A nurse is assessing a single person at a clinic visit. How would the nurse classify this patient's family?
A.
Family of choice
B.
Family of origin
C.
Not in a family
D.
Nuclear family
ANS: C
Most definitions of family require at least two people who self-define as being part of that family. Thus, a single individual cannot be a family. A family of choice is the family adopted through marriage or cohabitation. A family of origin includes the individuals who reared the person of interest. A nuclear family consists of a male partner, a female partner, and their children.
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