The nurse is interviewing a family. The wife and husband recently married and joined their families, with the husband having two children from a prior marriage and the wife having one. The nurse carefully asks questions about how the family has adapted. Which of the following best describes the skill the nurse used in making this observation?

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A.This is incorrect. Perceptual skill is the nurse's ability to make relevant observations when interviewing the family.
B.This is correct. Conceptual skill is the nurse's ability to observe the family as a completely functioning unit.
C.This is incorrect. Executive skills are observable interventions of the nurse that are intended to gain responses from the family members that will inform the nurse's further questioning and observations.
D.This is incorrect. Authoritarian skills are not used with family interviews because the purpose of the nurse is to help the family craft their own plan for change.

The Nurse Is Interviewing a Family