A 7-year-old patient tells you that "Grandpa, Mommy, Daddy, and my brother live at my house." The nurse identifies this family type as:
1. Binuclear.
2. Extended.
3. Gay or lesbian.
4. Traditional.
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Rationale 1: A binuclear family includes divorced parents with joint custody of their biologic children, who alternate spending varying amounts of time in the home of each parent.
Rationale 2: An extended family consists of a couple who share the house with their parents, siblings, or other relatives.
Rationale 3: A gay or lesbian family is composed of two same-sex domestic partners; they might not have children.
Rationale 4: The traditional nuclear family consists of a husband provider, a wife who stays home, and the biologic children of this union.
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