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tiffannnnyyyyyy · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

During a family assessment, the nurse asks How, as a family, do you deal with disappointments or stressful changes that occur and affect the members of your family? What is the nurse attempting to identify?

1. Family coping mechanisms
2. Whether the family experiences stress
3. Which family members are most stressed
4. Family dynamics

Question 2

A family member is hospitalized with an illness. What should the nurse assess to determine the impact this illness will have on the family?

1. Nature of the illness
2. Duration of the illness
3. Cause of the illness
4. Financial impact of the illness
5. Effect of the illness on future family functioning

carlsona147 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Family coping mechanisms are behaviors that families use to deal with stress or changes imposed from either within or without. The coping mechanisms families and individuals develop reflect their individual resourcefulness. The assessment of coping mechanisms is a way to determine how families relate to stress.
Rationale 2: The scenario correctly assumes that families will periodically experience stress.
Rationale 3: The question is not focused on who is stressed but rather how stress is handled by the family.
Rationale 4: The question is not focused on the general function of the family but rather how stress is handled by the family.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4,
Rationale 1: Factors that determine the impact of illness on the family include the nature of the illness.
Rationale 2: Factors that determine the impact of illness on the family include the duration of the illness.
Rationale 3: The cause of the illness is not a factor that determines the impact on the family.
Rationale 4: Factors that determine the impact of illness on the family include the financial impact of the illness.
Rationale 5: Factors that determine the impact of illness on the family include the effect of the illness on future family functioning.