When a nurse assesses a family, which family task has the highest ...

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When a nurse assesses a family, which family task has the highest priority for healthy family functioning?
 
  a. Allocation of family resources
  b. Physical maintenance and safety
  c. Maintenance of order and authority
  d. Reproduction of new family members

Question 2

A married couple has two children living in the home. Recently, the wife's mother moved in. This family should be assessed as:
 
  a. nuclear.
  b. blended.
  c. extended.
  d. alternative.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Physical and safety needs have greater importance in Maslow's hierarchy than other needs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
An extended family has members from three or more generations living together. Nuclear family refers to a couple and their children. A blended family is one made up of members from two or more unrelated families. An alternative family can consist of a same-sex couple or an unmarried couple and children.