A home health nurse is visiting an Asian family. A married couple, their 3 children, and the maternal grandparents all live in the home. How should the nurse interpret the presence of the grandparents in the home?
A) The parents have diffuse boundaries and have allowed the grandparental subsystem to be present.
B) The grandparental subsystem is not successfully managing separation from the parental subsystem.
C) Extended family living arrangements are common in some cultures.
D) The nuclear family living arrangement is the preferred environment for childrearing.
C
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