Clinical Nursing Practice
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Course Introduction
Clinical Nursing Practice is a foundational course designed to equip nursing students with essential hands-on skills and professional competencies required in real-world healthcare settings. The course emphasizes the application of theoretical knowledge to patient care, focusing on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation within clinical environments. Students will gain experience in a variety of clinical procedures, patient safety protocols, effective communication with healthcare teams, and ethical decision-making. Through supervised clinical rotations and simulation exercises, learners will develop critical thinking, technical proficiency, and confidence in providing compassionate and evidence-based care to diverse patient populations.
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Family Health Care Nursing Theory Practice and Research 6th Edition by Kaakinen
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Chapter 1: Family Health Care Nursing: An Introduction
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Q1) During a home visit the nurse teaches the client and family about actions to reduce the spread of infection between the family members. Which role is the nurse implementing?
A) Counselor
B) Care deliverer
C) Health teacher
D) Family advocate
Answer: C
Q2) The nurse is transferring to a care area that focuses on family nursing practice. What should the nurse realize about this approach to care?
A) Interventions in family care address the future plans for the family.
B) Family members must be present before the implementation of family care.
C) Resources are placed to support an ill family member with the greatest chance for recovery.
D) The nurse and family together define the family and where therapeutic energy should be placed.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations for the Nursing of Families
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Q1) The nurse is struggling with using a developmental model when assessing a family new to a community. Which data could explain the difficulty the nurse is having using this model?
A) The parental units are same-sexed.
B) The youngest son is beginning college.
C) The middle child is attending high school.
D) The oldest daughter has just gotten married.
Answer: A
Q2) The nurse learns that the father of a family passed away at age 41. How should the nurse classify this family event in relation to family development theory? Select all that apply.
A) On time
B) Off time
C) Normative
D) Conflicting
E) Nonnormative
Answer: B,E
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Chapter 3: Family Demography: Continuity and Change in
North American Families
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Q1) The nurse notes that a preadolescent male with same-sex parents is scheduled for a wellness examination. Which of the following should the nurse keep in mind when caring for this client?
A) Most likely this client is less psychologically developed than his peers.
B) Most likely this client is less emotionally developed than his peers.
C) Most likely this client is at greater risk for emotional distress.
D) Most likely this client is cognitively delayed in school performance.
Answer: C
Q2) The nurse prepares to assess a female client who is 25 years old. What should the nurse most likely expect when assessing this client's family structure?
A) Attends college
B) Married with one child
C) Lives with a sexual partner
D) Lives at home with parents
Answer: C
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Q1) The nurse learns that a child being seen in the community clinic has health coverage through the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). What does this coverage indicate to the nurse?
A) The child has a chronic disability.
B) The child receives special education.
C) The child is being raised in a single-parent family.
D) The child has no insurance and is not eligible for Medicaid.
Q2) The nurse prepares an educational seminar on family policy for a community health fair. Which areas should the nurse emphasize as affected by family policy? Select all that apply.
A) Health
B) Housing
C) Education
D) Transportation
E) Food and water
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Chapter 5: Family Nursing Assessment and Intervention
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Q1) In which of the following ways does an ecomap help in the assessment of a family? Select all that apply.
A) Pinpoints health conditions
B) Analyzes multigenerational patterns
C) Highlights tension among family members
D) Includes pets and non-blood family members
E) Identifies the relationship between family members and the community
Q2) The nurse meets with a family to complete a genogram. How many generations should the nurse ask the family members about?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Q3) The nurse reviews the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM). What does this model blend?
A) Nursing and family therapy
B) Medicine and nursing
C) Nursing and social work
D) Nursing and ecology
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Chapter 6: Family Health Promotion
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Q1) The school nurse is aware of several students who live in a home with a biological mother and a cohabitating stepfather. What problems should the nurse assess in these students? Select all that apply.
