Author Question: When relating to clients in the health care setting, who should the nurse include as the client's ... (Read 71 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

When relating to clients in the health care setting, who should the nurse include as the client's family?

a. First-degree relatives
b. Whoever the client identifies as family
c. Spouse and dependent children
d. Those the hospital defines for legal reasons as the client's family

Question 2

Why may traditional families be less likely to have their family concerns addressed while interacting with the health care system?

a. Poor communication efforts by health care professionals
b. Shorter hospital stays
c. Assumption that traditional families have no concerns
d. Failure of the client to disclose family con-cerns

mcinincha279 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
In the broadened sphere of maternal-child nursing, the family unit is defined by the client.

Answer to Question 2

C
There may exist an assumption among health care providers that can create an environment where traditional family concerns are not addressed. Less important factors are poor communication efforts by health care providers, short hospital stays, failure of the client to disclose family concerns.