Chapter 18 - Family Development and
Assessment Exam
/. The following people enter the health clinic together: an unmarried man and his year-
old son, an unmarried woman with a year-old daughter, and the man's married brother,
who is separated from his wife. During the assessment it is determined that both men
work and contribute to the household, where all of them live. Which of the following best
describes the "family"?
a. The group consists of three families: the man and his son, the woman and her
daughter, and the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated.
b. There are two families involved: first, the unmarried man and woman and their two
children, and second, the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are
separated.
c. There is no family here, only three adults sharing resources between themselves and
two biologically related children.
d. The family includes whoever the adults state are family members.
/.The nurse in community health needs to conduct a family assessment within a
commune but is uncertain how to proceed because family lines appear blurred. The
best way to determine the family of a mother and her child is to ask the woman which of
the following questions?
a. "How many children do you have, and who is the father of each?"
b. "Is there a register of families who are members of this commune?"
c. "Tell me about your significant other."
d. "Who are the members of your and your child's family?"
/In taking a family history, the nurse in community health finds that this is the second
marriage for the previously divorced parents and that the male partner is the stepparent
to the oldest child. For which of the following aspects of the family assessment is data
being gathered?
a. Dynamics
b. Function
, c. Structure
d. System
/.Which of the following statements best explains why family functions and structures
create unique challenges in family nursing?
a. Function and structure change over time.
b. Function and structure do not apply to all family units.
c. Some clients do not have families.
d. Traditional families are rare in society.
/.A nurse is working with a family who is confronting major challenges to their health.
Which of the following approaches would be most helpful for the nurse to use?
a. Allowing the family to be noncompliant
b. Building on the family's strengths and resilience
c. Labeling the family as resistant
d. Recognizing that the family is dysfunctional
/.The nurse is told that a healthy, functional family consisting of a 25-year-old man and a
24-year-old woman, who are expecting their first child, would appreciate a nurse coming
to their apartment for anticipatory guidance in preparing themselves and their apartment
for the baby. Based on that statement, which of the following assumptions can the nurse
safely make about the family?
a. The family is lacking a strong support system.
b. The family's basic needs are being met.
c. The couple's in-laws are unavailable to share their expertise about child care.
d. The married couple is excited about their first baby.
/.A nurse focuses on the care of the individual while viewing the client's family as a
background resource or possible stressor. Which of the following conceptualizations of
family does this nurse's view represent?
a. Client
Assessment Exam
/. The following people enter the health clinic together: an unmarried man and his year-
old son, an unmarried woman with a year-old daughter, and the man's married brother,
who is separated from his wife. During the assessment it is determined that both men
work and contribute to the household, where all of them live. Which of the following best
describes the "family"?
a. The group consists of three families: the man and his son, the woman and her
daughter, and the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated.
b. There are two families involved: first, the unmarried man and woman and their two
children, and second, the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are
separated.
c. There is no family here, only three adults sharing resources between themselves and
two biologically related children.
d. The family includes whoever the adults state are family members.
/.The nurse in community health needs to conduct a family assessment within a
commune but is uncertain how to proceed because family lines appear blurred. The
best way to determine the family of a mother and her child is to ask the woman which of
the following questions?
a. "How many children do you have, and who is the father of each?"
b. "Is there a register of families who are members of this commune?"
c. "Tell me about your significant other."
d. "Who are the members of your and your child's family?"
/In taking a family history, the nurse in community health finds that this is the second
marriage for the previously divorced parents and that the male partner is the stepparent
to the oldest child. For which of the following aspects of the family assessment is data
being gathered?
a. Dynamics
b. Function
, c. Structure
d. System
/.Which of the following statements best explains why family functions and structures
create unique challenges in family nursing?
a. Function and structure change over time.
b. Function and structure do not apply to all family units.
c. Some clients do not have families.
d. Traditional families are rare in society.
/.A nurse is working with a family who is confronting major challenges to their health.
Which of the following approaches would be most helpful for the nurse to use?
a. Allowing the family to be noncompliant
b. Building on the family's strengths and resilience
c. Labeling the family as resistant
d. Recognizing that the family is dysfunctional
/.The nurse is told that a healthy, functional family consisting of a 25-year-old man and a
24-year-old woman, who are expecting their first child, would appreciate a nurse coming
to their apartment for anticipatory guidance in preparing themselves and their apartment
for the baby. Based on that statement, which of the following assumptions can the nurse
safely make about the family?
a. The family is lacking a strong support system.
b. The family's basic needs are being met.
c. The couple's in-laws are unavailable to share their expertise about child care.
d. The married couple is excited about their first baby.
/.A nurse focuses on the care of the individual while viewing the client's family as a
background resource or possible stressor. Which of the following conceptualizations of
family does this nurse's view represent?
a. Client
