A nurse focuses on the care of the individual while viewing the client's family as a background resource or possible stressor.Which of the following conceptualizations of family does this nurse's view represent?

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Family as the context,or structure,has a traditional focus that places the individual first and the family second.In the "family as context" concept,the family serves as either a resource or a stressor to individual health and illness.When family is the the client,the family is placed first,and individuals are second.The family is seen as the sum of individual family members.When family is the system,the focus is on the family as the client,and the family is viewed as an interacting system in which the whole is more than the sum of its parts.When the family is seen as a component of society,it is seen as one of many institutions of society,along with health,education,religious,or financial institutions.

A Nurse Focuses on the Care of the Individual While