The nurse is performing a family assessment. Which factor will the nurse include in the social functioning portion of the assessment?
1. Legal problems
2. Marital patterns
3. Family strengths
4. Educational history
Answer: 2
Explanation: Marital patterns are assessed in the social functioning portion of the family assessment. Legal problems, family strengths, and educational history are all assessed during the family assessment; however, they are not aspects of the social functioning portion of the assessment.
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