CARE NURSING: THEORY, PRACTICE,
AND RESEARCH SEVENTH EDITION
BY MELISSA ROBINSON, DEBORAH
PADGETT COEHLO PAUL S. SMITH
(2025/2026 A+)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Foundations in Family Health Care Nursing
1. Family Health Care Nursing: An Introductio n
2. Theoretical Foundations for the Nursing of Families
3. Family Demography: Continuity and Change in North American
Families
4. Families and Health Policy: The Intersection of Family Policies, Health
Disparities, and Health Care Policies
5. Family Nursing Assessment and Intervention
6. Environmental Health and Families
II. Families Across the Health Continuum
7. Family Health Promotion
8. Nursing Care of LGBTQ
9. Genomics and Family Nursing Across the Life Span
10. Families Living With Chronic Illness
11. Families in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
12. Trauma and Family Nursing
13. Relational Nursing and Family Nursing in Canada
III. Nursing Care of Families in Clinical Areas
14. Family Nursing With Childbearing Families
15. Family Child Health Nursing
16. Family Nursing in Acute Care Adult Settings
17. Families and Aging
18. Family Mental Health Nursing
19. Families and Population Health
,(All Chapters Answers At The End Of Each Chapter)
Unit1: Foundations In Family Health Care Nursing
Chapter 1: Family Health Care Nursing: An Introduction
Multiple Choice:
1. The Nurse Is Transferring To A Care Area That Focuses On Family Nursing Practice.
What Should The Nurse Realize About This Approach To Care?
1. Interventions In Family Care Address The Future Plans For The Family.
2. Family Members Must Be Present Before The Implementation Of Family Care.
3. Resources Are Placed To Support An Ill Family Member With The Greatest Chance For Recovery.
4. The Nurse And Family Together Define The Family And Where Therapeutic Energy
Should Be Placed.
2. The Nurse Notes That A Client Has Been Previously Married And Participates In Raising The
Current Spouse’s Children From A Previous Marriage. How Should The Nurse Document This Family
Type?
1. Extended
2. Cohabitation
3. Nuclear Dyad
4. Reconstituted
3. The Nurse Prepares An In-Service Program On Family Nursing For New
Graduate Employees. Which Definition Of Family Is The Best One For The Nurse To
Use?
, 1. Members Of A Family Are Self-Defined
2. People Who Share Strong Emotional Ties
3. A Family Is Defined By Blood Ties, Adoption, And Marriage
4. A Group Of People Who Live Together With Or Without Legal Or Biological Ties
4. The Nurse Prepares To Assess A Client Whose Family Is Being Used As A Resource. Which
Approach To Family Nursing Care Is The Nurse Implementing?
1. Family As Client
2. Family As System
3. Family As Context
4. Family As Component Of Society
5. During A Home Visit The Nurse Teaches The Client And Family About Actions To Reduce
The Spread Of Infection Between The Family Members. Which Role Is The Nurse
Implementing?
1. Counselor
2. Care Deliverer
3. Health Teacher
4. Family Advocate
6. The Nurse Stays With A Client Who Is Having Chemotherapy For The First Time Until
The Family Arrives. Which Role Is The Nurse Implementing With The Client?
1. Surrogate
2. Researcher
3. Role Model
4. Case Manager
7. The Spouse Of A Client With Complex Care Needs Is Unavailable To Attend A Care Conference At 2
P.M. What Should The Nurse Do To Support Family Nursing Care?
1. Have The Client Attend In Place Of The Spouse