Deck 11: How to Avoid the Three Most Common Errors in Family Nursing

Question 1

In creating a context for change, what is the role of the nurse?

A) Acting as a relational bridge
B) Collecting information
C) Mediating arguments
D) Educating the family

Answer 1

Acting as a relational bridge

Question 2

The nurse knows that the ingredients for the healing context do not include which of the following?

A) Empathy
B) Empathetic responding
C) Mindfulness
D) Ethnic congruence between client and caregiver

Answer 2

Ethnic congruence between client and caregiver

Question 3

The nurse knows that according to the research of Bell and Wright, which action creates negative impressions in clients' families?

A) Expressing nurse curiosity
B) Creating a context for change
C) Asking if interventions were useful
D) Avoiding probing questions

Answer 3

Avoiding probing questions

Question 4

The nurse knows that Whiting, Bradford, and Davis found which factor to be the most important in the healing process?

A) The practitioner
B) The type of therapy
C) The environment
D) The number of sessions attended

Question 5

The nurse wants to create a context for change. Which would be a barrier to creating an effective context for change?

A) Asking which concern is the most pressing concern
B) Asking how the problem has affected the family
C) Acknowledging the pain of the sufferer as more than that of the family
D) Asking for each member's perspective

Question 6

The nurse has aligned with one family member over others. What is this known as?

A) Building rapport
B) Taking sides
C) Forming alliances
D) Collaborating

Question 7

Between scheduled family meetings, one family members calls the nurse to report the behaviors of other family members. What is the best response?

A) "Let's discuss this when we are all together at the next meeting."
B) "You need to confront your sibling about this directly."
C) "I do not get involved in these family squabbles. "
D) "Tell me more."

Question 8

When should the nurse offer advice to the family?

A) Once requested
B) After the "one-question" technique
C) After a thorough assessment
D) If it appears the family is receptive

Question 9

The nurse is working with a family in which the parents frequently fight loudly with each other. The nurse asks the children, "How do you feel when your parents are fighting?" What is the rationale for this question?

A) To shame the parents into not arguing
B) To normalize the fighting to the children
C) To encourage family members to reflect on the effects of the fighting
D) To determine if child abuse is occurring

Question 10

The nurse asks the family members, "Who is suffering the most in this family?" What is the purpose of this question?

A) To measure the level of suffering of each person
B) To encourage a circular view of the problem
C) To determine which one is the true client
D) To identify types of pain

Question 11

The nurse is giving advice to the family. Which statement is not therapeutic?

A) "I think you should do this because most of my clients like this therapy."
B) "Do you think this type of therapy would be a good fit for you?"
C) "Based on what you have told me, I think that this might be something that would work for you."
D) "Okay, we have discussed several ideas, and it seems like the best would be this one."

Question 12

The nurse is meeting with a family composed of two adult women and a young child. What is the best question the nurse can ask to help to understand their relationships?

A) "Which one of you is Mommy?"
B) "Is the father involved in the child's life?"
C) "How would you describe your family relationships?"
D) "Which of you is the biological mother?"

Question 13

The family has just experienced a disaster. How does the nurse modify the usual interview process to accommodate this?

A) A disaster nurse will conduct the interview instead.
B) The nurse will give advice early in the encounter.
C) The nurse will take sides in this encounter.
D) The nurse will not ask for family collaboration.

Question 14

Which are aspects of nurse curiosity? Select all that apply.

A) The nurse wants to know about the family's problems.
B) The nurse is open to an alternate view of the situation.
C) The nurse applies extensive research to practice.
D) The nurse researches the family genogram.

Question 15

Before interviewing, the nurse reviews the errors most often committed in relational family nursing. Which are they? Select all that apply.

A) Taking sides
B) Giving too much advice prematurely
C) Creating a context for change
D) Failing to introduce everyone