The nurse is teaching a class on coordinating care for families with a chronically ill member. Which response made by a student indicates a need for further teaching in the area of family assessment?

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1. Identifying accessible community resources is an important aspect of family assessment.
2. Family engagement in shared health-care decision-making has little impact on health outcomes.
3. Lifestyle factors to assess include family access to food, housing, and transportation.
4. Money spent is not always linked to better health outcomes.

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1 The nurse will benefit families greatly by providing families with appropriate resource information in their home communities for health promotion and chronic disease management.
2 Shared decision-making occurs within therapeutic relationships that honor family preferences and unique circumstances.
3 Environmental factors include family access to food, housing, and transportation; lifestyle factors include tobacco use, lack of adequate nutrition, physical inactivity, and substance abuse.
4 The U.S. spends much more on health care than the other 12 industrial nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but the quality and availability of care varies.