A nurse is caring for a patient.Visitors at the bedside include the patient's life partner,widowed mother,sister,and nephew.The nurse acknowledges that current trends in American families include which of the following?

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Families are constantly changing.People may marry later,delay childbirth,and couples choose to have fewer children or none at all.The number of people living alone is expanding and accounts for approximately 26% of households.Divorce rates have tripled since the 1950s,and although the rate appears to have stabilized,it is estimated that 54% of all marriages will end in divorce.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient