Community Health Nursing In Canada - Chapter 12 - Working With Families

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IN
CANADA - CHAPTER 12 - WORKING
WITH FAMILIES QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhileAtakingAaAfamilyAhistory,AtheAcommunityAhealthAnurseA(CHN)AfindsAoutAthatAtheAhusbandA
isAaAstepfatherAtoAtheAeldestAchild.AThisAinformationAshouldAbeAdocumentedAinAwhichAcategory
?

a.AFamilyAdemography

b.AFamilyAdynamics

c.AFamilyAfunction

d.AFamilyAsystemA-AcorrectAanswersANS:AA

FamilyAdemographyAisAtheAstudyAofAtheAstructureAofAfamiliesAandAhouseholdsAandAtheAfamily-
relatedAevents,AsuchAasAmarriageAandAdivorce,AthatAalterAtheAstructureAthroughAtheirAnumber,A
timing,AandAsequencing.

TheACHNAmustAconductAaAfamilyAassessmentAforAaAfamilyAwhoAliveAinAaAcommuneAbutAisAuncer
tainAaboutAhowAtoAproceedAbecauseAtheArelationshipsAdoAnotAappearAtoAbeAclear.AWhichAquest
ionAshouldAtheACHNAaskAtoAdetermineAtheAstructureAofAaAfamilyAcomprisingAaAmotherAandAaAch
ild?

a.A"HowAmanyAchildrenAdoAyouAhave,AandAwhoAisAtheAfatherAofAeachAofAthem?"

b.A"IsAthereAaAregisterAofAfamiliesAthatAareAmembersAofAthisAcommune?"

c.A"TellAmeAaboutAyourAsignificantAother."

d.A"WhoAareAtheAmembersAofAyourAandAyourAchild'sAfamily?"A-AcorrectAanswersANS:AD

TheAmembersAofAaAfamilyAareAself-
defined.ACHNsAworkingAwithAfamiliesAshouldAaskApeopleAwhoAtheyAconsiderAtoAbeAtheirAfamilyA
andAthenAincludeAthoseAmembersAinAhealthAcareAplanning.

FamilyAfunctionsAandAstructuresAcreateAuniqueAchallengesAinAfamilyAnursing.AWhatAisAtheAprim
aryAreasonAforAtheAexistenceAofAtheseAchallenges?

a.ATheAfunctionsAandAstructuresAofAfamiliesAcontinueAtoAchangeAoverAtime.

b.AFunctionAandAstructureAdoAnotAapplyAtoAallAfamilyAunits.

c.ASomeAclientsAdoAnotAhaveAfamilies.

d.ATraditionalAfamiliesAareArareAinAtoday'sAsociety.A-AcorrectAanswersANS:AA

, TheAfunctionsAwithinAfamiliesAhaveAevolvedAandAchangedAoverAtime.ASomeAhaveAbecomeAmor
eAimportantAandAothersAlessAso.AFamilyAstructuresAalsoAhaveAchangedAoverAtime.ATheAstructur
e-
functionAtheoryAperspectiveAisAaAusefulAframeworkAforAassessingAfamiliesAandAhealth.AIllnessAo
fAaAfamilyAmemberAresultsAinAtheAalterationAofAtheAfamilyAstructureAandAfunction.

Historically,ACHNsAfocusedAonAtheAcareAofAindividualsAwhileAviewingAtheAfamiliesAofAindividuals
AasAeitherAbackgroundAresourcesAorApossibleAstressors.AWhichAviewAofAtheAfamilyAdidAthisAtradi


tionalAconceptualizationAtake?

a.AFamilyAasAtheAclient

b.AFamilyAasAaAcomponentAofAsociety

c.AFamilyAasAtheAcontext

d.AFamilyAasAaAsystemA-AcorrectAanswersANS:AC

FamilyAasAtheAcontext,AorAstructure,ArepresentsAaAtraditionalAfocusAthatAplacesAtheAindividualAfi
rstAandAtheAfamilyAsecond.AThisAconceptualizationAviewsAtheAfamilyAasAeitherAaAresourceAorAaAs
tressorAtoAindividualAhealthAandAillness.

AACHNAresearcherAwantsAtoAknowAandAbetterAunderstandAhowAtheAchronicAillnessAofAaAchildAca
nAaffectAaAfamily'sAcommunicationApatterns,Arelationships,AroleAexpectations,AandAroleAbehavi
ours.AWhichAtypeAofAfamilyAnursingAtheoryAwouldAbestAaddressAtheApurposeAofAtheACHN'sArese
arch?

a.ADevelopmentalAtheory

b.AInteractionalAtheory

c.AStructure-functionAtheory

d.ASystemsAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswersANS:AB

AnAinteractionalAframeworkAemphasizesAinteractionAbetweenAandAamongAfamilyAmembersAan
dAfamilyAcommunicationApatternsAaboutAhealthAandAillnessAbehavioursAappropriateAforAdiffere
ntAroles.

WhichAnursingAfunctionAtoAidentifyAfamilyAproblemsAandAstrengthsAisAtheAfoundationAforAfamil
yAnursingAinterventions?

a.AAssessment

b.APlan

c.AImplementation

d.AEvaluationA-AcorrectAanswersANS:AA