Family Unit – Correct Answer-Success or failure of individuals in society is dependent
upon stability of the:
The two purposes of the family are: – Correct Answer-1. Meeting the needs of society
- Meeting the needs of the individuals in the family
Healthy families exhibit the following characteristics: (Beaver and Hampton) – Correct
Answer-Effective skills for negotiating problems
Are clear, open and spontaneous in expressing emotions and decisions
Respect the feelings of others
Encourage others to be independent
Hold others personally accountable for their actions
Display warmth and closeness toward each other
Stage 1 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction – Correct Answer-Family Efforts at
Health Promotion-Many lifestyles that affect health are learned in the family. Tobacco
use is an example of this. Health promotion, prevention, and risk reduction are impacted
by families.
Three causal relationships that can alter family health status include – Correct Answermarriage
parenthood
social support systems
Stage 2 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction – Correct Answer-Family Appraisal of
Symptoms-This stage begins when a family member has symptoms
Stage 3 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction – Correct Answer-Care Seeking-A
decision is made to seek medical care. Family members are consulted as needed for
advice and recommendations, which may include on home remedies and selfmedication
Stage 4 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction – Correct Answer-Referral and
Obtaining Care-Contact with a health care provider is initiated. This can be based upon
the severity of the patient’s condition, family’s culture, health beliefs, availability, and
accessibility.
Stage 5 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction – Correct Answer-Acute Response to
Illness by Client and Family-The patient takes on the “sick role” and adaptation in this
role begins with the patient and family.
Stage 6 of Health/Illness and Family Interaction – Correct Answer-adaptation to Illness
and Recovery- Support of the patient by the family unit begins for convalescing and
rehabilitating. Coping and adaptation about the illness begins at this stage.
Family as Context – Correct Answer-The patient is an individual with family members
who are usually the primary resource for them. The individual is the primary receiver
and the family is secondary for assessment and intervention of care.
Family as Sum of its Members – Correct Answer-The family is a sum of all family
members. Family healthcare is operational when all members of the family receive care.
Family Subsystems as Client – Correct Answer-The subsystem of a family can be
defined as a dyad or triad and be comprised of a married couple, parent-child, and
sibling-sibling, for example. They are the recipients of care.
Family as Client – Correct Answer-The entire family is in the foreground. Dynamics of
the family, subsystems, and relationships with external sources are the focus.
Family as a Component of Society – Correct Answer-The family is a subsystem of
society. Families are considered an institution of society equating to religion and
educational institutions for example.
Primary Prevention – Correct Answer-Prevent the occurrence of disease.
Health promotion and disease prevention
Teach families to take responsibility for health and attain health goals by enjoying a
healthy lifestyle
Secondary Prevention – Correct Answer-After the disease occurrence
Early detection, diagnosis, treatment of signs and symptoms
Conduct screening assessments
Health teaching
Tertiary Prevention – Correct Answer-Recovery and rehabilitation
Maximize the level of functioning
Provide support to families in the rehabilitation process
Nightingale’s Environmental Model – Correct Answer-Did not present a theory of nursing
or family nursing
Emphasized the presence of environmental factors in health and wellness
Nurses care for the whole family unit in the home environment
King’s Theory of Goal Attainment – Correct Answer-included family-as-context
Collaboratively the nurse and family members identify complete assessment to
determine goals and a plan of care