Chapter 29 Military Families

Chapter 29  Military Families

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

____ 1. Approximately two million American children have experienced the deployment of a parent to Iraq or Afghanistan. How many of these children either lost a parent or have a parent who was wounded in these conflicts?
1.
48,000
2.
26,000
3.
11,000
4.
8,000

____ 2. Research has shown that an adolescent (13 to 18 years) would typically exhibit which behavior as a reaction to parental military deployment?
1.
May exhibit regressive behaviors and assume blame for parent’s departure
2.
May become sullen, tearful, throw temper tantrums, or develop sleep problems
3.
May participate in high-risk behaviors, sexual acting out, and drug or alcohol abuse
4.
May respond to schedule disruptions with irritability and/or apathy and weight loss

____ 3. What is the expected feeling and/or behavior experienced by military families during the “sustainment” cycle of deployment, as described by Pincus and associates?
1.
Feelings alternate between denial and anticipation of loss
2.
Feelings alternate between excitement and apprehension associated with homecoming
3.
Feelings focus on the establishment of new support systems and new family routines
4.
Feelings focus on the struggle to take charge of the details of the new family structure

____ 4. A nursing instructor is teaching about suicide among active duty military. Which fact should the instructor include in the lesson plan?
1.
On average, two suicides per day occur in the U.S. military.
2.
From 2005 to 2009, relationship distress factored in more than 25 percent of Army suicides.
3.
Statistically, in 2012, suicide rates of service members surpassed the number killed in combat.
4.
Military suicides are associated with a narcissistic personality disorder diagnosis.

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: 1
Chapter: Chapter 29, Military Families
Objective: Discuss historical aspects and epidemiological statistics related to members of the U.S military.
Page: 780
Heading: Application of the Nursing Process>Assessment>The Impact of Deployment
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
Concept: Family Dynamics
Difficulty: Moderate

Feedback
1
More than 48,000 children have either lost a parent or have a parent who was wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan.
2
The number 26,000 does not indicate how many children either lost a parent or have a parent who was wounded in these conflicts.
3
The number 11,000 does not indicate how many children either lost a parent or have a parent who was wounded in these conflicts.
4
The number 8,000 does not indicate how many children either lost a parent or have a parent who was wounded in these conflicts.

PTS: 1 CON: Family Dynamics

2. ANS: 3
Chapter: Chapter 29, Military Families
Objective: Discuss historical aspects and epidemiological statistics related to members of the U.S military.
Page: 780
Heading: Application of the Nursing Process>Assessment>The Impact of Deployment
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
Concept: Family Dynamics
Difficulty: Moderate

Feedback
1
Preschoolers (3 to 6 years) may regress in areas such as toilet training, sleep, separation fears, physical complaints, or thumb sucking and may assume blame for parent’s departure. School age children (6 to 12 years) are more aware of potential dangers to parent, and may exhibit irritable behavior, aggression, or whininess, and become more regressed and fearful about parent’s safety.
2
Toddlers (1 to 3 years) may become sullen, tearful, throw temper tantrums, or develop sleep problems.
3
Adolescents (13 to 18 years) may be rebellious, irritable, or more challenging of authority. Parents need to be alert to high-risk behaviors, such as problems with the law, sexual acting out, and drug or alcohol abuse.
4
Infants (birth to 12 months) may respond to schedule disruptions with irritability and/or apathy and weight loss.

PTS: 1 CON: Family Dynamics

3. ANS: 3
Chapter: Chapter 29, Military Families
Objective: Discuss the impact of deployment on families of service members.
Page: 780
Heading: Application of the Nursing Process > The Military Family>The Impact of Deployment
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
Concept: Family Dynamics
Difficulty: Moderate

Feedback
1
In the predeployment cycle, feelings alternate between denial and anticipation of loss.
2
In the redeployment cycle, feelings alternate between excitement and apprehension associated with homecoming.
3
In the sustainment cycle, families establish new support systems and new family routines.
4
In the deployment cycle, the spouse struggles to take charge of the details of living without his or her partner.

PTS: 1 CON: Family Dynamics

4. ANS: 3
Chapter: Chapter 29 Military Families
Objective: Discuss the impact of deployment on families of service members.
Page: 785
Heading: Veterans > Depression and Suicide
Integrated Processes: Nursing Process
Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity
Cognitive Level: Application [Applying]
Concept: Family Dynamics
Difficulty: Moderate

Feedback
1
On average, one—not two—suicides a day occur in the U.S. military.
2
From 2005 to 2009, relationship distress factored in more than 50 percent—not 25 percent—of Army suicides.
3
Statistically, in 2012, suicide rates of service members surpassed the number killed in combat.
4
Military suicides are associated with the diagnoses of substance use disorder, major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and traumatic brain injury (TBI), not narcissistic personality disorder.

PTS: 1 CON: Family Dynamics