A community health nurse is preparing to assess a family. Which of the following characteristics would the nurse need to integrate into the assessment as universal? Select all that apply
A) The family members are stuck in one stage of development.
B) Cultural values and rules
C) Every family has structure.
D) Every family is a small social system.
E) No particular structure, as families are dynamic
Ans: B, C, D
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