A nurse is working with a family that demonstrates a high level of conflict. Which intervention would be most appropriate?
1. Help them to learn more effective communication skills.
2. Help them obtain medication to decrease their intensity levels.
3. Help them to identify the family member who is causing the conflict.
4. Help them decide which family member should have the most power in decision making.
Answer: 1
Explanation: Helping the family members to better advocate and communicate within the family would help to decrease the high emotion at home, improve social support, and provide a backdrop for more effective problem solving in the home. Medication is indicated for serious mental health disorders, not for resolving conflicts. Identifying a family member as causing conflict (identified patient role) is an indication of family dysfunction, not an intervention to resolve it. Collaborative, rather than authoritative, decision making helps resolve conflicts.
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