NURS 5433 FNP II FAMILY NURSING
UTA 151 MIDTERM EXAM 2026-2027
WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL-
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | NURS 5433
LATEST EXAM
Family Processes - ANSWER-This is what makes a family unique. Family
process refers to the interactions between members of the family, including their
relationships, communication patterns, time spent together and satisfaction with
family life. Families with similar structures and functions may interact
differently. Family process, at least in the short term, appears to have greater
effect on the family's health status than family structure as it influences how a
family functions.
What are family processes? - ANSWER-Coping, roles, communication decision
making, rituals and routines.
Family process refers to the interactions between members of the family,
including their relationships, communication patterns, time spent together and
satisfaction with family life.
Family coping - ANSWER-In any kind of crisis families function best when the
whole family can come together in offering support, resources and nurturance.
Every family has its own repertoire of coping strategies, which may or may not
be adequate in times of stress, such as when a family member experiences an
altered health event. Nurses have the ability to support families in times of
stress and crisis through empowering processes that work well and are familiar
with the family.
,Family roles - ANSWER-All families have a variety of different kinds of roles.
A role is an expected pattern or set of behaviours associated with a particular
position or status. Roles in the family are defined as formal when they are
associated with position and structure. Functional roles hlep the family
accomplish tasks that keep the family organized in getting the work of the
family done -provider, housekeeper, child care, cook, shopper, fix it repair
person etc
Role strain - ANSWER-Occurs from lack of competence in role performance.
Cultural and interactional related to difficulties in the delineation and enactment
of familial roles.
Nurses can help families adapt roles, negotiate roles, give up expectations about
how roles are met or who does them, or find additional resources to fill roles
that are not being conducted.
5 Sources of Role strain - ANSWER-1. Inability to define the situation
2. Lack of role knowledge
3. Lack of role consensus
4. Role conflict
5. Role overload
What are the three types of health behaviours in families? - ANSWER-1. Health
behaviour is any activity a person believes promotes, protect or maintains
health.
2. Illness behaviour is any activity undertaken by a person who feels ill to
define the state of their health to discover a suitable remedy.
3. Sick-role is any activity undertaken with the purpose of getting well, by those
who consider themselves ill.
Family communication - ANSWER-communication is an ongoing, complex,
changing activity and is the means through which people create, share, and
,regulate meaning in a transactional process to make sense to their world. In all
families, communication is continuous in that it defined their present reality and
constructs family relationships. It is through communication that families find
ways to adapt to changes as they seek family stability. In well functioning
families, members invest energy and effort to maintain open communication
patterns in order to maintain relationships.
Family Decision Making - ANSWER-Communication and power are family
processes that influence decision making. Family decision making is not an
individual effort by a joint one that is stepped in culture and that family's
history. Therefore, each family has its own style for making decisions for the
whole family as well as for its members. Individuals rarely make decisions
alone or only from their perspective. Individuals and family make multiple
decisions about health care that do not involve the formal health care provider
or system.
5 Stages of Comprising Shared Decision Making - ANSWER-1. Understanding
the nature of the disease or condition
2. being aware of the clinical services available and likely consequences such as
risks, limitations, benefits, alternatives and uncertainties
3. considering personal preferences.
4. participating in decision making at the level the individual chooses to
participate
5. Making decisions consistent with personal preference and values or electing
to defer the decisions to another.
Rituals/Routines - ANSWER-all families have unique rituals and routines that
provide organization, give meaning to family life, and help families cope when
in crisis. Routines are pattered behaviours or interactions that provide a sense of
continuity through daily or regular activities, such as bedtime procedures,
mealtimes, greeting and treatment of guests.
Routines - ANSWER-are about what needs to be done, when the activities need
to occur, and who does it (roles) to keep the family functioning.
, What are the purposes that family routines accomplish? - ANSWER-
Accomplish tasks in order to meet basic needs, provide structure, clarify roles,
stipulate rules, establish boundaries around who is part of the family, support
family communication and cohesion, establish an identity by denoting how
things are done in this family, provide predictability within the family, which in
turn provides comfort.
Rituals - ANSWER-Involve symbolic communication among the family
members that provide for a feeling of belonging. Rituals are actions family
members undertake individually and collectively as a family for a specific
purpose. They provide meaning to who that family is, reveal what the members
believe, and identify what is important to that family.
What is important to note about family processes? - ANSWER-Family
processes have a greater effect on the family's health status than their structure
of function.
Social Determinants of Health - ANSWER-Are factors that contribute to and/or
determine the health status, health care delivery, or health equity of a person,
community, or group; including family and personal culture, education level,
socioeconomic status, location of birth and where individuals live and work,
access to resources, and cultural beliefs and practices.
What are behavioural determinants of health? - ANSWER-Can be changed and
include eating habits, smoking, substance use, physical activity and coping
skills
What are social determinants of health? - ANSWER-Can be change, include
physical, social, education and economic environments, which can further break
down into income, housing, education, employment, access to health care,
public safety, transportation, and availability of community based resources.
