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What does the term family assessment imply? (select all that apply)
A) Focus directed on health protection behaviors
B) Assistance with the management of uncontrollable health risk
C) Examination of cultural, spiritual and developmental needs
D) Holistic appraisal of health care needs
E) Recognition of health risks that are controllable Ans- C) Examination of cultural, spiritual and
developmental needs
D) Holistic appraisal of health care needs
Which grand nursing theory presents the goal of identifying family health patterns for the purpose of
making positive changes?
A) Health as expanding consciousness
B) Science of unitary beings
C) Self-care agency
D) Roy adaptation model Ans- B) Science of unitary beings
Which nursing model used to assess family health needs employs genograms and ecomaps to
identify relationships
A) Family systems (Anderson)
B) Functional health patterns (FHPs) (Gordon)
C) Lifespan development (Rankin)
D) Rituals and routines (Clausson and Berg) Ans- A) Family systems (Anderson
A community nurse is preparing to develop a plan to work with families as the clients in a local
community. What reasons would a family assessment need to be completed with the families prior
to developing the plan? (Select all that apply.)
A) Families are a significant building block of the local community
B) Families often have unique values and needs
C) Members usually rally around families to ensure the health of the community
D) Community health nurse sometimes make visits to clients and their families
E) Community health nurses must first gauge the actual need of all members of the local community
Ans- A) Families are a significant building block of the local community
,B) Families often have unique values and needs
D) Community health nurse sometimes make visits to clients and their families
What is the definition of family in community health?
A) A group of individuals who share a common place of living, have formal ties, and share
responsibility to provide for all members
B) Several people who work together in their environment to meet their basic needs
C) Two or more people who identify themselves as a family and rely on each other to some extent to
meet basic needs
D) People living together who share the same values and beliefs Ans- C) Two or more people who
identify themselves as a family and rely on each other to some extent to meet basic needs
A home health nurse is creating a care plan for an individual who recently had surgery. Which tasks
does the home health nurse understand as health responsibilities of the family? (Select all the apply)
A) Providing education about cost containment and when to use the health care system
B) Emotional support for the client and guidance during life cycle transitions
C) Development of the members sense of caring within the family as a unit
D) Socialization of members regarding a sense of duty toward optimal health
E) Care provision and management for the chronically ill disabled and aging family members Ans- B)
Emotional support for the client and guidance during life cycle transitions
E) Care provision and management for the chronically ill disabled and aging family members
During a family assessment, the community health nurse must examine both the internal and
external structure of the family. What factors will be assessed to determine the internal structure of
the family? (Select all that apply)
A) The family composition
B) Where individuals work
C) What religion the individuals observe
D) Where the family goes to exercise
E) Each member' gender Ans- A) The family composition
E) Each members' gender
In completing a developmental family assessment, what question would the community health nurse
include?
, A) Who settles disputes among the family members?
B) How do family members cope with transitions and attachments within the family
C) Are there any medical conditions, disabilities or limitations of family members?
D) What are the boundaries of roles in this family Ans- B) How do family members cope with
transitions and attachments within the family
When considering health views, which statement is the basis for discussion concerning the effects of
culture?
A) Cultural worldviews are responsible for the different beliefs regarding the cause of illness
B) Cultures generally share a worldview regarding how illness should be treated
C) Cultural worldviews are seldom concerned with health care issues
D) The beliefs concerning the causes of illness are shared by most world cultures. Ans- A) Cultural
worldviews are responsible for the different beliefs regarding the cause of illness
When considering cultural influences, how would the nurse interpret a chinese patients lack of eye
contact during a discussion about a newly prescribed medication as a sign of what?
A) Misunderstanding
B) Disinterest
C) Depression
D) Respect Ans- D) Respect
What is the initial nursing intervention when conducting a cultural assessment regarding the health
beliefs and values of a member of a non-white American culture?
A) Establishing an accepting environment
B) Gaining insight into the patients cultural world view
C) Determining the presences of any existing language or communication barriers
D) Arriving at mutually agreed-upon definitions of health beliefs and values Ans- A) Establishing an
accepting environment
A new client is scheduled at the clinic. During the assessment, the nurse notes a circular, dark-pink
indention on the client's abdomen. The nurse is aware the client is not from the United States. What
is the nurse's next nest action in assessing this client
A) Assess the indention and ask the client the origins of the circular mark on the abdomen
B) Assume the client performs the cultural practice of cupping and ask when the client last did this
What does the term family assessment imply? (select all that apply)
A) Focus directed on health protection behaviors
B) Assistance with the management of uncontrollable health risk
C) Examination of cultural, spiritual and developmental needs
D) Holistic appraisal of health care needs
E) Recognition of health risks that are controllable Ans- C) Examination of cultural, spiritual and
developmental needs
D) Holistic appraisal of health care needs
Which grand nursing theory presents the goal of identifying family health patterns for the purpose of
making positive changes?
