Chapter 1: Family Assessment and Intervention: An Overview
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10. The nurse is preparing to transition an elderly client to another level of care. Which is the
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least important priority?
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13. The nurse is determining the need for a family intervention. Which would be the lowest
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unusual reason for a family not to want an intervention?
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15. The nurse is reviewing charts to determine which family needs a family intervention.
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the interview?
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A. The client will become debilitated and need the family to provide
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care.
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2. The nurse is explaining the focus of family nursing assessment and intervention to the
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3. The nursing instructor is explaining family systems nursing. Which of these theories is not
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accurate statement about her scope of practice?
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A. She primarily views the family as a client rather than a context.
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C. She focuses on family interaction and reciprocity.
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D. She predominately conceptualizes the family as a unit of care.
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6. The Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM) is a multidimensional framework
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consisting of three major categories. Which is not one of these categories?
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A. Developmental
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which of these would be the best response to the family?
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A. “Let’s let the client begin first.”t t t t t
B. “I have much experience in handling family matters of this type.”
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C. “That appears to be a great strength in this family.”
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8. The client asks the nurse why the nurse uses the term intervention, yet the physician always uses
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the term diagnosis. Which is the best explanation of the difference?
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A. “Interventions are interactional in nature. They occur in a relationship.” t t t t t t t t t
B. “Intervention is a nursing term, whereas diagnosis is reserved for medicine.” t t t t t t t t t t
C. “We are from different disciplines, so we use different vocabulary.”
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9. The nurse decides to visit the family of a client with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
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(ADHD). This intervention is most important for families with children with this diagnosis for
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which reason?
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A. They are more prone to have cluttered and messy homes.
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C. There is more interpersonal conflict in these homes.
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D. There are more safety risks in these homes.
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Intervention 7th Edition Test Bank
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Answer:
10. The nurse is preparing to transition an elderly client to another level of care. Which is the
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least important priority?
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A. Providing timely communication to the family and caregiving team t t t t t t t t
B. Involving the client and caregiver in establishing goals t t t t t t t
C. Educating the family about resources and levels of care t t t t t t t t
D. Notifying the insurance company of the change t t t t t t
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11. The nurse finds that more of her clients are asking for applications and Web sites to
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promote health. What would be a barrier to the use of applications and Web sites for most
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clients?
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12. The nurse is bringing the family session to a close. What is the best way to determine
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when the next appointment should be scheduled?
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A. Ask the family members how many meetings they believe it will take to resolve the
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problem.
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B. Schedule the next session and determine after each session how many more are needed.
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C. The insurance company will determine a reasonable amount.
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D. Offer the same time on the same day of the week each week to develop a habit.
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Answer:
13. The nurse is determining the need for a family intervention. Which would be the lowest
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priority?
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B. An elderly client receiving a terminal diagnosis
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C. The birth of a child
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D. A child making the soccer team
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Intervention 7th Edition Test Bank
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14. The nurse is surprised that the family does not want an intervention. Which would be an
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unusual reason for a family not to want an intervention?
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A. The nurse works for the state department of social services.
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B. The nurse once dated a member of the family.
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C. The nurse works at the hospital where one of the family members is being admitted.
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D. The client is moving to another state.
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15. The nurse is reviewing charts to determine which family needs a family intervention.
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Which would be the least appropriate?
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A. A family member dies after a long, terminal disease.
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B. An adolescent strives to make the cheerleading team to please her sick mother.
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C. A child begins doing poorly in school.
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D. A young adult returns home after a long stay in a drug rehabilitation facility.
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