A nurse is assessing the grief response of a family member whose relative has died. what must the nurse consider first about the family to conduct an effective assessment?

families believed to be at risk for dysfunction are invited to meet together to promote mutual support without burdening them with labels of pathology. Families at risk are recognised by screening with the Family Relationships Index (FRI) global measure of family interaction based on the cohesiveness, conflict, and expressiveness subscales of Family Environment Scale