The nurse is concerned that an adult daughter of a nuclear family is experiencing developmental, situational, and structural crises. What did the nurse assess to make this determination? (Select all that apply.)
1. Mother's sister moved out of state.
2. Aging father developed renal failure.
3. Daughter recently remarried at age 45.
4. Daughter's spouse purchased a new car.
5. Daughter expected to pay for aging parent's health care.
Answer: 2, 3, 5
Explanation: 2. A situational crisis can occur when the family experiences an event that is sudden, unexpected, and unpredictable. An event such as an illness threatens biological, psychological, or social integrity and leads to disorganization, tension, and severe anxiety. A developmental crisis such as marriage is viewed as a "normal" transition point where old patterns of communication and old roles must be exchanged for new patterns and roles. Every family experiences developmental crisis points, whether or not a crisis is actually experienced. A structural crisis occurs when a family is unable or unwilling to accept new roles such as the daughter being expected to pay for an aging parent's health care. The mother's sister moving out of state and the daughter's spouse purchasing a new car do not contribute to the three crises that the adult daughter is experiencing.
3. A situational crisis can occur when the family experiences an event that is sudden, unexpected, and unpredictable. An event such as an illness threatens biological, psychological, or social integrity and leads to disorganization, tension, and severe anxiety. A developmental crisis such as marriage is viewed as a "normal" transition point where old patterns of communication and old roles must be exchanged for new patterns and roles. Every family experiences developmental crisis points, whether or not a crisis is actually experienced. A structural crisis occurs when a family is unable or unwilling to accept new roles such as the daughter being expected to pay for an aging parent's health care. The mother's sister moving out of state and the daughter's spouse purchasing a new car do not contribute to the three crises that the adult daughter is experiencing.
5. A situational crisis can occur when the family experiences an event that is sudden, unexpected, and unpredictable. An event such as an illness threatens biological, psychological, or social integrity and leads to disorganization, tension, and severe anxiety. A developmental crisis such as marriage is viewed as a "normal" transition point where old patterns of communication and old roles must be exchanged for new patterns and roles. Every family experiences developmental crisis points, whether or not a crisis is actually experienced. A structural crisis occurs when a family is unable or unwilling to accept new roles such as the daughter being expected to pay for an aging parent's health care. The mother's sister moving out of state and the daughter's spouse purchasing a new car do not contribute to the three crises that the adult daughter is experiencing.
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