A nurse is caring for a family that has two adults, ages 55 and 57, living together. Upon interviewing the couple, the nurse determines that the couple has two biological children that have grown and are living outside the home. Which best describes the type of family the nurse should document?

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A nuclear dyad family consists of two adults living together who have no children or who have grown children living outside the family. The nuclear family is typically a husband, wife, and children living together in the same household. A single adult family is one in which one adult is living alone by choice or because of separation from a spouse or children or both. An extended family is a family that extends beyond the nuclear family, consisting of parents like father, mother, and their children, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, all living in the same household.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Family That Has Two