Family Theory - Chapter 6 Flashcards
- The nurse reviews assessment data before creating a family plan of care. Which definition of family health promotion should the nurse keep in mind when selecting interventions for this family?
a) Having resources to pay for medical bills
b) Living in a location where health resources are readily available
c) Planning for retirement and achieving a quality and dignified death
d) Improving or maintaining the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the family
d) Improving or maintaining the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the family
- The nurse is assessing the rituals that a family follows. Which definition of a family ritual should the nurse use when identifying these activities?
a) Process of family members learning to do things together
b) Repetitive pattern of formal behavior around a specific event that is repeated
c) Process of getting the family members back together after a conflict
d) Action that the family takes to keep the family heritage and history
b) Repetitive pattern of formal behavior around a specific event that is repeated
- The nurse prepares information about internal and external influencers of family health. Which should the nurse use as an example of an external influencer?
a) Child care
b) Marital dyad
c) Chronic illness
d) sibling subsystems
a) Child care
- A health care system is planning to implement telehealth in all facilities. Which outcome should the nurse expect when this approach to care is fully implemented?
a) Reduced incidences of chronic disease development
b) Improved health care access, quality, and efficiency
c) Decreased time for diagnosing health problems
d) Elimination of the need for face-to-face interactions with care providers
b) Improved health care access, quality, and efficiency
- Which factor(s) should the nurse identify as influencing the promotion of a family’s health? Select all that apply.
a) Being a role model
b) Teaching self-care behavior
c) Supporting family member during illness
d) Focusing primarily on younger family members
e) Providing care for members across the life course
a) Being a role model
b) Teaching self-care behavior
c) Supporting family member during illness
e) Providing care for members across the life course
- The nurse reviews the Healthy People 2020 guidelines before preparing an educational seminar on healthy families for a community health fair. Which Healthy People 2020 goal should the nurse include in this presentation? Select all that apply.
a) Prevent substance abuse
b) Eliminate health disparities
c) Prevent diseases and disorders
d) Provide universal medical insurance for all
e) Increase the quality and years of a healthy life
b) Eliminate health disparities
e) Increase the quality and years of a healthy life
- The nurse reviews data collected during a family assessment. Which trait of a healthy family should the nurse identify as being present in this family? Select all that apply.
a) Exhibits a sense of humor
b) Attends religious services weekly
c) Shares family rituals and traditions
d) Demonstrates adaptability to change
e) Communicates and listens to all family members
a) Exhibits a sense of humor
b) Attends religious services weekly
d) Demonstrates adaptability to change
e) Communicates and listens to all family members
- The nurse uses the Family Health Promotion model as a guide when caring for community family members. Which health-related influences should the nurse keep in mind when following this model? Select all that apply
a) Family systems patterns
b) Family size and structure
c) Family’s definition of health
d) Perceived family health status
e) Family health socialization patterns
c) Family’s definition of health
d) Perceived family health status
e) Family health socialization patterns
- Family empowerment is a process, outcome, and intervention. On what should the nurse focus when assisting a family to become more empowered? Select all that apply.
a) Providing information
b) Problem-solving for the family
c) Encouraging family participation in goal setting
d) Providing encouragement and support
e) Using strategies to increase family strength
a) Providing information
c) Encouraging family participation in goal setting
d) Providing encouragement and support
e) Using strategies to increase family strength
- The school nurse is aware of several students who live in a home with a biological mother and a cohabitating stepfather. What problems should the nurse assess in these students? Select all that apply.
a) Delinquency
b) Lower grades
c) Behavior problems
d) Lack of college expectations
e) Irregular breakfast consumption
a) Delinquency
b) Lower grades
c) Behavior problems
d) Lack of college expectations
- The nurse is planning care for a family facing a health crisis in one of the members. Which action should the nurse take to promote spirituality and increase the resiliency of this family? Select all that apply
a) Clarify ambiguity
b) Create and hold a sacred space
c) Encourage routine expression of spirituality
d) Help make meaning of the adverse experience
e) Be fully present to demonstrate compassion
a) Clarify ambiguity
b) Create and hold a sacred space
d) Help make meaning of the adverse experience
e) Be fully present to demonstrate compassion
Complete a family assessment of wellness and identify areas for improvement - Put in order of events
1) Set the goal, environmental planning, and reinforcement
2) Develop a plan
3) Assign responsibilities
4) Determine the time frame
5) Evaluate the outcomes
6) Modify, renegotiate, or terminate the contract
1) Set the goal, environmental planning, and reinforcement
2) Develop a plan
3) Assign responsibilities
4) Determine the time frame
5) Evaluate the outcomes
6) Modify, renegotiate, or terminate the contract
