The nurse is interviewing a newly married couple. The couple's 8-year-old son, from the wife's previous relationship, never knew his birth father and is throwing temper tantrums whenever the new husband asks him to do something. The nurse asks clarifying questions about the couple's individual responses to their son's outbursts. What skills are demonstrated in this scenario?

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A.This is incorrect. Although the scenario describes the use of perceptual/conceptual skills, it is not during the engagement stage.
B.This is correct. The scenario describes the perceptual and conceptual skills the nurse must use to make relevant assessments that give meaning to the family as a whole during the assessment stage as the family tells their story.
C.This is incorrect. The scenario is not set in the intervention stage, and executive skills are used to assess family strengths.
D.This is incorrect. Executive skills are used to assess family strengths, and the scenario is not set during the engagement stage.

The Nurse Is Interviewing a Newly Married Couple