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A married couple lives in a single-family house with their new-
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born son and thehusband’s daughter from a previous marriage. On the basis of the in
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formation given, what family form best describes this family?
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a. Married-blended family o c. Nuclear family o
b. Extended family o d. Same-sex family o
ANS: A o
Married-
blended families are formed as the result of divorce and remarriage. Unrelated family
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members join together to create a new household. Members of anextended family are k
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in, or family members related by blood, such as grandparents,aunts, and uncles. A nucl
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ear family is a traditional family with male and female partners and the children resulti
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ng from that union. A same-
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sex family is a family with homosexual partners who cohabit with or without children.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 18
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OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. In what form do families tend to be most socially vulnerable?
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a. Married-blended family o c. Nuclear family o
b. Extended family o d. Single-parent family o
ANS: D o
,The single-
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parent family tends to be vulnerable economically and socially, creatingan unstable a
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nd deprived environment for the growth potential of children. The married-
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blended family, the extended family, and the nuclear family are not the most socially
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vulnerable.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 18
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OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity Health
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care functions carried out by families to meet their members needs include:
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Developing family budgets. o o
Socializing children. o
o Meeting nutritional requirements.
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Teaching family members about birth control.
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ANS: C o
, Meeting nutritional requirements is a fundamental health promotion behavior. Althou
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gh creating a family budget may be helpful, it does not indicate that funds will be allot
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ted to meet health needs if money is scarce. Often families cannot afford preventive c
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are and rely on emergency departments for their health care needs. Socialization of chi
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ldren may be important, but it is not directly related to thehealth care of individuals in
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a family unit. Birth control may be important, but it is not a basic survival health care f
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unction.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 28
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OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity
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The nurse should be aware that the criteria used to make decisions and solvepr
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oblems within families are based primarily on family:
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Rituals and customs. c Boundaries and channels.
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.
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Values and beliefs. o o d Socialization processes. o
b. .