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sammy

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The community health nurse is assessing stressful life events in a family. Which exemplifies a life event related to illness and family care strains?
 
  A) A history of police reports of a 23-year-old man's hitting his girlfriend
  B) A couple in their 40s divorcing
  C) A 63-year-old woman's sense of responsibility as the oldest among her siblings for taking care of her chronically ill parents
  D) A 35-year-old woman not speaking to her sister for 5 years after not being invited to her wedding

Question 2

The community health nurse is using a genogram to aid in the family assessment. What aspect of family connections and relationships is included in the genogram?
 
  A) Influence of other systems on families
  B) Influence of groups on families
  C) Family relationships and their vital connections
  D) Relationships across two or more generations



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
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An example of illness and family care strains is the responsibility an oldest sibling feels to care for chronically ill parents. An example of family legal violations is domestic violence or child abuse. An example of marital strain is divorce or decreased sexual intimacy. An example of intrafamily strains is a family feud in which two sisters refuse to speak to each other.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
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Genograms are diagrams that show relationships across two or more generations. Ecomaps outline the influence that other systems or groups have on families. They illustrate family relationships and show vital connections, which can include religious, work, cultural, or social groups.





 

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