The nurse is trying to hold a family care conference as her 12-year old patient is being discharged home with a chronic illness. Which response by a family member indicates a need for the nurse to teach about family-focused nursing care?
1. "Why should I be here? It is my sister who is sick, not me."
2. "We need to make a plan for home care so I can still work."
3. "I can't believe how this illness is affecting the whole family."
4. "What kind of resources will be available to us?"
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1 Family-focused nursing care means looking at all members of the family and how they might be affected by the client's illness.
2 Family-focused care means working with the family to set goals, make plans to achieve them, and identify available resources to ensure success.
3 The nurse who understands family-focused nursing care knows that illness is a family affair and that all members can be affected by one member's illness.
4 Family-focused care means working with the family to set goals, make plans to achieve them, and identify available resources to ensure success.
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