The nurse is planning to complete a family assessment. For which ...

[burchfield96]

The nurse is planning to complete a family assessment. For which reasons is the nurse completing this assessment?
 
  1. Determine the level of family functioning.
  2. Identify family strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Provide legal guidelines for consent to health care.
  4. Clarify family interaction patterns.
  5. Describe the health status of individual members.

Question 2

Two nursing students, both single parents, have decided to move into a larger house. Part of their rationale includes providing support for studying and sharing the responsibilities of parenting.
 
  Which type of living arrangement are these students implementing?
  1. Cohabiting family
  2. Blended family
  3. Foster family
  4. Intragenerational family

[matt]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
Rationale 1: The purpose of family assessment is to determine the level of family functioning.
Rationale 2: The purpose of family assessment is to identify family strengths and weaknesses.
Rationale 3: Legal guidelines regarding health care issues such as insurance coverage and the right to consent for health care are important when working with same-sex couples.
Rationale 4: The purpose of family assessment is to clarify family interaction patterns.
Rationale 5: The purpose of family assessment is to describe the health status of the family and its individual members.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Cohabiting (or communal) families consist of unrelated individuals or families that live under one roof. Reasons for cohabiting may be a need for companionship, a desire to achieve a sense of family, sharing expenses, and household management.
Rationale 2: A blended family occurs when existing family units join together to form new families, also known as stepfamilies or reconstituted families.
Rationale 3: Foster family situations occur when children can no longer live with their birth parents and require placement with a family that has agreed to include them temporarily.
Rationale 4: Intragenerational families occur when more than two generations live together.

[burchfield96]

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[matt]

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