Exam Questions Family Child Health Nursing Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Family Child Health Nursing

Multiple Choice:

1. What does the family health nurse use to determine the most appropriate health promotion activities in a family with young children?

1. The children’s health practices

2. The parents’ and grandparents’ health beliefs

3. The patterns of daily routines and family rituals

4. The patterns of disease and illness reorganization task management

2. Which phrase most accurately characterizes the purpose for family child health nurses to practice family-centered health care?

1. Form partnerships between families and nurses.

2. Provide consistently high-quality care for all families.

3. View the nurse as the constant in family and child health.

4. Foster partnerships between members of different families.

3. The nurse prepares material for a group of new staff members. How should the nurse describe family careers?

1. Normative events that occur in all families

2. Parents’ occupation across the life span from marriage to old age

3. Predictable developmental stages that occur in most families in the United States

4. Unique events that occur in families that affect family development and processes

4. Which principle should family nurses incorporate in their care to help a family with a child who has diabetes?

1. Protection is paramount in each interaction.

2. Patterns of illness and disease differ between families.

3. Patterns of illness are usually predictable in families.

4. Reorganization of family routines is discouraged.

5. During a home visit, the nurse learns that a family is experiencing a situational transition. Which event most likely occurred in this family?

1. Parents filed for divorce

2. Child diagnosed with cystic fibrosis

3. Oldest daughter accepted into college

4. Grandparent retired from a full-time job

6. The nurse learns that the parents of a family are rarely at home and are not involved in the children’s activities or interests. Which type of parenting style is represented by this family?

1. Permissive

2. Uninvolved

3. Authoritative

4. Authoritarian

7. The nurse prepares health promotion information for a family with a toddler. Which intervention will the nurse recommend to the parents?

1. Placing the child on the back to sleep

2. Providing head gear when playing outside

3. Placing medications in a locked cabinet

4. Instructing about the dangers of drinking and driving

8. A family with a child diagnosed with cystic fibrosis has newly relocated to a community. Which health trajectory will the nurse use as a guide for this family’s care?

1. Chronicity

2. Uncertainty

3. Degenerative

4. Gradual onset

9. The nurse is working with a family whose parenting style has been identified as authoritarian. Which of the following statements by the parent supports the identification of an authoritarian parenting style?

1. “I need to be able to punish my child so they learn what is right and wrong.”

2. “I need to ignore the problematic behavior when my child is acting out.”

3. “I need to let my child do what they want because it really doesn’t matter to me.”

4. “I need to make sure my child knows they have control over good health and making healthy choices.”

10. The nurse is working with a family where child maltreatment is the focus. The nurse understands that which of the following is the preferred approach when working with this family?

1. Prevention

2. Education

3. Discussion

4. Questioning

Multiple Response:

11. The nurse is preparing to assess a family with small children. Why should the nurse focus on the family transition points during this assessment? Select all that apply.

1. They represent a time when the family has a large amount of time to plan.

2. They represent a time when the family has to spend a great deal of money.

3. They represent a time when families are most likely to reorganize and change.

4. They represent a time when individuals within the family are at greatest risk for illness.

5. They represent a time when individuals within the family are most likely to change roles and related tasks.

12. The nurse prepares an educational seminar about families for a community health fair. What should the nurse explain as the overall major function or task of parents? Select all that apply.

1. To help children learn to read

2. To provide food, shelter, and clothing

3. To socialize children into schools and the community

4. To encourage children to leave the home after college

5. To assist children in developing spiritual beliefs to guide daily tasks

13. Which action will the nurse take to promote well-being in a family with children? Select all that apply.

1. Communicate with the family

2. Reinforce the use of discipline

3. Understand the family’s routines

4. Encourage modeling positive behavior

5. Support development of parenting skills

14. The nurse understands that which of the following interventions for a family will assist in health promotion? Select all that apply.

1. Emphasizing the importance of family health on societal health.

2. Partnering with families with an optimistic view to improve health outcomes.

3. Strengthening the family mentors within the community.

4. Strengthening the family’s ability to model and reflect on positive health practices.

5. Empowering families in their ability to assess their own needs.

15. The nurse is preparing a child and their family for a surgical procedure. The nurse understands that which of the following would be an appropriate approach with the child regarding the surgery? Select all that apply.

1. Play with a blood pressure cuff with the child.

2. Show picture of an operating room to the child.

3. Give the child an information sheet regarding the surgical procedure.

4. Explain the surgery in detail to the child.

5. Use a doll with the child to demonstrate the use of a surgical mask.