NSG 527 final exam questions and
answers graded A+
Family Unit - correct answer ✔✔Success or failure of individuals in society is dependent upon stability of
the:
The two purposes of the family are: - correct answer ✔✔1. Meeting the needs of society
2. Meeting the needs of the individuals in the family
Healthy families exhibit the following characteristics: (Beaver and Hampton) - correct answer
✔✔Effective skills for negotiating problems
Are clear, open and spontaneous in expressing emotions and decisions
Respect the feelings of others
Encourage others to be independent
Hold others personally accountable for their actions
Display warmth and closeness toward each other
Stage 1 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Family Efforts at Health Promotion-
Many lifestyles that affect health are learned in the family. Tobacco use is an example of this. Health
promotion, prevention, and risk reduction are impacted by families.
Three causal relationships that can alter family health status include - correct answer ✔✔marriage
parenthood
social support systems
Stage 2 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Family Appraisal of Symptoms-This
stage begins when a family member has symptoms
,Stage 3 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Care Seeking-A decision is made to
seek medical care. Family members are consulted as needed for advice and recommendations, which
may include on home remedies and self-medication
Stage 4 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Referral and Obtaining Care-Contact
with a health care provider is initiated. This can be based upon the severity of the patient's condition,
family's culture, health beliefs, availability, and accessibility.
Stage 5 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Acute Response to Illness by Client
and Family-The patient takes on the "sick role" and adaptation in this role begins with the patient and
family.
Stage 6 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔adaptation to Illness and Recovery-
Support of the patient by the family unit begins for convalescing and rehabilitating. Coping and
adaptation about the illness begins at this stage.
Family as Context - correct answer ✔✔The patient is an individual with family members who are usually
the primary resource for them. The individual is the primary receiver and the family is secondary for
assessment and intervention of care.
Family as Sum of its Members - correct answer ✔✔The family is a sum of all family members. Family
healthcare is operational when all members of the family receive care.
Family Subsystems as Client - correct answer ✔✔The subsystem of a family can be defined as a dyad or
triad and be comprised of a married couple, parent-child, and sibling-sibling, for example. They are the
recipients of care.
Family as Client - correct answer ✔✔The entire family is in the foreground. Dynamics of the family,
subsystems, and relationships with external sources are the focus.
Family as a Component of Society - correct answer ✔✔The family is a subsystem of society. Families are
considered an institution of society equating to religion and educational institutions for example.
Primary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Prevent the occurrence of disease.
, Health promotion and disease prevention
Teach families to take responsibility for health and attain health goals by enjoying a healthy lifestyle
Secondary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔After the disease occurrence
Early detection, diagnosis, treatment of signs and symptoms
Conduct screening assessments
Health teaching
Tertiary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Recovery and rehabilitation
Maximize the level of functioning
Provide support to families in the rehabilitation process
Nightingale's Environmental Model - correct answer ✔✔Did not present a theory of nursing or family
nursing
Emphasized the presence of environmental factors in health and wellness
Nurses care for the whole family unit in the home environment
King's Theory of Goal Attainment - correct answer ✔✔included family-as-context
Collaboratively the nurse and family members identify complete assessment to determine goals and a
plan of care
The family unit provides socialization and establishes norms of behavior across the life cycle.
Roy's Adaptation Model - correct answer ✔✔Family is a unit of analysis, in the same context as the
individual
The family unit is adaptive and interacts with the external environment and internal and external stimuli
Neumann's Health System's Model - correct answer ✔✔The client is an open system where family is
defined. Family is comprised of subsystems with relationships among the family members
The ability to maintain wellness when exposed to stressors occurs through a series of exchanges in the
open system of the model
answers graded A+
Family Unit - correct answer ✔✔Success or failure of individuals in society is dependent upon stability of
the:
The two purposes of the family are: - correct answer ✔✔1. Meeting the needs of society
2. Meeting the needs of the individuals in the family
Healthy families exhibit the following characteristics: (Beaver and Hampton) - correct answer
✔✔Effective skills for negotiating problems
Are clear, open and spontaneous in expressing emotions and decisions
Respect the feelings of others
Encourage others to be independent
Hold others personally accountable for their actions
Display warmth and closeness toward each other
Stage 1 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Family Efforts at Health Promotion-
Many lifestyles that affect health are learned in the family. Tobacco use is an example of this. Health
promotion, prevention, and risk reduction are impacted by families.
Three causal relationships that can alter family health status include - correct answer ✔✔marriage
parenthood
social support systems
Stage 2 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Family Appraisal of Symptoms-This
stage begins when a family member has symptoms
,Stage 3 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Care Seeking-A decision is made to
seek medical care. Family members are consulted as needed for advice and recommendations, which
may include on home remedies and self-medication
Stage 4 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Referral and Obtaining Care-Contact
with a health care provider is initiated. This can be based upon the severity of the patient's condition,
family's culture, health beliefs, availability, and accessibility.
Stage 5 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔Acute Response to Illness by Client
and Family-The patient takes on the "sick role" and adaptation in this role begins with the patient and
family.
Stage 6 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction - correct answer ✔✔adaptation to Illness and Recovery-
Support of the patient by the family unit begins for convalescing and rehabilitating. Coping and
adaptation about the illness begins at this stage.
Family as Context - correct answer ✔✔The patient is an individual with family members who are usually
the primary resource for them. The individual is the primary receiver and the family is secondary for
assessment and intervention of care.
Family as Sum of its Members - correct answer ✔✔The family is a sum of all family members. Family
healthcare is operational when all members of the family receive care.
Family Subsystems as Client - correct answer ✔✔The subsystem of a family can be defined as a dyad or
triad and be comprised of a married couple, parent-child, and sibling-sibling, for example. They are the
recipients of care.
Family as Client - correct answer ✔✔The entire family is in the foreground. Dynamics of the family,
subsystems, and relationships with external sources are the focus.
Family as a Component of Society - correct answer ✔✔The family is a subsystem of society. Families are
considered an institution of society equating to religion and educational institutions for example.
Primary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Prevent the occurrence of disease.
, Health promotion and disease prevention
Teach families to take responsibility for health and attain health goals by enjoying a healthy lifestyle
Secondary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔After the disease occurrence
Early detection, diagnosis, treatment of signs and symptoms
Conduct screening assessments
Health teaching
Tertiary Prevention - correct answer ✔✔Recovery and rehabilitation
Maximize the level of functioning
Provide support to families in the rehabilitation process
Nightingale's Environmental Model - correct answer ✔✔Did not present a theory of nursing or family
nursing
Emphasized the presence of environmental factors in health and wellness
Nurses care for the whole family unit in the home environment
King's Theory of Goal Attainment - correct answer ✔✔included family-as-context
Collaboratively the nurse and family members identify complete assessment to determine goals and a
plan of care
The family unit provides socialization and establishes norms of behavior across the life cycle.
Roy's Adaptation Model - correct answer ✔✔Family is a unit of analysis, in the same context as the
individual
The family unit is adaptive and interacts with the external environment and internal and external stimuli
Neumann's Health System's Model - correct answer ✔✔The client is an open system where family is
defined. Family is comprised of subsystems with relationships among the family members
The ability to maintain wellness when exposed to stressors occurs through a series of exchanges in the
open system of the model
