NURS 5335 FAMILY 2 STUDY GUIDE EENT
FAMILY NURSING II MODULES 1 AND 2
EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STRUCTURED STUDY SET 2026
GRADED A+
⩥ 2. A married couple has two children living in the home. Recently, the
wifes mother moved in. This family should be assessed as:
a. nuclear.
c. extended.
b. blended.
d. alternative..
Answer: c. extended.
An extended family has members from three or more generations living
together. Nuclear family refers to a couple and their children. A blended
family is one made up of members from two or more unrelated families.
An alternative family can consist of a same-sex couple or an unmarried
couple and children.
,PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
REF: Page 620 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
⩥ 3. When a nurse assesses a family, which family task has the highest
priority for healthy family functioning?
a. Allocation of family resources
c. Maintenance of order and authority
b. Physical maintenance and safety
d. Reproduction of new family members.
Answer: b. Physical maintenance and safety
Physical and safety needs have greater importance in Maslows hierarchy
than other needs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
,REF: Page 620 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
⩥ 4. Which documentation of family assessment indicates a healthy and
functional family?
a. Members provide mutual support.
b. Power is distributed equally among all members.
c. Members believe there are specific causes for events.
d. Under stress, members turn inward and become enmeshed..
Answer: a. Members provide mutual support.
Healthy families nurture and support their members, buffer against
stress, and provide stability and cohesion. The distracters are unrelated
or incorrect.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
, REF: Page 620-621 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
⩥ 5. A 15-year-old is hospitalized after a suicide attempt. This
adolescent lives with the mother, stepfather, and several siblings. When
performing a family assessment, the nurse must first determine:
a. how the family expresses and manages emotion.
b. names and relationships of the familys members.
c. the communication patterns between the patient and parents.
d. the meaning that the patients suicide attempt has for family members..
Answer: b. names and relationships of the familys members.
The identity of the members of the family is the most fundamental
information and should be obtained first. Without this, the nurse cannot
fully process the other responses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
FAMILY NURSING II MODULES 1 AND 2
EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STRUCTURED STUDY SET 2026
GRADED A+
⩥ 2. A married couple has two children living in the home. Recently, the
wifes mother moved in. This family should be assessed as:
a. nuclear.
c. extended.
b. blended.
d. alternative..
Answer: c. extended.
An extended family has members from three or more generations living
together. Nuclear family refers to a couple and their children. A blended
family is one made up of members from two or more unrelated families.
An alternative family can consist of a same-sex couple or an unmarried
couple and children.
,PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
REF: Page 620 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
⩥ 3. When a nurse assesses a family, which family task has the highest
priority for healthy family functioning?
a. Allocation of family resources
c. Maintenance of order and authority
b. Physical maintenance and safety
d. Reproduction of new family members.
Answer: b. Physical maintenance and safety
Physical and safety needs have greater importance in Maslows hierarchy
than other needs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
,REF: Page 620 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
⩥ 4. Which documentation of family assessment indicates a healthy and
functional family?
a. Members provide mutual support.
b. Power is distributed equally among all members.
c. Members believe there are specific causes for events.
d. Under stress, members turn inward and become enmeshed..
Answer: a. Members provide mutual support.
Healthy families nurture and support their members, buffer against
stress, and provide stability and cohesion. The distracters are unrelated
or incorrect.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
, REF: Page 620-621 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
⩥ 5. A 15-year-old is hospitalized after a suicide attempt. This
adolescent lives with the mother, stepfather, and several siblings. When
performing a family assessment, the nurse must first determine:
a. how the family expresses and manages emotion.
b. names and relationships of the familys members.
c. the communication patterns between the patient and parents.
d. the meaning that the patients suicide attempt has for family members..
Answer: b. names and relationships of the familys members.
The identity of the members of the family is the most fundamental
information and should be obtained first. Without this, the nurse cannot
fully process the other responses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
