The nurse is planning to complete a family assessment. For which reasons is the nurse completing this assessment?
1. Determine the level of family functioning.
2. Identify family strengths and weaknesses.
3. Provide legal guidelines for consent to health care.
4. Clarify family interaction patterns.
5. Describe the health status of individual members.
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
Rationale 1: The purpose of family assessment is to determine the level of family functioning.
Rationale 2: The purpose of family assessment is to identify family strengths and weaknesses.
Rationale 3: Legal guidelines regarding health care issues such as insurance coverage and the right to consent for health care are important when working with same-sex couples.
Rationale 4: The purpose of family assessment is to clarify family interaction patterns.
Rationale 5: The purpose of family assessment is to describe the health status of the family and its individual members.
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