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