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cabate · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which nursing actions would be recommended for a family nurse beginning a relationship with a family?

1. Welcoming care recipients and families.
2. Identifying medical problems.
3. Listening to family stories.
4. Being present with care recipients.

Question 2

Which of the following assumptions would be made by nurses who think family and intend to practice family-focused nursing care?

1. Families always think as a whole.
2. Nurses need to solve family problems.
3. Nurses need to know the limits of their scope of practice.
4. The individual and the family are not separate.

kjohnson · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1, 3, 4
Rationale:
Welcoming care recipients and their families, listening to family stories, and being present are practices nurses use to develop caring relationships with families. Medical and nursing problems are identified after assessment, not as the relationship is developing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3, 4
Rationale:
The individual and family are not separate and families do not always think as a whole. Families may be fragmented by histories of tragedies, misunderstandings, and conflict. Thinking family does not imply that nurses need to solve family problems, especially if they do not relate to health issues. Knowing one's scope of practice facilitates appropriate family-focused nursing care.