Author Question: The parents of three children, aged 3, 6, and 8 years, comment that although the children are close ... (Read 86 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The parents of three children, aged 3, 6, and 8 years, comment that although the children are close in age, they each seem to have different needs.

The nurse teaches the parents what tasks the children should accomplish based on the different age groups and provide strategies to help meet the children's needs. Which theory best explains the nurse's teaching plan?
a. General systems theory
b. Family interactional theory
c. Family as a context theory
d. Developmental theory

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a patient who was newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The patient's wife states, We are a family of diabetics.

The nurse advises the couple to attend the free nutrition, cooking, and exercise classes at the health center near their neighborhood. She also gives them the name of the public health nurse for their area. Which perspective of family nursing is the nurse practicing?
a. Family as a unit of care
b. Family as a system
c. Family as the context of care
d. Family as a resource and stressor

manuelcastillo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Developmental theories focus on the stage of development of each family member, usually based on age or growth stage. These theories have developmental tasks that should be accomplished at each stage of development to successfully progress and master the next stage. These stages begin at birth and continue through old age. Thus, each child will have different developmental tasks based on his or her age and stage of development; because tasks are different, so are each child's needs.

Answer to Question 2

B
The nurse is viewing the family as a system because the nurse is providing information based on the wife's response that will benefit the entire family. The family is a part of a community and thus should interact or incorporate community resources into their health care plan. A system approach looks beyond the immediate family and views the community and its resources as a part of the suprasystem.