A nurse is planning to conduct a family assessment. Which of the following BEST describes the components that should be included in a family assessment?
a. thorough evaluation of areas where the family needs to improve
b. detailed information about a family and its members' views of their own strengths and problems
c. summary of potential areas of conflict between all family members
d. identification of possible strategies to address family role relationships
B
During an assessment, the nurse should attempt to gain detailed information about a family and its members' views of their own strengths an challenges. An excellent resource that can assist the nurse in accomplishing this is the family assessment tool. The tool was created and modified as a result of the work of multiple family nursing experts.
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