A nurse is attempting to complete the nursing admission data on a patient. To complete the admission and formulate a plan of care, the nurse needs to do which of the following?
a. Know that the individual is the same as the family as a whole.
b. Realize that family health is the summa-tion of the health of all members.
c. Evaluate the form, structure, and function of the family.
d. Discount negative views by the patient toward the family.
C
Areas included in family assessment are the form, structure, and function of the family; its deve-lopmental stage; and its progress toward or accomplishment of developmental tasks. It is essen-tial to assess the patient and family thoroughly. The family as a whole differs from individual members. The measure of family health is more than a summation of the health of all members. Begin assessment by considering the views of the patient toward the family.
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