Test bank
Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, And
Research Seventh Edition By Melissa Robinson (Ch
1-20) Revised Edition2026)
7th Edition
,Table of Contents
Unit1: foundations in family health care nursing ................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 1: family health care nursing: an introduction ....................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2: theoretical foundations for the nursing of families .......................................................................... 12
Chapter 3: family demography: continuity and change in north american families ........................................... 20
Chapter 4: family policy: the intersection of family policies, health disparities, and health care policies........... 30
Chapter 5: family nursing assessment and intervention .................................................................................... 39
Chapter 6: family health promotion ................................................................................................................. 49
Unit ii: families across the health continuum ...................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 7: nursing care of lgbtq families ......................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 8: genomics and family nursing across the life span............................................................................ 68
Chapter 9: families living with chronic illness ................................................................................................. 78
Chapter 10: families in palliative and end-of-life care ...................................................................................... 88
Chapter 11: trauma and family nursing............................................................................................................ 97
Chapter 12: family nursing with childbearing families................................................................................... 108
Chapter 13: family child health nursing......................................................................................................... 118
Unit iii: nursing care of families in clinical areas ............................................................................................... 127
Chapter 14: family nursing in acute care adult settings .................................................................................. 127
Chapter 15: family health in mid- and later life ............................................................................................. 139
Chapter 16: family mental health nursing ...................................................................................................... 148
Chapter 17: families and community and public health nursing ..................................................................... 158
Chapter 18: family mental health nursing ...................................................................................................... 166
Chapter 19: families and population health.................................................................................................... 172
, (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 (patient) 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 (patient) whose family is being used as a resource.
Which approach to family nursing care is the nurse implementing?
1. Family as client (patient)
2. Family as system
3. Family as context
4. Family as component of society
5. During a home visit the nurse teaches the client (patient) 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 (patient) who is having chemotherapy for the first time
until the family arrives. Which role is the nurse implementing with the client
(patient)?
1. Surrogate
2. Researcher
3. Role model
4. Case manager
7. The spouse of a client (patient) 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 (patient) attend in place of the spouse
Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, And
Research Seventh Edition By Melissa Robinson (Ch
1-20) Revised Edition2026)
7th Edition
,Table of Contents
Unit1: foundations in family health care nursing ................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 1: family health care nursing: an introduction ....................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2: theoretical foundations for the nursing of families .......................................................................... 12
Chapter 3: family demography: continuity and change in north american families ........................................... 20
Chapter 4: family policy: the intersection of family policies, health disparities, and health care policies........... 30
Chapter 5: family nursing assessment and intervention .................................................................................... 39
Chapter 6: family health promotion ................................................................................................................. 49
Unit ii: families across the health continuum ...................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 7: nursing care of lgbtq families ......................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 8: genomics and family nursing across the life span............................................................................ 68
Chapter 9: families living with chronic illness ................................................................................................. 78
Chapter 10: families in palliative and end-of-life care ...................................................................................... 88
Chapter 11: trauma and family nursing............................................................................................................ 97
Chapter 12: family nursing with childbearing families................................................................................... 108
Chapter 13: family child health nursing......................................................................................................... 118
Unit iii: nursing care of families in clinical areas ............................................................................................... 127
Chapter 14: family nursing in acute care adult settings .................................................................................. 127
Chapter 15: family health in mid- and later life ............................................................................................. 139
Chapter 16: family mental health nursing ...................................................................................................... 148
Chapter 17: families and community and public health nursing ..................................................................... 158
Chapter 18: family mental health nursing ...................................................................................................... 166
Chapter 19: families and population health.................................................................................................... 172
, (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 (patient) 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 (patient) whose family is being used as a resource.
Which approach to family nursing care is the nurse implementing?
1. Family as client (patient)
2. Family as system
3. Family as context
4. Family as component of society
5. During a home visit the nurse teaches the client (patient) 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 (patient) who is having chemotherapy for the first time
until the family arrives. Which role is the nurse implementing with the client
(patient)?
1. Surrogate
2. Researcher
3. Role model
4. Case manager
7. The spouse of a client (patient) 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 (patient) attend in place of the spouse
