During a mental health assessment, a patient reports living with ...

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During a mental health assessment, a patient reports living with two children from a previous relationship, a sibling, and a sibling's three children. To use the most precise documentation, the nurse documents that the patient is part of a(n):
 
  a. household.
  b. nuclear family.
  c. extended family.
  d. traditional family.

Question 2

A person taking antidepressants will require more alcohol to become impaired than one who is not taking antidepressants.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer to Question 1

C
The term extended family is used to describe a family in which the patient lives with others who are related by blood or marriage. A nuclear family consists of parents and their children. The terms traditional and nontraditional may be used to describe a family according to gender roles and employment status. Household is a less precise term referring to a residence consisting of an individual living alone or a group of people sharing a common dwelling and cooking facilities.

Answer to Question 2

F