A family consisting of a father, mother, a 13-year-old son, and a ...

[kfurse]

A family consisting of a father, mother, a 13-year-old son, and a 16-year-old daughter is convened for the purpose of discussing the son's need for surgery. The mother does not want the son to have the surgery.
 
  The nurse says to the father, If your wife were able to share her feelings with your son, what do you think she would say? This circular question is asked for the purpose of: a. offering new ideas to family members
  b. reducing intense emotions between members
  c. assisting family members to behave differently
  d. increasing the expression of emotions between members

Question 2

Which nursing intervention would be most important initially when evaluating the physiological health status of an older adult being admitted to an assisted living center?
 
  a. Obtain a complete medication profile, including over-the-counter medications
  b. Ask the patient, How do you think your physical health has been overall?
  c. Observe the patient for indications of the degree of physical autonomy
  d. Ask the patient's adult child, Does your parent have any health problems?

[kthug]

Answer to Question 1

C
The nurse's circular question is asked for the purpose of assisting family members to behave differently. The nurse recognizes that the mother's response to the son's need for surgery is related to the mother's inability to express her true feelings about the surgery. Circular communication is unending and negative. By acknowledging the circular communication, the couple will be able to make a decision to change the way they communicate.

Answer to Question 2

A
The intervention that provides complete information about the patient's medications is the most effective and timely intervention and therefore the appropriate initial intervention. The remaining options are all interventions that the nurse might employ later.