A) Delinquency
B) Lower grades
C) Behavior problems
D) Lack of college expectations
E) Irregular breakfast consumption
Q2) The nurse is planning care for a family facing a health crisis in one of the members. Which action should the nurse take to promote spirituality and increase the resiliency of this family? Select all that apply.
A) Clarify ambiguity
B) Create and hold a sacred space
C) Encourage routine expression of spirituality
D) Help make meaning of the adverse experience
E) Be fully present to demonstrate compassion
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Chapter 7: Nursing Care of LGBTQ Families
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Q1) The nurse desires to improve competency when caring for families within the LGBTQ community. Which first step should the nurse take to improve this competency?
A) Learn the relevant language
B) Evaluate personal background, beliefs, and biases
C) Build cultural and personal knowledge
D) Understand the unique disparities of the population
Q2) During a health assessment a middle-aged homosexual male asks the nurse not to document his sexual preference because his primary health care provider is not aware. What should this request indicate to the nurse?
A) Fear of not receiving required care
B) Fear of having to pay more for care
C) Fear that family members will be discriminated against
D) Fear of not having anyone to help as aging occurs
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Chapter 8: Genomics and Family Nursing Across the Life
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Q1) The nurse notes that a family has a high need for certainty about a possible genetic condition. What should the nurse expect this family to do?
A) Follow a set of family norms and values
B) Learn about the genetic condition
C) Negotiate changes in family roles with key family members
D) Avoid discussing genetic information with biological relatives
Q2) The nurse learns that a disease is present in more than one generation of a family. What does this suggest to the nurse?
A) A genetic disease is present.
B) The family may have either a biologically or environmentally based genetic disease or a combination of both.
C) The family should be assessed for environmental risk factors.
D) The family does not have a genetic disease.
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Chapter 9: Families Living With Chronic Illness
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Q1) While providing care for a family, the nurse reviews the common reactions of siblings to a diabetes diagnosis. Which statement is true regarding siblings of individuals with diabetes? Select all that apply.
A) Some siblings of children with a chronic illness feel pressure to be the good child.
B) Most siblings of children with a chronic illness develop behavior problems.
C) Most siblings of children with a chronic illness feel shame-related embarrassment about their sibling.
D) Some siblings of children with a chronic illness experience an increased level of compassion.
E) Some siblings resent their sibling with a chronic illness because of increased responsibilities and less attention from parents.
Q2) When planning interventions for a family with rheumatoid arthritis, it is essential that the nurse include which family member in the discussions regarding treatment options?
A) The child with the illness
B) The father as the breadwinner
C) The mother as the primary caregiver
D) All family members who are available
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Chapter 10: Families in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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Q1) The hospice nurse learns that the spouse of a client with end-stage Alzheimer's disease has been the primary caregiver without assistance for the past 3 years. What are the risks to this spouse? Select all thatapply.
A) Guilt
B) Depression
C) Ambivalence
D) Lack of personal care
E) Feelings of helplessness
Q2) The family of a client with a terminal illness hesitates to agree to palliative care because of not wanting to give up on a possible cure. How should the nurse respond while also including a principle of palliative care?
A) "Most people don't realize that palliative care means there is no cure."
B) "There will not be another opportunity if palliative care is refused now."
C) "The client can continue to receive treatment intended to cure the disease."
D) "Palliative care and curative treatments cannot be provided at the same time."
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Chapter 11: Trauma and Family Nursing
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Q1) During a home visit the nurse believes that a client receiving treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is improving. Which signs of resiliency did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination? Select all that apply.
A) Maintaining a positive attitude
B) Asking for help when needed
C) Expressing gratitude for help
D) Sitting quietly with minimal conversation
E) Waiting for a family member to prepare food
Q2) The nurse suspects that an adult client experienced domestic violence as a child. Which observations caused the nurse to come to this conclusion? Select all that apply.
A) Several arrests for armed robbery
B) Meets with friends once a week to play poker
C) Red-flagged for suicide precautions when incarcerated
D) Repeatedly admitted to a rehabilitation facility for heroin use
E) Worked for a company for 2 years and then sought new employment
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Chapter 12: Family Nursing With Childbearing Families
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Q1) The nurse assesses a family's ability to transition to having a baby. To which concept is transition the most similar?
