Chapter 20: Family Health 2025/2026
Exam Questions Marking Scheme New
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1. Which definition of family would be the most useful for the nurse
practicing in the
community?
a. A group of persons with shared convictions
b. A social unit interacting with the larger society
c. People descended from a common ancestor
d. Persons related either by blood or by legal contract (marriage)
Whomever the family says is in their family - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ANS: E
Although some believe even these definitions are too narrow, the widest
definitions are "the
members of the family are self-defined" and "the family is who they say
they are."
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,2. A nurse was teaching a class on good hygiene at a local daycare center
when one child
volunteered, "I have two mommies." Which would be the most appropriate
response by the
nurse?
a. "Don't tell anyone; that's a secret."
b. "That's nice—why did you share that?"
c. "Yes, some children have two mommies, some have a mommy and a
daddy, and
some just have daddies. Some people only have one grown-up to love
them."
d. "Which mommy is your real mommy?" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ANS: C
The Human Rights Campaign (2009) urges that health professions
acknowledge all types of
families including gay, lesbian, and even grandparents as heads of family.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
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,3. Which statement best describes how a family can meet the needs of
society?
a. By living and existing in the wider community
b. By meeting the needs of the individual family members
c. Through procreation and socialization
d. Through productivity seen in employment positions - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔ANS: C
The family fulfills two important purposes. The first is to meet the needs of
society, and the
second is to meet the needs of individual family members. The family
meets the needs of
society through procreation and socialization of family members.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
4. Which best describes what is meant by cohabitation?
a. A living arrangement in which one adult is employed and the other is
unemployed
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, b. A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple in a long-term
relationship lives together
c. A living arrangement between two members of the same sex
d. A living arrangement between two single mothers with children - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔ANS: B
The most comprehensive definition of cohabitation is a living arrangement
in which an
unmarried couple live together in a long-term relationship that resembles a
marriage. One of
the key aspects of this definition is the long-term relationship which is not
mentioned in the
other definitions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)
5. Which best describes what proportion of children live in a single-parent
family?
a. Fewer than 10%
b. 11% to 15%
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Exam Questions Marking Scheme New
Update | A+ Rated
1. Which definition of family would be the most useful for the nurse
practicing in the
community?
a. A group of persons with shared convictions
b. A social unit interacting with the larger society
c. People descended from a common ancestor
d. Persons related either by blood or by legal contract (marriage)
Whomever the family says is in their family - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ANS: E
Although some believe even these definitions are too narrow, the widest
definitions are "the
members of the family are self-defined" and "the family is who they say
they are."
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,2. A nurse was teaching a class on good hygiene at a local daycare center
when one child
volunteered, "I have two mommies." Which would be the most appropriate
response by the
nurse?
a. "Don't tell anyone; that's a secret."
b. "That's nice—why did you share that?"
c. "Yes, some children have two mommies, some have a mommy and a
daddy, and
some just have daddies. Some people only have one grown-up to love
them."
d. "Which mommy is your real mommy?" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ANS: C
The Human Rights Campaign (2009) urges that health professions
acknowledge all types of
families including gay, lesbian, and even grandparents as heads of family.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
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,3. Which statement best describes how a family can meet the needs of
society?
a. By living and existing in the wider community
b. By meeting the needs of the individual family members
c. Through procreation and socialization
d. Through productivity seen in employment positions - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔ANS: C
The family fulfills two important purposes. The first is to meet the needs of
society, and the
second is to meet the needs of individual family members. The family
meets the needs of
society through procreation and socialization of family members.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
4. Which best describes what is meant by cohabitation?
a. A living arrangement in which one adult is employed and the other is
unemployed
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, b. A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple in a long-term
relationship lives together
c. A living arrangement between two members of the same sex
d. A living arrangement between two single mothers with children - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔ANS: B
The most comprehensive definition of cohabitation is a living arrangement
in which an
unmarried couple live together in a long-term relationship that resembles a
marriage. One of
the key aspects of this definition is the long-term relationship which is not
mentioned in the
other definitions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)
5. Which best describes what proportion of children live in a single-parent
family?
a. Fewer than 10%
b. 11% to 15%
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