Family Health Nursing Review Questions
Course Introduction
Family Health Nursing focuses on the principles and practices necessary to promote, maintain, and restore health within families across the life span. This course introduces students to family-centered care, emphasizing assessment, planning, and intervention strategies that address the complex health needs of individuals as members of diverse family units. Key topics include family dynamics, developmental stages, cultural competence, health education, and the roles of the nurse in advocacy and health promotion. Through case studies and clinical scenarios, students learn to collaborate with families and interdisciplinary teams to prevent disease, manage chronic conditions, and support wellness in the home and community settings.
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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) The spouse of a client with complex care needs is unavailable to attend a care conference at 2 p.m. What should the nurse do to support family nursing care?
A) Have the client attend in place of the spouse
B) Schedule the conference when the spouse is available
C) Ask the spouse to telephone in during the time of the conference
D) Provide the spouse with outcomes determined during the meeting
Answer: B
Q2) The nurse prepares to assess a client whose family is being used as a resource. Which approach to family nursing care is the nurse implementing?
A) Family as client
B) Family as system
C) Family as context
D) Family as component of society
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations for the Nursing of Families
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Q1) The nurse prepares to employ the family systems theory to assess a family. Which actions will the nurse complete during this assessment? Select all that apply.
A) Complete a family ecomap
B) Determine normative and nonnormative events
C) Complete a family genogram
D) Conduct family member care-planning sessions
E) Collect data on the family and individual members
Answer: A,C,D,E
Q2) The nurse works in an environment in which a family therapy theory serves as the model for assessing and planning care. Which data should the nurse expect when assessing the family?
A) Pathology
B) Health problem
C) Illness treatment
D) Normal trajectory
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Family Demography: Continuity and Change in
North American Families
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Q1) 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
Q2) Immigration rates increased after the Immigration and Naturalization Act was amended in 1965. Which observation demonstrates the greatest impact of this act to the practicing nurse?
A) There will be fewer clients from outside of the United States.
B) Chinese interpreters will be needed most often.
C) A large number of clients will be considered undocumented immigrants.
D) Refugees will have access to health care through resettlement programs.
Answer: D
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Disparities, and
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Q1) The nurse notes that the community health clinic has added a section for "family" on the assessment form. Which definition is most likely being used for "family"?
A) Biologically related members
B) Anyone who lives in the same residence
C) Anyone who the client says is the family
D) Two or more people living together related by birth, marriage, or adoption
Q2) The nurse learns that a client with a chronic health problem has not been taking medication as prescribed. Which social issue should the nurse consider as a potential reason for this client's nonadherence to treatment?
A) Racism
B) Isolation
C) Health literacy
D) Social exclusion
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Chapter 5: Family Nursing Assessment and Intervention
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Q1) 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
Q2) The nurse plans to use the Family Assessment and Intervention Model. What is the purpose of this model? Select all that apply.
A) Health promotion
B) Family change strategies
C) Restoration of family stability and family functioning
D) Family reaction and instability at lines of defense and resistance
E) Large amount of information that may not relate to the family problem
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) Family empowerment is a process, outcome, and intervention. On what should the nurse focus when assisting a family to become more empowered? Select all that apply.
A) Providing information
B) Problem-solving for the family
C) Encouraging family participation in goal setting
D) Providing encouragement and support
E) Using strategies to increase family strength
Q2) The nurse prepares to implement a care contract for a family. In which order should the nurse implement the components of the contract? All choices must be used.
A) Develop a plan
B) Evaluate the outcomes
C) Assign responsibilities
D) Determine the time frame
E) Modify, renegotiate, or terminate the contract
F) Set the goal, environmental planning, and reinforcement
G) Complete a family assessment of wellness and identify areas for improvement
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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) The nurse is aware of several children adopted into same-sex families that are scheduled to participate in the community preschool program. What can the nurse do to facilitate the acceptance of these children'sfamily structure into the preschool learning environment? Select all that apply.
A) Ensure teaching materials demonstrate diverse family structures
B) Provide toys, books, and games that emphasize traditional gender roles
C) Select materials that show both genders performing a variety of roles
D) Instruct the preschool staff members on ways to reduce the stigma of these children
E) Encourage these children to play with toys that are opposite from their parents' gender
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Chapter 8: Genomics and Family Nursing Across the Life
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Q1) A married couple arrives for an appointment for genetic testing after discovery of genetic diseases in their family histories. What should the nurse explain about genetic conditions to this couple?
A) They always become worse as a person ages.
B) They can be attributed to a mutation in a gene.
C) They are commonly presented in newborn infants.
D) They are diagnosed after recognizing a genetic condition in a family.
Q2) The nurse cares for a family who has a member with Huntington's disease. What should the nurse realize about the other family members?
A) They are not at risk for the disease.
B) They are likely to avoid predictive testing.
C) They are likely to have various opinions about predictive testing.
D) They are likely to request predictive testing.
Q3) The nurse is preparing a unit-based in-service on genetic diseases. Which key ethical concept should the nurse emphasize during this in-service?
