A nurse is assessing family structure. Which of the following describes what the nurse should recognize?
a. An individual may experience many dif-ferent family structures over a lifetime.
b. The variations in family structure are be-coming less common.
c. The traditional nuclear family is the most common family structure.
d. There is great variation among family structures.
ANS: A
In assessing family structure, it is important for the nurse to recognize that an individual may ex-perience many different family structures over a lifetime. Variations in family structure are be-coming more common, and there can be great variation among family structures. There is no longer a general consensus that the traditional nuclear family model is the "best" model.
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