A) Stress
B) System
C) Change
D) Communication
Q2) The nurse suspects that a family has closed boundaries. Why will this family not be amenable to nursing interventions?
A) They are unstable.
B) They do not have children.
C) They do not interact with each other.
D) They reject influences from the outside environment.
Q3) The nurse suspects that a new mother is at risk for poor attachment with the newborn. What could be a reason for poor attachment? Select all that apply.
A) Family stress
B) Poor self-image
C) Family violence
D) Low self-esteem
E) Maternal depression
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Chapter 13: Family Child Health Nursing
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Q1) Which action will the nurse take to promote well-being in a family with children? Select all that apply.
A) Communicate with the family
B) Reinforce the use of discipline
C) Understand the family's routines
D) Encourage modeling positive behavior
E) Support development of parenting skills
Q2) The nurse prepares an educational seminar about families for a community health fair. What should the nurse explain as the overall major function or task of parents?
Select all that apply.
A) To help children learn to read
B) To provide food, shelter, and clothing
C) To socialize children into schools and the community
D) To encourage children to leave the home after college
E) To assist children in developing spiritual beliefs to guide daily tasks
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Chapter 14: Family Nursing in Acute Care Adult Settings
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Q1) For which reason might a nurse experience role ambiguity when caring for a critically ill client and the family?
A) Deciding whether to eliminate the family's worries or provide emotional support
B) Weighing the biomedical technical model of care against the holistic nursing model of care
C) Asking to withhold information from the health care provider until test results are confirmed
D) Balancing the professional relationship and the more personal relationship the family seeks with the nurse
Q2) The nurse provides care to a client who is experiencing an acute illness. What information about family-centered care should the nurse keep in mind when planning this client's care?
A) Visiting hours should be strictly enforced.
B) Care conferences serve little purpose.
C) Families influence client recovery.
D) Discharge planning begins when the client stabilizes.
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Chapter 15: Family Health in Mid- and Later Life
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Q1) The nurse plans to use the SPICES tool during an assessment. Which of the following are assessed with this tool? Select all that apply.
A) Confusion
B) Compliance
C) Poor nutrition
D) Sleep disorders
E) Skin breakdown
Q2) Why is it important for acute care nurses to have gerontological nursing experience? Select all that apply.
A) Older clients are less likely to have health insurance.
B) Older clients make up 25% of trauma cases.
C) Older clients are at risk for geriatric syndromes.
D) Older clients experience typical symptoms for diseases.
E) Older clients make up a high percentage of acute and critical care cases.
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Chapter 16: Family Mental Health Nursing
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Q1) A client with a major depressive disorder is prescribed a serotonin reuptake inhibitor. What should the nurse instruct the family to do in order to prevent this client from developing serotonin syndrome?
A) Do not provide any herbal supplements.
B) Ignore mild fevers as they commonly occur with this medication.
C) Stop the medication if excessive sleeping occurs.
D) Double the dosage of the medication if diarrhea occurs.
Q2) The family is concerned because a member with schizophrenia frequently has violent outbursts. What should the nurse suggest that this family include in their crisis plan? Select all that apply.
A) Safe location
B) Dose of a sedative
C) Insurance information
D) Suicide hotline telephone numbers
E) List of providers and telephone numbers
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Chapter 17: Families and Community and Public Health Nursing
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Q1) The nurse provides care to a culturally diverse community. Which outcome indicates that this care is culturally safe? Select all that apply.
A) Trust
B) Confusion
C) Humiliation
D) Empowerment
E) Open communication
Q2) The nurse prepares material to share during a community health fair. Which definition of community should the nurse keep in mind while preparing this material?
A) A group of vulnerable people
B) A group of people with the same illness
C) A group of people with similar characteristics
D) A group of people living in the same environment
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