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NURS 304 Midterm Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Facilitating family health
Ans: Success in ________ is achieved using these tactics:
-assess family meaning
-identify family strengths
-educate about healthy living
-assist in referrals
-foster family involvement
Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)
Ans: Tool for assessing families, categorized into three
sections: structural, developmental, functional.
Structural (CFAM)
Ans: -Internal (genogram): gender, sexual orientation, rank
order.
-External (ecomap): extended family connections
-Context (background info): race, social class, religion,
environment
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Development (CFAM)
Ans: -Developmental stages: leaving home, joining families,
families with young children, families with adolescents,
launching children out, families in later l ife.
-Developmental tasks: career, marriage
-Developmental attachments (emotional): between family
members
Functional (CFAM)
Ans: -Instrumental: ADLs
-Expressive: beliefs, communication, roles.
Communication may be verbal, emotional, nonverbal, c ircular,
problem-solving, role clarification, influential, powerful,
creating alliances.
Stages of health and illness
Ans: These stages outline what?
1. family effort at health promotion
2. family appraisal of symptoms
3. care seeking
4. obtaining care
5. acute response to the illness
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6. adaption and recovery
Family Nursing Process
Ans: -Family assessment
-Nursing diagnosis
-Plan of care (goals)
-Interventions
-Evaluate and modify
Family interview stages
Ans: Engage: promote relationship and explain interview.
Assess: problem identification, plan interview and priorities.
Intervene: explore solutions that are
cognitive/affective/behavioral.
Terminate: obtain feedback
Errors in family nursing
Ans: 1. Failure to create context for change.
-correct way: empathy, mindfulness respect, validate family
experiences, acknowledge suffering/coping.
2. Taking sides.
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NURS 304 Midterm Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Facilitating family health
Ans: Success in ________ is achieved using these tactics:
-assess family meaning
-identify family strengths
-educate about healthy living
-assist in referrals
-foster family involvement
Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM)
Ans: Tool for assessing families, categorized into three
sections: structural, developmental, functional.
Structural (CFAM)
Ans: -Internal (genogram): gender, sexual orientation, rank
order.
-External (ecomap): extended family connections
-Context (background info): race, social class, religion,
environment
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Development (CFAM)
Ans: -Developmental stages: leaving home, joining families,
families with young children, families with adolescents,
launching children out, families in later l ife.
-Developmental tasks: career, marriage
-Developmental attachments (emotional): between family
members
Functional (CFAM)
Ans: -Instrumental: ADLs
-Expressive: beliefs, communication, roles.
Communication may be verbal, emotional, nonverbal, c ircular,
problem-solving, role clarification, influential, powerful,
creating alliances.
Stages of health and illness
Ans: These stages outline what?
1. family effort at health promotion
2. family appraisal of symptoms
3. care seeking
4. obtaining care
5. acute response to the illness
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6. adaption and recovery
Family Nursing Process
Ans: -Family assessment
-Nursing diagnosis
-Plan of care (goals)
-Interventions
-Evaluate and modify
Family interview stages
Ans: Engage: promote relationship and explain interview.
Assess: problem identification, plan interview and priorities.
Intervene: explore solutions that are
cognitive/affective/behavioral.
Terminate: obtain feedback
Errors in family nursing
Ans: 1. Failure to create context for change.
-correct way: empathy, mindfulness respect, validate family
experiences, acknowledge suffering/coping.
2. Taking sides.
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