A) Health as expanding consciousness
B) Science of unitary beings
C) Self-care agency
D) Roy adaptation model Ans- B) Science of unitary beings
Which nursing model used to assess family health needs employs genograms and ecomaps to
identify relationships
A) Family systems (Anderson)
B) Functional health patterns (FHPs) (Gordon)
C) Lifespan development (Rankin)
D) Rituals and routines (Clausson and Berg) Ans- A) Family systems (Anderson
A community nurse is preparing to develop a plan to work with families as the clients in a local
community. What reasons would a family assessment need to be completed with the families prior
to developing the plan? (Select all that apply.)
A) Families are a significant building block of the local community
B) Families often have unique values and needs
C) Members usually rally around families to ensure the health of the community
D) Community health nurse sometimes make visits to clients and their families
E) Community health nurses must first gauge the actual need of all members of the local community
Ans- A) Families are a significant building block of the local community
,B) Families often have unique values and needs
D) Community health nurse sometimes make visits to clients and their families
What is the definition of family in community health?
A) A group of individuals who share a common place of living, have formal ties, and share
responsibility to provide for all members
B) Several people who work together in their environment to meet their basic needs
C) Two or more people who identify themselves as a family and rely on each other to some extent to
meet basic needs
D) People living together who share the same values and beliefs Ans- C) Two or more people who
identify themselves as a family and rely on each other to some extent to meet basic needs
A home health nurse is creating a care plan for an individual who recently had surgery. Which tasks
does the home health nurse understand as health responsibilities of the family? (Select all the apply)
A) Providing education about cost containment and when to use the health care system
B) Emotional support for the client and guidance during life cycle transitions
C) Development of the members sense of caring within the family as a unit
D) Socialization of members regarding a sense of duty toward optimal health
E) Care provision and management for the chronically ill disabled and aging family members Ans- B)
Emotional support for the client and guidance during life cycle transitions
E) Care provision and management for the chronically ill disabled and aging family members
During a family assessment, the community health nurse must examine both the internal and
external structure of the family. What factors will be assessed to determine the internal structure of
the family? (Select all that apply)
A) The family composition
B) Where individuals work
C) What religion the individuals observe
D) Where the family goes to exercise
E) Each member' gender Ans- A) The family composition
E) Each members' gender
In completing a developmental family assessment, what question would the community health nurse
include?
, A) Who settles disputes among the family members?
B) How do family members cope with transitions and attachments within the family
C) Are there any medical conditions, disabilities or limitations of family members?
D) What are the boundaries of roles in this family Ans- B) How do family members cope with
transitions and attachments within the family
When considering health views, which statement is the basis for discussion concerning the effects of
culture?
A) Cultural worldviews are responsible for the different beliefs regarding the cause of illness
B) Cultures generally share a worldview regarding how illness should be treated
C) Cultural worldviews are seldom concerned with health care issues
D) The beliefs concerning the causes of illness are shared by most world cultures. Ans- A) Cultural
worldviews are responsible for the different beliefs regarding the cause of illness
When considering cultural influences, how would the nurse interpret a chinese patients lack of eye
contact during a discussion about a newly prescribed medication as a sign of what?
A) Misunderstanding
B) Disinterest
C) Depression
D) Respect Ans- D) Respect
What is the initial nursing intervention when conducting a cultural assessment regarding the health
beliefs and values of a member of a non-white American culture?
A) Establishing an accepting environment
B) Gaining insight into the patients cultural world view
C) Determining the presences of any existing language or communication barriers
D) Arriving at mutually agreed-upon definitions of health beliefs and values Ans- A) Establishing an
accepting environment
A new client is scheduled at the clinic. During the assessment, the nurse notes a circular, dark-pink
indention on the client's abdomen. The nurse is aware the client is not from the United States. What
is the nurse's next nest action in assessing this client
A) Assess the indention and ask the client the origins of the circular mark on the abdomen
B) Assume the client performs the cultural practice of cupping and ask when the client last did this
