Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills, and Practices

Wanda Mohr PhD RN FAAN

Chapter 15 Families and Family Interventions - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

The nurse, using the family as the unit of care, approaches the illness of a family member by
a. including the family as the context for the ill member.
b. assessing how the family views the illness of the member.
c. maintaining his or her role as the person in charge.
d. partnering with the family.

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Problem 2

When assessing a family, which of the following roles would lead the nurse to suspect that the family is healthy? Select all that apply.
a. Socializing members with societal values
b. Passively coping with stresses
c. Maintaining rigid boundaries
d. Promoting positive personal health practices
e. Encouraging interaction with the community
f. Distributing power equally to accomplish tasks

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Problem 3

When developing a plan of care using the resiliency model for a family experiencing a crisis, which of the following would the nurse expect to
include to achieve family adaptation? a. Maintaining usual family roles
b. Making first-order changes
c. Limiting connections to resources
d. Building on family strengths

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Problem 4

The nurse is interviewing the 81-year-old mother of a 51-year-old client who has had schizophrenia since 16 years of age. Which of the mother's concerns is likely to dominate?
a. Will my retirement funds outlast me?
b. Who will handle my funeral arrangements?
c. What will become of my son when I am gone?
d. How can I get my son's doctor to talk to me?

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Problem 5

Which of the following statements by family members would the nurse identify as an example of subjective burden?
a. "Our daughter's illness has really drained our savings account."
b. "If only we had been able to realize he was sick sooner."
c. "We don't know how we're going manage the day-to-day things."
d. "We've had to call the police several times when he got out of control."

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