The nurse is confident that a family is functioning appropriately. What findings did the nurse use to make this determination?
1. The teenage son keeps the money he earns from cutting grass for his "car fund."
2. All the children are expected to excel in the sport of their choice.
3. A parent reads the preschool child a bedtime story each night.
4. All the children have household chores once they reach school age.
5. A young adult child moves back home after losing his job.
Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5
Rationale: An appropriately functioning family has the economic resources needed by the family secured by adult members.
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