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The parents of a blended family have a baby boy age six months who is due for immunizations. The clinic closest to their home has recently closed, and they feel intimidated by the prospect of goinf to the large, university hospital near their home. Which of the following factors is the primary ingluence on this aslect od the familys health?
Community health care structure
The community offers physician offices, a county health department, a community hospital, an assisted living facility, two nursing homes, and hospice. The nurse recognizes that these agencies represent which type of community factor?
Community healthcare structure
Which nursing diagnosis is the priority according to Maslow's hierarchy of basic needs?
Constipation related to decreased mobility
Which of the following theorists supports the developmental framework of family assessment?
Duvall
nurse in a wellness centre is presenting a class on integrating holistic therapies with traditional health care. The nurse talks about the trend in health care to treat each client in a manner that reconnects their total being. Which of the following would best be considered a holistic approach to health?
Physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with pancreatitis. Which of the following is a priority need for nursing management?
Acute pain in the abdomen
A nurse working with patients in a community is aware that which of the following is a true statement related to environmental factors in that community?
Barriers to accessing health care within a community may include lack of transportation.
In caring for a patient, the nurse recognizes which of the following as the primary educational and support structure for an individual?
Family members
A nurse is planning education on self-administration of insulin to the client and his family members. The client asks the nurse why the family members are also included in the teaching. What should the nurse's response be?
Family members are equally involved in planning and implementation of care.
A young couple who have been married less than a year are having difficulty with adjusting to parenting. What is a contributing factor to this level of maladjustment?
Limited time in learning to be a marital partner
The nurse is assessing the family structure of the client and determines it is an extended family. Which of the following represent an extended family?
The family is comprised of two parents , three children , and one grandparent
The nurse is conducting a family assessment of a traditional family. Which assessment data cue describes the socioeconomic status of the family?
The father is an engineer and the mother is an elementary school teacher
The nurse is implementing care for several clients. Which of the following clients is the nurse helping to reach the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs?
The nurse provides privacy for the client and family during times of prayer.
The nursing student asks the instructor to explain what a community is. Which statement by the instructor would be inappropriate?
"Communities have few effects on the health of the individuals that live there."
An adolescent confides in the school nurse that she is arguing daily with her mother, and she often wonders if her mother loves her. The school nurse recognizes that the student faces which of the following risk factors for altered family health?
A psychosocial risk factor
The community environment affects the well-being of the individual and the family. Which of the following is the health responsibility of the family?
Maintain a healthy lifestyle
The home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client's home. During the visit she observes the mother cooking dinner, the father watching television with a child on his lap, and the grandmother in a rocking chair reading the Bible. The nurse recognizes this family structure as which of the following?
Extended family
The nurse performs an assessment of the client and the family to have a better understanding of client and family needs. Which of the following is an individual need?
Safety
The nurse assists a postoperative client with ambulation. The nurse recognizes that assisting the client when performing this skill meets which of Maslow's basic human needs?
Safety and security
The nurse is conducting a home assessment and suggests that the client's family remove scatter rugs from the home and increase th e lighting. Which basic human need is being addressed by the nurse's suggestions?
Safety and security
The nurse provides the mother of toddler with the phone number for the Poison Control Centre. Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the nurse addressing?
Safety and security needs
During the patient assessment, the client shares that the family attends church nearly every Sunday, Which function of the family does this represent?
Socialization
Parents raising two school-aged children incorporate their religious beliefs into the family's daily life. The family's beliefs regarding religion include dietary considerations, worship practices, attitudes, and values. This is an example of which function of the family?
Socialization
The nurse is assessing the communication style of the client. Communication is an example of which dimension of the individual?
Sociocultural dimension
The nurse receives an 8-year-old girl in the pediatric unit following a tonsillectomy. Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
The client makes a rattling noise when she breathes through her mouth