A) Grieving
B) Caring
C) Caregiving
D) Confidentiality
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Chapter 9: Families Living With Chronic Illness
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Q1) 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
Q2) The nurse plans to use an empowerment model to plan care for a family who has a member with a chronic illness. Which type of care will the nurse use to support this family? Select all that apply.
A) Problem-based
B) Strength-based
C) Evidence-based
D) Patient-centered
E) Spiritually relevant
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Chapter 10: Families in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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Q1) A client assigned to a student nurse for care dies shortly after the student completes morning care. What should the nurse do to support the student at this time?
A) Suggest the student leave the clinical area
B) Encourage the student to participate in postmortem care
C) Talk with the student about the experience and answer any questions
D) Assign the student to another client for the remainder of the clinical day
Q2) The family of a client receiving palliative care for a terminal illness hesitate to call for the nurse since all staff seem to be too busy to address the client's needs. Which action should the nurse take to improve the connection with the family?
A) Vary the number and type of caregivers who respond to the client's needs
B) Enter the room and stand or sit at the bedside to talk with the client and family
C) Provide the family with reading material that explains the role of palliative care
D) Attend to infusions and environmental issues while talking with the client and family
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Chapter 11: Trauma and Family Nursing
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Q1) The nurse attends an educational program that identifies people in the United States as experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of ongoing security threats. Which public health issues confirm the possibility of this being true? Select all that apply.
A) High obesity rate
B) High infant mortality
C) Increase in number of divorces
D) High use of opioids and other substances
E) Decline in the general health
Q2) The nurse plans care for a client recovering from a gunshot wound received during a robbery of a convenience store. Which intervention will the nurse select to promote trauma-informed care for this client? Select all that apply.
A) Coach in calming skills
B) Build positive social support
C) Suggest returning to the scene of the event
D) Remind the client that the injuries were not life-threatening
E) Encourage connectiveness between family members
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Chapter 12: Family Nursing With Childbearing Families
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Q1) 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.
Q2) 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
Q3) The nurse plans care for a postpartum client arriving for a wellness visit. What should the nurse tell the client about postpartum depression?
A) Most mothers recognize the symptoms.
B) Most mothers are reluctant to ask for professional help.
C) Most fathers and mothers become depressed after the birth of a child.
D) Most health care providers confuse postpartum depression with anxiety.
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Chapter 13: Family Child Health Nursing
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Q1) Which phrase most accurately characterizes the purpose for family child health nurses to practice family-centered health care?
A) Form partnerships between families and nurses
B) Provide consistently high-quality care for all families
C) View the nurse as the constant in family and child health
D) Foster partnerships between members of different families
Q2) The nurse prepares health promotion information for a family with a toddler. Which intervention will the nurse recommend to the parents?
A) Placing the child on the back to sleep
B) Providing head gear when playing outside
C) Placing medications in a locked cabinet
D) Instructing about the dangers of drinking and driving
Q3) What does the family health nurse use to determine the most appropriate health promotion activities in a family with young children?
A) The children's health practices
B) The parents' and grandparents' health beliefs
C) The patterns of daily routines and family rituals
D) The patterns of disease and illness reorganization task management
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Chapter 14: Family Nursing in Acute Care Adult Settings
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Q1) The nurse cares for a client with a life-threatening illness. Which need should the nurse address with this client's family? Select all that apply.
A) Providing visiting hours
B) Giving reassurance
C) Offering realistic hope
D) Conveying honest answers
E) Assessing the level of anxiety
Q2) What should the nurse consider when determining the degree of family involvement in discharge planning?
A) Current advance directive for the client
B) Family's education and information needs
C) A family letter stating expectations for discharge
D) Legal advice provided by an attorney during the discharge meeting
Q3) What research information should the nurse manager use as evidence to increase the amount of family involvement in the care of a hospitalized client?
A) Increases the cost of care
B) Causes poor outcomes
C) Increases family stress
D) Improves outcomes
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Chapter 15: Family Health in Mid- and Later Life
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Q1) 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.
Q2) The nurse notes that a large number of older clients are living longer. What could be the reason for this?
A) Decreased birth rates
B) Increased family care of older adults by family members
C) Improved social and community support systems
D) Overhospitalization and prescription drug use
Q3) The nurse learns that a grandparent will be the guardian of a grandchild. Which relationship is the strongest predictor of the grandparent-grandchild relationship?
A) Father and child
B) Mother and father
C) Father and grandparent
D) Mother and grandparent
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Chapter 16: Family Mental Health Nursing
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Q1) The nurse learns that a family is providing care to a client with bipolar disorder. What should the nurse do to support this family? Select all that apply.
A) Offer support
B) Be noncritical
C) Remain nonjudgmental
D) Assure that cures are available
E) Provide honest information
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 17: Families and Community and Public Health Nursing
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Q1) The nurse reviews the Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health before meeting a family new to the community. On what are the foundational principles for this health promotion framework based? Select all that apply.
A) Equity
B) Technology
C) Empowerment
D) Access to health
E) Access to health care
Q2) The nurse prepares to assess a community in order to identify population health needs. Which approach should the nurse use during this assessment? Select all that apply.
A) Identify populations at risk
B) Meet key community leaders
C) Observe the target population
D) Evaluate the living environment
E) Collect data on the target population
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