1
,Child jHealth jNursing, j3e jUpdate j(Ball jet jal.)
Chapter j2 j Family-Centered jCare: jTheory jand jApplications
1) A jseven-year-old jclient jtells jthe jnurse, j"Grandpa, jMommy, jDaddy, jand jmy jbrother jlive jat
jmyjhouse." jThe jnurse jidentifies jthis jfamily jtype jas ja(n):
1. extended jfamily.
2. traditional jnuclear jfamily.
3. binuclear jfamily.
4. heterosexual jcohabitating
jfamily.jAnswer: j 1
Explanation: j 1. jAn jextended jfamily jcontains ja jparent jor ja jcouple jwho jshare jthe jhouse jwith
jtheirjchildren jand janother jadult jrelative.
2. The jtraditional jnuclear jfamily jconsists jof jboth jbiological jparents, jthe jchildren, jand jno
jotherjrelatives jor jpersons jliving jin jthe jhousehold.
3. A jbinuclear jfamily jincludes jdivorced jparents jwho jhave jjoint jcustody jof jtheir jbiological
jchildren; jthe jchildren jalternate jspending jvarying jamounts jof jtime jin jthe jhome jof jeach
jparent.
4. A jheterosexual jcohabitating jfamily jconsists jof ja jheterosexual jcouple, jwith jor jwithout
jchildren,jliving jtogether joutside jof jmarriage.
Page jRef: j33,34
Cognitive jLevel: j Applying
Client jNeed: j Psychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessmentjLearning jOutcome: j j2-2
2) During jassessment jof ja jchild's jbiological jfamily jhistory, jit jis jespecially jimportant jthat jthe
jnurse jasking jthe jmother jfor jinformation juses jthe jterm j"child's jfather" jinstead jof j"your
jhusband"jin jthe jsituation jof ja:
1. traditional jnuclear jfamily.
2. two-income jnuclear jfamily.
3. traditional jextended jfamily.
4. heterosexual jcohabitating
jfamily.jAnswer: j 4
Explanation: j 1. jIn jthe jtraditional jnuclear jfamily, jthe jchild's jfather jis jthe jsame jperson
jas jthejmother's jhusband.
2. The jtwo-income jnuclear jfamily jconsists jof jchildren jliving jwith jboth jbiological jparents
jwherejboth jparents jare jemployed. jThe jchild's jfather jis jthe jsame jperson jas jthe jmother's
jhusband.
3. In jthe jtraditional jextended jfamily, jthe jchild's jfather jis jthe jsame jperson jas jthe
jmother's jhusband. jIn jthis jfamily jgroup, jthere jwill jbe jother jadult jrelatives jliving jas ja
jmember jof jthejfamily.
4. The jcouple jin ja jheterosexual jcohabitating jfamily jis jnot jmarried, jso jno jhusband jexists;
2
,jthejnurse jshould jbe jasking jabout jthe jchild's jfather.
Page jRef: j35
Cognitive jLevel: j Analyzing
Client jNeed: j Psychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessmentjLearning jOutcome: j j2-2
3
, 3) The jcommunity jhealth jnurse jis jassessing jseveral jfamilies jfor jvarious jstrengths jand
jneeds jinjregard jto jafterschool jand jbackup jchild jcare jarrangements. jThe jfamily jtype jthat
jtypically jwill jbenefit jmost jfrom jthis jassessment jand jsubsequent jinterventions jis jthe:
1. traditional jnuclear jfamily.
2. extended jfamily.
3. binuclear jfamily.
4. single-parent jfamily.
Answer: j 4
Explanation: j 1. jThe jtraditional jnuclear jfamily jhas jtwo jadults jwho jcan jshare jin jthe jcare
jandjnurturing jof jits jchildren.
2. The jextended jfamily jgenerally jhas jtwo jor jmore jadults jwho jcan jshare jin jthe jcare jand
jnurturingjof jits jchildren.
3. The jbinuclear jfamily jgenerally jhas jat jleast jtwo jadults jwho jcan jshare jin jthe jcare jand
jnurturingjof jits jchildren.
