A nurse asks a family member,"What has changed between you and your spouse since your child's head injury?" Which of the following focuses of the family is the nurse assessing?

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When the focus is on the family as a system,the family is viewed as an interactional system in which the whole is more than the sum of its parts.The approach simultaneously focuses on individual members and the family as a whole at the same time.The interactions between family members are the target for nursing interventions.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 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.When family is the context,the individual is placed 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.

A Nurse Asks a Family Member,"What Has Changed Between You