Deck 27: Family Health Risks

Question 1

A nurse is using an ecomap. Which of the following best describes the situation that the nurse is experiencing?

A) Assessing a family's biological risks
B) Considering a family's economic risks
C) Discussing a family's lifestyle risks
D) Examining a family's social risks

Answer 1

Examining a family's social risks

Question 2

The nurse is assessing factors that determine or influence whether disease or other unhealthy events will occur. What is the process of assessing for these factors called?

A) Risk reduction
B) Risk appraisal
C) Risk factors
D) Life-event risk

Answer 2

Risk appraisal

Question 3

Which statement best describes the effects of life events on family health risk?

A) Normative events require very little change in family structures and roles.
B) Positive events are unlikely to place stress on a family.
C) Normative and nonnormative events pose potential risks to the health of families.
D) Negative life events require change and place stress on a family.

Answer 3

Normative and nonnormative events pose potential risks to the health of families.

Question 4

A nurse is assessing the health risks of a family. Which of the following health risks would the family be most likely to voluntarily assume?

A) Newly built power plant
B) Smoking cigarettes
C) Speeding vehicles near playground
D) Industrial pollution

Question 5

Which behavioral risk factor is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States?

A) Homicide or suicide
B) Motor vehicle accidents
C) Chronic disease
D) Substance use and abuse

Question 6

Which statement is true about transitions?

A) Transitions are stressful events for all families.
B) Transitions require coping skills, which must be taught to some families.
C) Transitions address the family skills necessary to meet developmental goals.
D) Transitions present new situations and demands for families.

Question 7

A family has experienced a nonnormative life event. Which of the following best describes this situation?

A) Adoption of a child
B) Loss of a job
C) Marriage of a child
D) Retirement from work

Question 8

The nurse asked the family about its financial resources and the demands on these resources. Which type of risk factor is being assessed?

A) Biological
B) Economic
C) Lifestyle
D) Social

Question 9

A nurse is discussing internal family coping strategies with a family following a family crisis. Which of the following would the nurse be explaining?

A) Asking a distant relative for a loan
B) Talking to relatives about stresses and worries
C) Attending a local worship service
D) Using public assistance to obtain food stamps

Question 10

A client is experiencing a social risk. Which of the following best describes this risk?

A) Inadequate housing
B) Lack of education
C) High-crime neighborhood
D) Lack of insurance

Question 11

According to Pender, one factor that motivates individuals to participate in health behaviors is the:

A) reduction of health risk by examination of the concepts of family risk related to everyone.
B) desire to protect health by using behaviors directed toward decreasing the probability of specific illness or dysfunction.
C) use of the Neuman Systems Model to define family health in terms of systems stability.
D) realization that health can be defined in many ways and within many cultures.

Question 12

A nurse is in the beginning phase of contracting with a family. Which of the following activities will most likely occur during this phase?

A) Mutual division of responsibilities
B) Mutual development of a plan
C) Mutual setting of time limits
D) Mutual implementation of the plan

Question 13

Which health risk category is one of the foremost predictors of health?

A) Biological
B) Economic
C) Lifestyle
D) Social

Question 14

A nurse is completing the post-visit phase of a home visit. Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely to complete?

A) Document the visit and services provided.
B) Conduct a health teaching session.
C) Plan the next home visit.
D) Seek information about community resources for referrals.

Question 15

A nurse is assessing a family. Which of the following behaviors would the nurse recognize as being learned within the family structure?

A) Smoking habits and heart disease
B) Health values and health habits
C) Chronic illness and disease risk
D) Societal norms and values

Question 16

A family has experienced a family crisis. Which of the following best describes this situation?

A) Husband loses job and family is now homeless.
B) Child dies, and parents go to grief counseling.
C) Mother is hospitalized for 2 weeks and neighbors help care for the children.
D) Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer.

Question 17

A nurse is using a genogram when assessing a family risk. Which of the following types of risks is being assessed?

A) Biological
B) Economic
C) Lifestyle
D) Social

Question 18

Which is a main disadvantage to home visits?

A) Convenience for the client
B) Time spent with one client
C) Client control of the setting
D) Ability to individualize services

Question 19

A nurse uses the term family policy. Which of the following explains what the nurse is describing?

A) Anything that is done by the government that directly or indirectly affects families.
B) Laws that affect families and family living.
C) Requirements for immunizations for the entire family.
D) Healthy People 2020 guidelines for healthy families.

Question 20

A nurse assists a family to obtain food stamps. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this resource?

A) Provide support for basic needs.
B) Offer insurance for the uninsured.
C) Provide health-related services to families.
D) Allow nongovernmental agencies to operate more effectively.

Question 21

A nurse clarifies the purpose of a home visit with a family. Which of the following phases of the home visit process is occurring?

A) Initiation
B) Pre-visit
C) In-home
D) Post-visit

Question 22

A nurse uses a behavioral health risk survey and identifies the factors leading to obesity in the family. Which of the following levels of prevention best describes the nurse's action?

A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Assessment

Question 23

A nurse plans to review the home visit with the family. Which of the following phases of the home visit process is most likely occurring?

A) Initiation
B) In-home
C) Termination
D) Post-visit

Question 24

Which are lifestyle habits that have been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality? (Select all that apply.)

A) Sleeping 7 to 8 hours daily
B) Eating breakfast
C) Eating between meals
D) Vigorous daily physical activity
E) Maintaining full-time employment

Question 25

Which of the following are benefits of home visits? (Select all that apply.)

A) Promote health for adolescent mothers.
B) Identify barriers and provide support for family health promotion goals.
C) Allow families to maintain a sense of control in meeting their health care needs.
D) Prolong the nurse-client relationship.
E) Establishment of healthy behaviors.

Question 26

A nurse is completing an initial home visit with a family. Which of the following nursing actions is most important to include?

A) Explore the client's ideas and perceptions about the purpose of the visits.
B) Identify with the client the contradictions in the client's words and health behaviors.
C) Refer the client to others in the health team.
D) Teach the client about solutions to his or her problems.

Question 27

A nurse is implementing the termination phase of a home visit. Which of the following nursing activities is most likely being demonstrated?

A) Conducting a physical assessment
B) Identifying household members
C) Summarizing accomplishments of the visit
D) Teaching about health