When the nurse treats families as context, the emphasis is on which of the following?
a. extended family c. community
b. nuclear family d. individual
D
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A Incorrect. The extended family may become emphasized when the family is viewed as an interactional system or as a social institution.
B Incorrect. The nuclear family may be emphasized when the family is viewed as a client or as an interactional system or as a social institution.
C Incorrect. The community may be emphasized when the family is viewed as a social institution as a part of the larger community.
D Correct. The view of the family as context actually emphasizes the individual within that context.
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