A nurse is assigned to care for a patient just discharged from the hospital. What will the nurse first assess after discovering that other family members desperately need health care as well?
A. Assessment first focuses on identified problems and the person with the most problems.
B. First the nurse must review the home and the immediate environment for external problems.
C. The family as a whole should be assessed to get an overall picture of family functioning.
D. The member of the family considered to be the patient must be assessed first.
ANS: D
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