CHAPTER 1/ Families and Communities^11
- What cultural religious ceremony could be accommodated without monitoring
by the nurse?
a. Drinking of herbal teas by the client several times a day to restore balance
b. Rubbing of a chemical ointment on the head and torso to drive away spirits
c. Keeping a statue of the mystical god of health on the client’s bedside table
d. Cooling the room temperature to block hot illnesses from the body - Which of the following factors can be hindered or supported by the presence or
absence of community support services?
a. Health promotion
b. Pediatric growth and development
c. Health restoration activities
d. All of the above - The basic concepts of family and community dynamics include which of the
following?
a. Family support as a needed constant
b. Family roles restricted to mother and father
c. Family advocacy that enables families to maintain a sense of control
d. a and c only - Which example represents a reconstituted family?
a. Judy and her mother and father live in Kansas in the fall and Paris in the summer.
b. Peter and his mother live in one house, and his father and stepmother live across town.
c. Angela and her two fathers live in an apartment attached to her grandparents’ home.
d. b and c only. - Sally says she lives with her two mothers and her brothers. Her family is probably
classified as which of the following?
a. Cohabited family
b. Lesbian family
c. Family
d. None of the above - Papa Estavez wants to take Emilio back to Mexico for treatment that he believes
will be more beneficial. This attitude is a possible example of which of the
following?
a. The need to bring in a translator
b. Ethnocentric behavior
c. Acculturated behavior
d. Subcultural behavior