The nurse can best gain a perspective about a family value system by:
a. gaining an understanding of how a family distributes its resources
b. asking family members what they most value
c. assessing church membership and membership in community organizations
d. interviewing employers, friends, and neighbors of the family
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A Correct. The economic function of the family is fourth after affective function, socialization and social placement function, and the reproductive function. By gaining an understanding of how a family distributes its resources, the nurse can obatin a perspective about their value system.
B Incorrect. Often what people say and what people do are not the same, better to look into what they do to understand what they truly value.
C Incorrect. Assessing church membership and membership in community organizations might provide some insight into values, but association does not necessarily provide the best perspective about economic values.
D Incorrect. Often what people say about others is not nearly true; again, better to look at what people do, not what they say or leave unsaid.
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