TEST BANK FOR WRIGHT & LEAHEY'S
NURSES AND FAMILIES A GUIDE TO
FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND
INTERVENTION 7TH EDITION BY
ZAHRA SHAJANI
, Chapter 1: Family Assessment and Intervention: An Overview
1. The nurse is including the family of a 32-year-old client in her interview. What is the rationale
for including the family of this adult in the interview?
A. The client will become debilitated and need the family to provide care.
B. The client’s illness impacts the entire family.
C. The family will need to support the client as he heals.
D. The family has information the nurse practitioner needs about the client.
Answer:
2. The nurse is explaining the focus of family nursing assessment and intervention to the family
members. She explains that which are the interacting parts of reciprocity?
A. Parents, children, and health-care providers
B. Nurses, physicians, and clients
C. Health, illness, and family
D. Men, women, and children
Answer:
3. The nursing instructor is explaining family systems nursing. Which of these theories is not
synthesized into family systems nursing?
A. Cybernetics
B. Change
C. Family therapy
D. Informatics
Answer:
4. Nurses collaborate with many professionals to care for their clients. Which professional would
be most concerned with the emotional ties within the family?
A. An economist
B. A sociologist
C. A psychologist
D. A psychiatrist
Answer:
NURSES AND FAMILIES A GUIDE TO
FAMILY ASSESSMENT AND
INTERVENTION 7TH EDITION BY
ZAHRA SHAJANI
, Chapter 1: Family Assessment and Intervention: An Overview
1. The nurse is including the family of a 32-year-old client in her interview. What is the rationale
for including the family of this adult in the interview?
A. The client will become debilitated and need the family to provide care.
B. The client’s illness impacts the entire family.
C. The family will need to support the client as he heals.
D. The family has information the nurse practitioner needs about the client.
Answer:
2. The nurse is explaining the focus of family nursing assessment and intervention to the family
members. She explains that which are the interacting parts of reciprocity?
A. Parents, children, and health-care providers
B. Nurses, physicians, and clients
C. Health, illness, and family
D. Men, women, and children
Answer:
3. The nursing instructor is explaining family systems nursing. Which of these theories is not
synthesized into family systems nursing?
A. Cybernetics
B. Change
C. Family therapy
D. Informatics
Answer:
4. Nurses collaborate with many professionals to care for their clients. Which professional would
be most concerned with the emotional ties within the family?
A. An economist
B. A sociologist
C. A psychologist
D. A psychiatrist
Answer:
