NURS 3016 EXAM | 139 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH CMPLETE SOLUTION.
3 categories of CFAM and their components - (answer)1. Structural- Internal: family comp, gender,
sexual orientation, rank, boundaries, subsystems
- External: extended family and larger systems
- Context: Ethnicity, race, social class, religion, environment
2. Developmental- stages
- Tasks
- Attachments
3. Functional- Instrumental: ADL's
- Expressive: Emotional, verbal, nonverbal, and circular communication, problem solving, roles, power,
beliefs, alliances
Ethnicity - (answer)The concept of a family that is derived from a combination of history, race, social
class, and religion
Race - (answer)A basic construct that influences individual and group identification. It both constrains
and empowers identities
4 Approaches to family nursing and describe - (answer)1. Family as a context: Focuses on assessment
and care of an individual client, the family is the focus and the individual is the background
2. Family as a client: The nurse focuses on assessment of individual family members not the family
3. Family as a system: Family is viewed as an interaction system
4. Family as a component of society: How the family interacts with society
6 Theoretical Foundations - (answer)1. Postmodernism
2. Systems theory
3. Cybernetics
4. Communications theory
,NURS 3016 EXAM | 139 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH CMPLETE SOLUTION.
5. Change theory
6. Biology of cognition
Concepts of postmodernism - (answer)1. Pluralism is a key focus of postmodernism
2. Postmodernism is a debate about knowledge
Concepts of Systems theory - (answer)1. A family is a part of a larger supra system and is composed of
many subsystems
2. The family as a whole is greater than the sum of all its parts
3. A change in one family member affects all family members
4. The family is able to create a balance between change and stability
5. Family members behaviours are best understood from a view of circular rather than linear
Concepts of cybernetics - (answer)1. Family systems possess self-regulating ability
2. Feedback processes can simultaneously occur at several system levels with families
Concepts of communications theory - (answer)1. All nonverbal communication is meaningful
2. All communication has 2 major channels for transmission (digital and analog)
3. A dyadic relationship has varying degrees of symmetry and complementary
4. All communication has 2 levels: Content and relationship
Concepts of biology of cognition - (answer)1. 2 possible avenues for explaining our world are objectivity-
in-parentheses
2. We bring forth our realities through interacting with the world, ourselves, and others through
language
, NURS 3016 EXAM | 139 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH CMPLETE SOLUTION.
Role strain - (answer)Results when family members lack role knowledge or have no basis for choosing
been several roles
Role conflict - (answer)Occurs when expectations about familial roles are incompatible
Role overload - (answer)The individual lacks resources, time, and energy to meet role demands
Conceptual model framework - (answer)A diagram that shows a set of relationships between factors
that are believed to make an impact
Linear questions - (answer)Investigative questions to inform the nurse
Circular questions - (answer)Questions to effect change. They aim to reveal expectations of problems
Types of circular questions - (answer)- Behavioural: Explains how each members behaviour affects
others
- Difference: Explores the difference between things
- Hypothetical: Questions about the future
3 Domains of family function in circular questions - (answer)1. Cognitive: Direct questions
2. Behavioural: About family members behaviours
3. Affective: Who will be affected
4 types of conflict - (answer)1. Criticism: Personal attack between each other
2. Contempt: Negative comments that cause distrust
3. Defensiveness: Blame each other over problems
4. Walling: Refuse to talk about a situation
UPDATE | WITH CMPLETE SOLUTION.
3 categories of CFAM and their components - (answer)1. Structural- Internal: family comp, gender,
sexual orientation, rank, boundaries, subsystems
- External: extended family and larger systems
- Context: Ethnicity, race, social class, religion, environment
2. Developmental- stages
- Tasks
- Attachments
3. Functional- Instrumental: ADL's
- Expressive: Emotional, verbal, nonverbal, and circular communication, problem solving, roles, power,
beliefs, alliances
Ethnicity - (answer)The concept of a family that is derived from a combination of history, race, social
class, and religion
Race - (answer)A basic construct that influences individual and group identification. It both constrains
and empowers identities
4 Approaches to family nursing and describe - (answer)1. Family as a context: Focuses on assessment
and care of an individual client, the family is the focus and the individual is the background
2. Family as a client: The nurse focuses on assessment of individual family members not the family
3. Family as a system: Family is viewed as an interaction system
4. Family as a component of society: How the family interacts with society
6 Theoretical Foundations - (answer)1. Postmodernism
2. Systems theory
3. Cybernetics
4. Communications theory
,NURS 3016 EXAM | 139 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH CMPLETE SOLUTION.
5. Change theory
6. Biology of cognition
Concepts of postmodernism - (answer)1. Pluralism is a key focus of postmodernism
2. Postmodernism is a debate about knowledge
Concepts of Systems theory - (answer)1. A family is a part of a larger supra system and is composed of
many subsystems
2. The family as a whole is greater than the sum of all its parts
3. A change in one family member affects all family members
4. The family is able to create a balance between change and stability
5. Family members behaviours are best understood from a view of circular rather than linear
Concepts of cybernetics - (answer)1. Family systems possess self-regulating ability
2. Feedback processes can simultaneously occur at several system levels with families
Concepts of communications theory - (answer)1. All nonverbal communication is meaningful
2. All communication has 2 major channels for transmission (digital and analog)
3. A dyadic relationship has varying degrees of symmetry and complementary
4. All communication has 2 levels: Content and relationship
Concepts of biology of cognition - (answer)1. 2 possible avenues for explaining our world are objectivity-
in-parentheses
2. We bring forth our realities through interacting with the world, ourselves, and others through
language
, NURS 3016 EXAM | 139 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH CMPLETE SOLUTION.
Role strain - (answer)Results when family members lack role knowledge or have no basis for choosing
been several roles
Role conflict - (answer)Occurs when expectations about familial roles are incompatible
Role overload - (answer)The individual lacks resources, time, and energy to meet role demands
Conceptual model framework - (answer)A diagram that shows a set of relationships between factors
that are believed to make an impact
Linear questions - (answer)Investigative questions to inform the nurse
Circular questions - (answer)Questions to effect change. They aim to reveal expectations of problems
Types of circular questions - (answer)- Behavioural: Explains how each members behaviour affects
others
- Difference: Explores the difference between things
- Hypothetical: Questions about the future
3 Domains of family function in circular questions - (answer)1. Cognitive: Direct questions
2. Behavioural: About family members behaviours
3. Affective: Who will be affected
4 types of conflict - (answer)1. Criticism: Personal attack between each other
2. Contempt: Negative comments that cause distrust
3. Defensiveness: Blame each other over problems
4. Walling: Refuse to talk about a situation
