BSNC 1000 FINAL MODULE 9 – Family
Questions with Complete Solutions
Family Correct Answer--Are self-defined; is a set of relationships that
each patient identifies as family and who influence each other's lives and
depend on one another for support, regardless of whether actual
biological or legal ties exist.
- Each person has an individual definition of who or what constitutes
family/
Family Nursing Correct Answer-Based on the assumption that every
person, regardless of age, is a member of some type of family form and
carries family experiences that have profound influences on their lives
and approaches to health care.
- Promotes, supports, and provides for the well-being and health of the
family and individual family members.
-Health Promotion
What is the goal of family nursing? Correct Answer-Is to help the family
and its individual members achieve and maintain optimal health
throughout and beyond the illness experience.
What are the types of family? Correct Answer--Traditional: Consist of a
mother and father
-Extended: nuclear family and other relatives
,-Step: formed when at least one child in a household is from a previous
relationship.
-Blended: when both parents bring children from previous relationships
into new
-Single-parent family: consists of one parent and one or more children.
-Other family forms
Ideas of Structure-function theory Correct Answer-- it defines family as
a social system.
- Family is viewed as open to the outside system, but boundaries are
maintained.
- Family is viewed as passive in adapting to outside system and therefore
is not viewed as a change agent.
- it examines families in terms of:
1. Relationships with, for example, government, health care, and
religious institutions
2. Family patterns in relation to society
3. How well the family structure performs its functions
Structure-function theory definition Correct Answer-- family is viewed
as an organization arrange in a structure with a hierarchy that enables it
to perform necessary functions
, Structure-function theory Correct Answer--Social system with
functional requirements
-Family's relationship (in context with) other major social structures
- illness of a family member results in the alteration of the family
structure and function
- e.g., if a single mother is ill, she cannot carry out her various roles, so
grandparents or siblings may have to assume childcare responsibilities
- family power structures and communication patterns are affected when
a parent is ill
Systems theory Correct Answer-- views the family as a unit
- theory that describes the interconnected elements of a system in which
a change in one element affects all of the other elements
- encourages CHNs to view clients as participating members of a family
- determine the effects of illness or injury on the entire family system
(family = client)
Questions with Complete Solutions
Family Correct Answer--Are self-defined; is a set of relationships that
each patient identifies as family and who influence each other's lives and
depend on one another for support, regardless of whether actual
biological or legal ties exist.
- Each person has an individual definition of who or what constitutes
family/
Family Nursing Correct Answer-Based on the assumption that every
person, regardless of age, is a member of some type of family form and
carries family experiences that have profound influences on their lives
and approaches to health care.
- Promotes, supports, and provides for the well-being and health of the
family and individual family members.
-Health Promotion
What is the goal of family nursing? Correct Answer-Is to help the family
and its individual members achieve and maintain optimal health
throughout and beyond the illness experience.
What are the types of family? Correct Answer--Traditional: Consist of a
mother and father
-Extended: nuclear family and other relatives
,-Step: formed when at least one child in a household is from a previous
relationship.
-Blended: when both parents bring children from previous relationships
into new
-Single-parent family: consists of one parent and one or more children.
-Other family forms
Ideas of Structure-function theory Correct Answer-- it defines family as
a social system.
- Family is viewed as open to the outside system, but boundaries are
maintained.
- Family is viewed as passive in adapting to outside system and therefore
is not viewed as a change agent.
- it examines families in terms of:
1. Relationships with, for example, government, health care, and
religious institutions
2. Family patterns in relation to society
3. How well the family structure performs its functions
Structure-function theory definition Correct Answer-- family is viewed
as an organization arrange in a structure with a hierarchy that enables it
to perform necessary functions
, Structure-function theory Correct Answer--Social system with
functional requirements
-Family's relationship (in context with) other major social structures
- illness of a family member results in the alteration of the family
structure and function
- e.g., if a single mother is ill, she cannot carry out her various roles, so
grandparents or siblings may have to assume childcare responsibilities
- family power structures and communication patterns are affected when
a parent is ill
Systems theory Correct Answer-- views the family as a unit
- theory that describes the interconnected elements of a system in which
a change in one element affects all of the other elements
- encourages CHNs to view clients as participating members of a family
- determine the effects of illness or injury on the entire family system
(family = client)