4. The jsingle-parent jfamily jmay jlack jsocial, jemotional, jand jfinancial jresources. jNursing
jconsiderations jfor jsuch jfamilies jshould jinclude jreferrals jto joptions jthat jwill jenable jthe
jparent jto jfulfill jwork jcommitments jwhile jproviding jthe jchild jwith jaccess jto jresources jthat
jcan jsupport jthejchild's jgrowth jand jdevelopment.
Page jRef: j34
Cognitive jLevel: j Applying
Client jNeed: jPsychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jPlanningjLearning jOutcome: j j2-2
4) The jcommunity jhealth jnurse jis jmaking jan jinitial jvisit jto ja jfamily. jThe jmost jeffective
jandjefficient jway jfor jthe jnurse jto jassess jthe jparenting jstyle jin juse jis jto:
1. ask jthe jparents j"what jrule jis jhardest jfor jyour jchild jto jobey?"
2. ask jthe jchildren jwhat jhappens jwhen jthey jbreak jthe jrules.
3. ask jthe jparents j"how joften jdo jyou jhug jor jkiss jyour jchildren?"
4. observe jthe jparent jinteracting jwith jthe jchild jfor jfive
jminutes.jAnswer: j 2
Explanation: j 1. jLearning jabout jrules jis jless jhelpful jthan jan jexplanation jof jenforcement
jeffortsjand jsuccess.
2. Parental jstyles jare jassessed jwhile jthe jfamily jexplains jhow jit jhandles jsituations jthat
jrequirejlimit jsetting.
3. Learning jabout jhow jthe jparents jexpress jaffection jwill jnot jprovide jadequate jinformation
jaboutjparenting jstyles.
4. While junder jshort jterm jobservation, jparental jbehavior jmay jnot jbe jaccurate. jA jless
jcompletejpicture jof jparenting jstyle jis jobtained jduring ja jbrief jartificial jobservation.
Page jRef: j37-38
Cognitive jLevel: j Analyzing
Client jNeed: j Psychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessmentjLearning jOutcome: j j2-3
4
,Child jHealth jNursing, j3e jUpdate j(Ball jet jal.)
Chapter j2 j Family-Centered jCare: jTheory jand jApplications
1) A jseven-year-old jclient jtells jthe jnurse, j"Grandpa, jMommy, jDaddy, jand jmy jbrother jlive jat
jmyjhouse." jThe jnurse jidentifies jthis jfamily jtype jas ja(n):
1. extended jfamily.
2. traditional jnuclear jfamily.
3. binuclear jfamily.
4. heterosexual jcohabitating
jfamily.jAnswer: j 1
Explanation: j 1. jAn jextended jfamily jcontains ja jparent jor ja jcouple jwho jshare jthe jhouse jwith
jtheirjchildren jand janother jadult jrelative.
2. The jtraditional jnuclear jfamily jconsists jof jboth jbiological jparents, jthe jchildren, jand jno
jotherjrelatives jor jpersons jliving jin jthe jhousehold.
3. A jbinuclear jfamily jincludes jdivorced jparents jwho jhave jjoint jcustody jof jtheir jbiological
jchildren; jthe jchildren jalternate jspending jvarying jamounts jof jtime jin jthe jhome jof jeach
jparent.
4. A jheterosexual jcohabitating jfamily jconsists jof ja jheterosexual jcouple, jwith jor jwithout
jchildren,jliving jtogether joutside jof jmarriage.
Page jRef: j33,34
Cognitive jLevel: j Applying
Client jNeed: j Psychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessmentjLearning jOutcome: j j2-2
2) During jassessment jof ja jchild's jbiological jfamily jhistory, jit jis jespecially jimportant jthat jthe
jnurse jasking jthe jmother jfor jinformation juses jthe jterm j"child's jfather" jinstead jof j"your
jhusband"jin jthe jsituation jof ja:
1. traditional jnuclear jfamily.
2. two-income jnuclear jfamily.
3. traditional jextended jfamily.
4. heterosexual jcohabitating
jfamily.jAnswer: j 4
Explanation: j 1. jIn jthe jtraditional jnuclear jfamily, jthe jchild's jfather jis jthe jsame jperson
jas jthejmother's jhusband.
