Author Question: A nurse enters an inpatient room and finds the family disagreeing about the client's living ... (Read 135 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse enters an inpatient room and finds the family disagreeing about the client's living arrangements after discharge. Which information should the nurse provide when teaching techniques to resolve family conflicts?

A. All family members should use past incidents to make their point.
B. One family member should act as a gatekeeper in order to avoid family confrontation.
C. One family member should act as a compromiser to preserve harmony in the family system.
D. All family members should respect differing opinions and use compromise and negotiation.

Question 2

A 30-year-old client seeking therapy states, My mom cries when she is not included in all my social activities and thinks of my friends as her own.

How would the nurse describe the boundaries between this family's parent and child subsystems? A. The boundaries are rigid.
B. The boundaries are restructured.
C. The boundaries are enmeshed.
D. The boundaries are disengaged.

31809pancho · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Functional families allow and respect differences among members. They learn to handle differences and conflict through negotiation and compromise.

Answer to Question 2

C
With enmeshed boundaries, family members lack individuation and experience exaggerated connectedness. The client's mother is trying to prevent independence by generating feelings of guilt.