UTA 151 MIDTERM EXAM 2026-2027
WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL-
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | NURS 5433
LATEST EXAM
Family Processes - ANSWER-This is what makes a family unique. Family
process refers to the interactions between members of the family, including their
relationships, communication patterns, time spent together and satisfaction with
family life. Families with similar structures and functions may interact
differently. Family process, at least in the short term, appears to have greater
effect on the family's health status than family structure as it influences how a
family functions.
What are family processes? - ANSWER-Coping, roles, communication decision
making, rituals and routines.
Family process refers to the interactions between members of the family,
including their relationships, communication patterns, time spent together and
satisfaction with family life.
Family coping - ANSWER-In any kind of crisis families function best when the
whole family can come together in offering support, resources and nurturance.
Every family has its own repertoire of coping strategies, which may or may not
be adequate in times of stress, such as when a family member experiences an
altered health event. Nurses have the ability to support families in times of
stress and crisis through empowering processes that work well and are familiar
with the family.
,Family roles - ANSWER-All families have a variety of different kinds of roles.
A role is an expected pattern or set of behaviours associated with a particular
position or status. Roles in the family are defined as formal when they are
associated with position and structure. Functional roles hlep the family
accomplish tasks that keep the family organized in getting the work of the
family done -provider, housekeeper, child care, cook, shopper, fix it repair
person etc
Role strain - ANSWER-Occurs from lack of competence in role performance.
Cultural and interactional related to difficulties in the delineation and enactment
of familial roles.
Nurses can help families adapt roles, negotiate roles, give up expectations about
how roles are met or who does them, or find additional resources to fill roles
that are not being conducted.
5 Sources of Role strain - ANSWER-1. Inability to define the situation
2. Lack of role knowledge
3. Lack of role consensus
4. Role conflict
5. Role overload
What are the three types of health behaviours in families? - ANSWER-1. Health
behaviour is any activity a person believes promotes, protect or maintains
health.
2. Illness behaviour is any activity undertaken by a person who feels ill to
define the state of their health to discover a suitable remedy.
3. Sick-role is any activity undertaken with the purpose of getting well, by those
who consider themselves ill.
Family communication - ANSWER-communication is an ongoing, complex,
changing activity and is the means through which people create, share, and
,regulate meaning in a transactional process to make sense to their world. In all
families, communication is continuous in that it defined their present reality and
constructs family relationships. It is through communication that families find
ways to adapt to changes as they seek family stability. In well functioning
families, members invest energy and effort to maintain open communication
patterns in order to maintain relationships.
Family Decision Making - ANSWER-Communication and power are family
processes that influence decision making. Family decision making is not an
individual effort by a joint one that is stepped in culture and that family's
history. Therefore, each family has its own style for making decisions for the
whole family as well as for its members. Individuals rarely make decisions
alone or only from their perspective. Individuals and family make multiple
decisions about health care that do not involve the formal health care provider
or system.
5 Stages of Comprising Shared Decision Making - ANSWER-1. Understanding
the nature of the disease or condition
2. being aware of the clinical services available and likely consequences such as
risks, limitations, benefits, alternatives and uncertainties
3. considering personal preferences.
4. participating in decision making at the level the individual chooses to
participate
5. Making decisions consistent with personal preference and values or electing
to defer the decisions to another.
Rituals/Routines - ANSWER-all families have unique rituals and routines that
provide organization, give meaning to family life, and help families cope when
in crisis. Routines are pattered behaviours or interactions that provide a sense of
continuity through daily or regular activities, such as bedtime procedures,
mealtimes, greeting and treatment of guests.
Routines - ANSWER-are about what needs to be done, when the activities need
to occur, and who does it (roles) to keep the family functioning.
, What are the purposes that family routines accomplish? - ANSWER-
Accomplish tasks in order to meet basic needs, provide structure, clarify roles,
stipulate rules, establish boundaries around who is part of the family, support
family communication and cohesion, establish an identity by denoting how
things are done in this family, provide predictability within the family, which in
turn provides comfort.
Rituals - ANSWER-Involve symbolic communication among the family
members that provide for a feeling of belonging. Rituals are actions family
members undertake individually and collectively as a family for a specific
purpose. They provide meaning to who that family is, reveal what the members
believe, and identify what is important to that family.
What is important to note about family processes? - ANSWER-Family
processes have a greater effect on the family's health status than their structure
of function.
Social Determinants of Health - ANSWER-Are factors that contribute to and/or
determine the health status, health care delivery, or health equity of a person,
community, or group; including family and personal culture, education level,
socioeconomic status, location of birth and where individuals live and work,
access to resources, and cultural beliefs and practices.
What are behavioural determinants of health? - ANSWER-Can be changed and
include eating habits, smoking, substance use, physical activity and coping
skills
What are social determinants of health? - ANSWER-Can be change, include
physical, social, education and economic environments, which can further break
down into income, housing, education, employment, access to health care,
public safety, transportation, and availability of community based resources.
