Promoting Family Health - Lecture 2

Question 1

A basic unit of society

Answer 1

family

Question 2

nurses practice ____-centered nursing, considering the health of the family in addition to the health of each individual

Answer 2

Family

Question 3

What are the functions of the family ?

Answer 3

1. promote physical growth and health

2. support cognitive and psychosocial growth

Question 4

family structure of parents and their offspring

Answer 4

nuclear family

Question 5

What are some factors that affect family development?

Answer 5

family size, sibling relationships, boundaries, family cohesion, coping mechanisms, flexibility, and communication patterns

Question 6

when assessing the state of a particular family what do you look for?

Answer 6

family structure, family roles and functions, physical health status, interaction patterns, family values and coping mechansisms

Question 7

what is considering the normal presentation of a family?

Answer 7

caring, nurturing
teaching 
maintaining continuity of society
receiving and giving love
preparing children to become productive
providing protection and support

Question 8

nursing diagnosis that is characterized by difficulty in performing family caregiver role as manifested by: difficulty completing required tasks, preoccupation with care routine, apprehensive about providing care, and feelings of being overwhelmed

Answer 8

Caregiver role strain

Question 9

nursing diagnosis that is characterized by a change in family relationships and/or functioning

Answer 9

Interrupted Family Processes