A nurse is working with a married couple who have five children ranging in age from newborn to age 15 . Two of the children are from the husband's first marriage, and two are from the wife's first marriage. They have a baby from this marriage
Which developmental theory can be applied in the nurse's understanding of this family? a. Duvall Family Development Theory
b. middle-class North American family life cycle
c. divorce and postdivorce family life cycle
d. remarried family life cycle
D
When caring for a family with children from previous marriages, the nurse should apply the remarried family life cycle theory. Duvall's theory can be modified to address the task that these nontraditional families face.
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