2. The jtwo-income jnuclear jfamily jconsists jof jchildren jliving jwith jboth jbiological jparents
jwherejboth jparents jare jemployed. jThe jchild's jfather jis jthe jsame jperson jas jthe jmother's
jhusband.
3. In jthe jtraditional jextended jfamily, jthe jchild's jfather jis jthe jsame jperson jas jthe
jmother's jhusband. jIn jthis jfamily jgroup, jthere jwill jbe jother jadult jrelatives jliving jas ja
jmember jof jthejfamily.
4. The jcouple jin ja jheterosexual jcohabitating jfamily jis jnot jmarried, jso jno jhusband jexists;
2
,jthejnurse jshould jbe jasking jabout jthe jchild's jfather.
Page jRef: j35
Cognitive jLevel: j Analyzing
Client jNeed: j Psychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessmentjLearning jOutcome: j j2-2
3
, 3) The jcommunity jhealth jnurse jis jassessing jseveral jfamilies jfor jvarious jstrengths jand
jneeds jinjregard jto jafterschool jand jbackup jchild jcare jarrangements. jThe jfamily jtype jthat
jtypically jwill jbenefit jmost jfrom jthis jassessment jand jsubsequent jinterventions jis jthe:
1. traditional jnuclear jfamily.
2. extended jfamily.
3. binuclear jfamily.
4. single-parent jfamily.
Answer: j 4
Explanation: j 1. jThe jtraditional jnuclear jfamily jhas jtwo jadults jwho jcan jshare jin jthe jcare
jandjnurturing jof jits jchildren.
2. The jextended jfamily jgenerally jhas jtwo jor jmore jadults jwho jcan jshare jin jthe jcare jand
jnurturingjof jits jchildren.
3. The jbinuclear jfamily jgenerally jhas jat jleast jtwo jadults jwho jcan jshare jin jthe jcare jand
jnurturingjof jits jchildren.
4. The jsingle-parent jfamily jmay jlack jsocial, jemotional, jand jfinancial jresources. jNursing
jconsiderations jfor jsuch jfamilies jshould jinclude jreferrals jto joptions jthat jwill jenable jthe
jparent jto jfulfill jwork jcommitments jwhile jproviding jthe jchild jwith jaccess jto jresources jthat
jcan jsupport jthejchild's jgrowth jand jdevelopment.
Page jRef: j34
Cognitive jLevel: j Applying
Client jNeed: jPsychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jPlanningjLearning jOutcome: j j2-2
4) The jcommunity jhealth jnurse jis jmaking jan jinitial jvisit jto ja jfamily. jThe jmost jeffective
jandjefficient jway jfor jthe jnurse jto jassess jthe jparenting jstyle jin juse jis jto:
1. ask jthe jparents j"what jrule jis jhardest jfor jyour jchild jto jobey?"
2. ask jthe jchildren jwhat jhappens jwhen jthey jbreak jthe jrules.
3. ask jthe jparents j"how joften jdo jyou jhug jor jkiss jyour jchildren?"
4. observe jthe jparent jinteracting jwith jthe jchild jfor jfive
jminutes.jAnswer: j 2
Explanation: j 1. jLearning jabout jrules jis jless jhelpful jthan jan jexplanation jof jenforcement
jeffortsjand jsuccess.
2. Parental jstyles jare jassessed jwhile jthe jfamily jexplains jhow jit jhandles jsituations jthat
jrequirejlimit jsetting.
3. Learning jabout jhow jthe jparents jexpress jaffection jwill jnot jprovide jadequate jinformation
jaboutjparenting jstyles.
4. While junder jshort jterm jobservation, jparental jbehavior jmay jnot jbe jaccurate. jA jless
jcompletejpicture jof jparenting jstyle jis jobtained jduring ja jbrief jartificial jobservation.
Page jRef: j37-38
Cognitive jLevel: j Analyzing
Client jNeed: j Psychosocial jIntegrity
jNurs/Int jCon: j Nursing jProcess:
jAssessmentjLearning jOutcome: j j2-3
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