (Box 1-1,p.6).
What are some of these traits? - correct answer Communicates and listens, Table time
and conversation, Affirms and supports, Teaches respect, Sense of trust, Sense of play
and humor, Balanced interaction, Shared leisure, Shared responsibility, Sense of right
and wrong, Rituals and traditions, Religious core..., Respects privacy, Values service,
Admits problems, seeks help
, Olson & Gorall's work (2005) merged the 2 concepts of marital & family dynamics in
the? - correct answer Circumplex Model of Marital & Family Systems" (Figure 1-1 & 1-2,
p.7)
What did Olson and Gorall discover? - correct answer Circumplex MMFS, Balanced
family has middle ground on flexibility and connection
Where does family nursing incorporates ideas from? - correct answer *family therapy
*family social science *nursing theory
family nursing is composed of individual, family and community - correct answer True
Family nursing works to? - correct answer to promote, maintain, and restore health of
families
