NCLEX® Style Examination Answers
Family Health Care Nursing, Theory,
Practice and Research, 7th Edition
by Melissa Robinson
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NCLEX®-Style Questions
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1. The nurse prepares to assess a family, which includes several members with chronic health
problems. Which definition of assessment does the nurse use when meeting with this family?
1. The use of an instrument to quantify a particular family attribute.
2. The use of a tool to collect family information within 15 minutes.
3. The collection of subjective and objective data that begins on first contact with the
family.
4. The process of assigning numbers or symbols to variables to assist nurses in
measuring family member characteristics.
ANSWER: 3
2. The nurse plans to use a family genogram during a family assessment. What assessment
information does this tool provide?
1. Tension between family members.
2. Multigenerational patterns and health conditions.
3. Communication patterns among family members.
4. Relationships between family members and the community.
ANSWER: 2
3. The nurse meets with a family to complete a genogram. The nurse understands that there
should be a minimum of how many generations represented on the genogram?
1. One.
2. Two.
3. Three.
4. Four.
ANSWER: 3
4. The nurse begins to assess a family. Based on the nurse’s initial assessment of the family,
which of the following best describes the family story?
1. The analysis of outcomes.
2. The gathering of data from a variety of sources to see the whole picture of the family
experience.
3. The process of establishing intervention plans.
4. The clustering of data into meaningful groups and identifying pertinent
relationships between variables.
ANSWER: 2
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5. A nurse is working with a family and has completed an ecomap. The nurse
understands that an ecomap assists in the assessment of a family in which of the
following ways? Select all that apply.
1. Pinpoints health conditions.
2. Analyzes multigenerational patterns.
3. Highlights tension among family members.
4. Includes pets and non-blood-related family members.
5. Identifies the relationship between family members and the community.
ANSWERS: 3 & 5
6. The nurse is working with a family and learns that the family members are moving and
will no longer be able to meet with the nurse for continuing care. What should the
nurse do as this relationship is terminated? Select all that apply.
1.Write a therapeutic letter.
2.Schedule a summary meeting.
3.Ask the physician to write a letter.
4.Encourage the family members to keep in touch.
5.Refer the family members to resources in the new community.
ANSWERS: 1, 2, 4 & 5
7. The nurse plans to use the Family Assessment and Intervention Model when working with a
family. Which of the following demonstrate(s) the purpose of this model? Select all that apply.
1.Health promotion.
2.Family change strategies.
3.Restoration of family stability and family functioning.
4.Family reaction and instability at lines of defense and resistance.
5.Large amount of information that may not relate to the family problem.
ANSWERS: 1, 3, & 4
8. A nursing instructor is discussing the determinants of health with a group of community
health nursing students. The nursing instructor asks the students to identify examples of
determinants of health that may affect family health. Which of the following is an example
of an environmental determinant of health?
1.The family’s ability to access libraries and theaters.
2.The availability of low-cost housing or apartments.
3.The presence of a coal-fired, electricity- generating plant in the community.
4.The student-to-teacher ratio at the local elementary school.
ANSWER: 3
9. A nurse has volunteered to provide a community talk at the local library on disasters. Which of
the following in the nurse’s talk would be an example of the mitigation phase of the disaster
management cycle?
Family Health Care Nursing, Theory,
Practice and Research, 7th Edition
by Melissa Robinson
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
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NCLEX®-Style Questions
Answers
1. The nurse prepares to assess a family, which includes several members with chronic health
problems. Which definition of assessment does the nurse use when meeting with this family?
1. The use of an instrument to quantify a particular family attribute.
2. The use of a tool to collect family information within 15 minutes.
3. The collection of subjective and objective data that begins on first contact with the
family.
4. The process of assigning numbers or symbols to variables to assist nurses in
measuring family member characteristics.
ANSWER: 3
2. The nurse plans to use a family genogram during a family assessment. What assessment
information does this tool provide?
1. Tension between family members.
2. Multigenerational patterns and health conditions.
3. Communication patterns among family members.
4. Relationships between family members and the community.
ANSWER: 2
3. The nurse meets with a family to complete a genogram. The nurse understands that there
should be a minimum of how many generations represented on the genogram?
1. One.
2. Two.
3. Three.
4. Four.
ANSWER: 3
4. The nurse begins to assess a family. Based on the nurse’s initial assessment of the family,
which of the following best describes the family story?
1. The analysis of outcomes.
2. The gathering of data from a variety of sources to see the whole picture of the family
experience.
3. The process of establishing intervention plans.
4. The clustering of data into meaningful groups and identifying pertinent
relationships between variables.
ANSWER: 2
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5. A nurse is working with a family and has completed an ecomap. The nurse
understands that an ecomap assists in the assessment of a family in which of the
following ways? Select all that apply.
1. Pinpoints health conditions.
2. Analyzes multigenerational patterns.
3. Highlights tension among family members.
4. Includes pets and non-blood-related family members.
5. Identifies the relationship between family members and the community.
ANSWERS: 3 & 5
6. The nurse is working with a family and learns that the family members are moving and
will no longer be able to meet with the nurse for continuing care. What should the
nurse do as this relationship is terminated? Select all that apply.
1.Write a therapeutic letter.
2.Schedule a summary meeting.
3.Ask the physician to write a letter.
4.Encourage the family members to keep in touch.
5.Refer the family members to resources in the new community.
ANSWERS: 1, 2, 4 & 5
7. The nurse plans to use the Family Assessment and Intervention Model when working with a
family. Which of the following demonstrate(s) the purpose of this model? Select all that apply.
1.Health promotion.
2.Family change strategies.
3.Restoration of family stability and family functioning.
4.Family reaction and instability at lines of defense and resistance.
5.Large amount of information that may not relate to the family problem.
ANSWERS: 1, 3, & 4
8. A nursing instructor is discussing the determinants of health with a group of community
health nursing students. The nursing instructor asks the students to identify examples of
determinants of health that may affect family health. Which of the following is an example
of an environmental determinant of health?
1.The family’s ability to access libraries and theaters.
2.The availability of low-cost housing or apartments.
3.The presence of a coal-fired, electricity- generating plant in the community.
4.The student-to-teacher ratio at the local elementary school.
ANSWER: 3
9. A nurse has volunteered to provide a community talk at the local library on disasters. Which of
the following in the nurse’s talk would be an example of the mitigation phase of the disaster
management cycle?
