Author Question: In a 15-minute family interview, after asking a question, the nurse pauses and remains silent while ... (Read 64 times)

sarasara · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

In a 15-minute family interview, after asking a question, the nurse pauses and remains silent while the grandmother, whose English is limited, replies to the question. The nurse makes eye contact with her and nods while she talks.

When she is finished, the nurse asks a few follow-up questions. Which principle to maximize information during an interview is demonstrated in this behavior?
A) Manners
B) Use of therapeutic conversation
C) Use of therapeutic questions
D) Acknowledgment of family strengths

Question 2

Which best describes the function of the grand nursing theory in nursing practice?

A) Presents a systematic view of related statements to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe a phenomenon of interest
B) Relates human experience to nursing practice and nursing care
C) Assesses health patterns in 11 areas of family health
D) Engages the family as a way to identify its strengths with attention to family dynamics and concerns related to health and illness

upturnedfurball · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
When time is limited, purposeful and focused conversation, known as therapeutic conversation, can help build a relationship. Nurses validate family concerns with their active listening. Use of manners and common courtesies such as the nurse introducing himself or herself to the family indicates a desire to connect with the family and to instill trust in family members. Asking family members therapeutic questions helps them not only to identify their expectations about nursing care but also to assign priorities to their needs. Acknowledgment of family strengths leads the family to view their situation differently and makes them more likely to move toward more effective problem solving.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
In nursing practice, grand nursing theory relates human experience to nursing practice and nursing care. Theory presents a systematic view of related statements to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe a phenomenon of interest. Functional Health Patterns is an approach to family assessment that has as its goal to assess health patterns in 11 areas of family health. Family Systems is an approach to family assessment that has as its goal to engage the family as a way to identify its strengths with attention to family dynamics and concerns related to health and illness.