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Question:
A nurse enters the exam room of a new pediatric client. The nurse notices there are four adults in the room and one other child. The nurse asks for everyone to identify themselves and notes that the new pediatric client is with the child’s mother, step-father, father, step-mother, and half-brother from her father and step-mother. What type of family dynamic is described?
A
blended family
explanation
Families come in all different configurations. A blended family consists of at least one step-parent, step sibling, or half-sibling, whereas a nuclear family only consists of married parents and their biological children. Non-traditional families include single parent families, same-sex families, cohabitation, and polygamy. Adoptive families include families who have adopted one or more children.
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