Module 4 Development & Family Dynamics

Question 1

Family Durability

Answer 1

System of support & structure within a family that extends beyond the house hold Ex. Sources for food, money, water etc…

Question 2

Family Resiliency

Answer 2

Ability to cope with stressors

Question 3

Family diversity

Answer 3

Uniqueness of each family unit

Question 4

What is the definition of family?

Answer 4

Set of relationships that patient identifies as family, or a network of individuals who influence one another

Question 5

List the 5 family forms/trends

Answer 5

Nuclear
Extended
Single-parent
Blended
Alternative

Question 6

What is a nuclear family?

Answer 6

Couple with kids

Question 7

What is an extended family?

Answer 7

Couple with kids +relatives

Question 8

What is a single parent family?

Answer 8

Single mom/dad with children or Single individual + adopted child

Question 9

What is a blended family?

Answer 9

Couple brings in unrelated child into family

Question 10

What is an alternative family?

Answer 10

Relationships with multi adult house holds “ skip gens”, joint members, cohabiting partners & homosexual partners

Question 11

List the 3 most common family challenge

Answer 11

Changing economic status
Homelessness
Domestic Violence

Question 12

What family trend is most vulnerable to changing economic status?

Answer 12

Single parent families

Question 13

What is the fastest growing family form that often leads to homelessness?

Answer 13

Families with children

Question 14

What family forms are domestic violence most common?

Answer 14

Couples & families with children or older adults

Question 15

What type of emotional transition do unattched young adults go through?

Answer 15

Accepting parent-offspring separation

Question 16

What type of emotional transition do joining families through marriage go through?

Answer 16

Committing to a new system

Question 17

What type of emotional transition do family with young children go through?

Answer 17

Accepting new gen of members into the system

Question 18

What type of emotional transition do Families with adolescents go through?

Answer 18

Increasing flexibility of boundaries to promote child independence

Question 19

What type of emotional transition do families with young adults go through?

Answer 19

Empty nest syndrome

Question 20

What type of emotional transition do families without children go through?

Answer 20

Maintaining flexibility

Question 21

What type of emotional transition do families in later life go through?

Answer 21

Accepting shifting of generational roles

Question 22

What is family structure?

Answer 22

The ongoing membership of the family & the pattern of relationships

Question 23

What s family function?

Answer 23

What the family does in specific functional aspects (ex: reproduce, earn money, provide food)

Question 24

What directs a family to better achieve goals?

Answer 24

Clear communication

Question 25

List the common nursing Dx when caring for families

Answer 25

Caregiver role strain/ at risk for
Impaired parenting
Interrupted family processes

Question 26

What can you do to make sure the family doesnt feel a sense of powerlessness?

Answer 26

Offer alternative care activities & ask family members for their own ideas/suggestions

Question 27

What does the structure & functions of a family influence?

Answer 27

The lives of its individual members

Question 28

What do family members of a family influence upon one another?

Answer 28

Health beliefs
Practices
Status

Question 29

A nurse can view a family in what 3 ways?

Answer 29

as context, as a patient, or as a system

Question 30

What does cultural sensitivity require in family nursing?

Answer 30

Recognize the differences & similarities withing a family

Question 31

What is family care giving?

Answer 31

A family process where one member takes care of another ill member