The public health nurse is working with a student nurse. The student nurse asks which of the six groups of people they have seen today are considered to be families
How should the nurse respond? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. "The married heterosexual couple without children"
2. "The gay couple with two adopted children"
3. "The unmarried heterosexual couple with two biological children"
4. "The lesbian couple not living together that have no children"
5. "The married heterosexual couple with three children, living with grandparents"
1, 2, 3, 5
Explanation: 1. Families take many forms in today's society. The basis for people to be considered a family is a commitment to one another and the sharing of responsibilities, chores, and expenses. A couple without children is still a family.
2. Families take many forms in today's society. The basis for people to be considered a family is a commitment to one another and the sharing of responsibilities, chores, and expenses. Gay and lesbian families are those in which two or more people who share a same-sex orientation live together, or in which a gay or lesbian single parent rears a child.
3. Families take many forms in today's society. The basis for people to be considered a family is a commitment to one another and the sharing of responsibilities, chores, and expenses. A family may be formed without a legal marriage.
5. Families take many forms in today's society. The basis for people to be considered a family is a commitment to one another and the sharing of responsibilities, chores, and expenses. Extended family members, including parents or grandparents, will often live with their adult children or grandchildren, creating intergenerational families.
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