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drink · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

An advanced practice nurse is working with several families. Which family exhibits the highest risk of conflict?

A) A family in which the father has recently begun a new job.
B) A family in which the father's parents have just moved into the family's house.
C) A family whose youngest child has just moved out the home
D) A married couple who have just become pregnant after several months of trying to conceive

Question 2

The hospice nurse has completed a family function assessment on a client who is dying. Which behavioral sign would suggest family dysfunction?

A) The client states, I can't live like this anymore.
B) The client's mother is laughing one minute and crying the next.
C) The client's daughter states, I haven't slept in 3 days.
D) The client makes good eye contact during the assessment.

juiceman1987 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
Potential sources of conflict include both parents working outside the home and sharing child rearing roles, in-laws, lower socioeconomic status, and relocation for the benefit of only one family member. All of the other listed situations describe transitions, but none has such as high chance of conflict as when in-laws move in close proximity.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Objective data for assessing family function include observation of family interactions and the behavior of members, as well as physical examination. Behavioral signs of family dysfunction include labile emotions, withdrawal, irritability, poor sleeping and eating, inability to concentrate, and dependency. Direct quotes are subjective data.