A nurse who is using Gordons functional health patterns is planning to assess its roles-relationships pattern. Which of the following questions would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask?
a. What is the familys philosophy of health?
b. What does the family do to have fun?
c. How are problems in the family resolved?
d. Who decides when and how children go to sleep?
Answer: c. How are problems in the family resolved?
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