A nurse enters an inpatient room and finds the family disagreeing about the client's living arrangements after discharge. Which information should the nurse provide when teaching techniques to resolve family conflicts?
A. All family members should use past incidents to make their point.
B. One family member should act as a gatekeeper in order to avoid family confrontation.
C. One family member should act as a compromiser to preserve harmony in the family system.
D. All family members should respect differing opinions and use compromise and negotiation.
D
Functional families allow and respect differences among members. They learn to handle differences and conflict through negotiation and compromise.
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