The Nurse Is Teaching a Parenting Class to New Parents

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a parenting class to new parents. Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching session about the characteristics of a healthy family?

• A) Adults agree on the majority of basic parenting principles.
• B) The parents and children have rigid assignments for all the family tasks.
• C) Young families assume total responsibility for the parenting tasks, refusing any assistance.
• D) The family is overwhelmed by the significant changes that occur as a result of childbirth.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, often used to understand the sensitivity of consumers to price changes.

Income Elasticity

Income elasticity measures how the demand for a good or service changes in response to changes in consumer income.

Marginal Utility

The extra pleasure or benefit gained by a consumer from consuming an additional unit of a product or service.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation of how consumers rank different bundles or combinations of goods according to their level of satisfaction.