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1. An adolescent, his mother, and his soon-to-be stepfather have been in counseling with the nurse. Which statement by the nurse fosters positive relationships within this new family structure? A. "Your son should be consistently disciplined by only one parent." B. "You should not have any more children because your son will need your full attention." C. "You need to keep the lines of communication open between all of you." stressful." - ✔✔ANS: C Open lines of communication are needed for newly forming families to begin their relationship together and establish a new family structure. 2. In defiance of parental wishes, a Japanese teenager succumbs to peer pressure and gets a tattoo. According to Bowen's family systems theory, how should the community health nurse interpret the teenager's action? A. The teenager is attempting to differentiate self. D. The teenager is exhibiting antisocial traits. - ✔✔ANS: A
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An adolescent, his mother, and his soon-to-be stepfather have been in counseling with the nurse. Which statement by the nurse fosters positive relationships within this new family structure? A. "Your son should be consistently disciplined by only one parent." B. "You should not have any more children because your son will need your full attention." C. "You need to keep the lines of communication open between all of you." D. "Allow your son to make his own choices because this new situation will be stressful." - ✔✔ANS: C Open lines of communication are needed for newly forming families to begin their relationship together and establish a new family structure. PTS: 1 REF: 204 KEY: Cognitive Level: Application | Integrated Process: Implementation
In defiance of parental wishes, a Japanese teenager succumbs to peer pressure and gets a tattoo. According to Bowen's family systems theory, how should the community health nurse interpret the teenager's action? A. The teenager is attempting to differentiate self. B. The teenager is triangulating self. C. The teenager is cutting self off emotionally. D. The teenager is exhibiting antisocial traits. - ✔✔ANS: A The teenager is taking on some of the cultural values of peers and is beginning to develop a unique identity. This process is called differentiation and is a normal task of adolescence. PTS: 1 REF: 210 KEY: Cognitive Level: Application | Integrated Process: Evaluation
A home health nurse is visiting an Asian family. A married couple, their three children, and the maternal grandparents all live in the home. How should the nurse interpret the presence of the grandparents in the home? A. The parents have diffuse boundaries and have allowed the grandparental subsystem to be present. B. The grandparental subsystem is not successfully managing separation from the parental subsystem. C. Extended family living arrangements are common in some cultures. D. The nuclear family living arrangement is the preferred environment for childrearing. - ✔✔ANS: C
The Asian culture highly respects the elderly. Having the grandparents living in the home is not uncommon in this culture. PTS: 1 REF: 205 KEY: Cognitive Level: Application | Integrated Process: Evaluation
B. Triangulation C. Fusion D. Emotional cutoff - ✔✔ANS: B Triangulation occurs when a relationship between two people is dysfunctional so a third person is brought into the relationship to help stabilize it. The son and his behavioral problems redirect the focus from the couple's marital problems. PTS: 1 REF: 210- 211 KEY: Cognitive Level: Application | Integrated Process: Evaluation
KEY: Cognitive Level: Application | Integrated Process: Evaluation