Which statement is most descriptive of pediatric family-centered care?
a. It reduces the effect of cultural diversity on the family.
b. It encourages family dependence on the health care system.
c. It recognizes that the family is the constant in a child's life.
d. It avoids expecting families to be part of the decision-making process.
ANS: C
The key components of family-centered care are for the nurse to support, respect, encourage, and embrace the family's strength by developing a partnership with the child's parents. Family-centered care recognizes the family as the constant in the child's life. The nurse should support the cultural diversity of the family, not reduce its effect. The family should be enabled and empowered to work with the health care system and to be part of the decision-making process.
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