Answer to Question 1
2
Rationale:
1. A binuclear family includes divorced parents who have joint custody of their biological children; the children alternate spending varying amounts of time in the home of each parent.
2. An extended family contains a parent or a couple who share the house with their children and another adult relative.
3. A gay or lesbian family is comprised of two same-sex domestic partners; they might or might not have children.
4. The traditional nuclear family consists of an employed provider parent, a homemaking parent, and the biological children of this union.
Answer to Question 2
2
Rationale 1: Personal opinions will not carry much weight with a group of adolescents.
Rationale 2: Whatever the setting, the nurse partners with the adolescent, the parents, and other persons, such as teachers or school counselors, to plan appropriate goals and related interventions. Appropriate interventions include applying communication skills effective with teens, such as listening to concerns, allowing for discussion, and bringing peers who have had experiences related to the topic being discussed.
Rationale 3: Lecturing without discussion will not draw in the adolescent to the content.
Rationale 4: Discussing sex education from a religious viewpoint is not appropriate.
Global Rationale: