The psychiatric nurse uses the genogram of a family to:
a. determine the family nursing diagnosis
b. assess the family's history and relationship patterns
c. provide evidence for a referral to a family therapist
d. determine the cause of the family member's illness
B
A psychiatric nurse would use a genogram of a family to assess the family's history and relationship patterns. The genogram is a graphic depiction of a family tree that records information about the family members and their relationships for at least three generations. The genogram helps the nurse keep the whole family in mind as a unit, even if the nurse is caring for one family member at a time.
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