A client states that she has just moved in with her boyfriend. They are going to try living together prior to getting married. The nurse would document this as what type of family?
A) Blended
B) Cohabitating
C) Extended
D) Nuclear
Ans: B
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A cohabitating family structure means people living together without the formal or legal bond of marriage. Blended families or stepfamilies include children who live with one birth parent and one non-birth parent, as well as any offspring of the non-birth parent. Extended families include grandparents, aunt/uncles, and/or cousins.
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A patient with poorly controlled diabetes has elevated lipid levels in spite of her attempts to decrease fat and carbohydrate intake. How should the nurse explain this finding?
1. "You are not eating enough and your proteins are breaking down." 2. "Your body is using your high glucose levels to produce lipids." 3. "You are not eating enough carbohydrates." 4. "Most persons with diabetes are not able to efficiently metabolize fats."
The research hypotheses to be tested generally are presented in the results section, together with the statistical tests of those hypotheses
A) True B) False