Exam 5: Theories and Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice

A nurse volunteers time in a homeless shelter and wants to set up a free vaccination clinic in the shelter.Although the shelter's managers think that vaccinations are a good idea, they are skeptical that clients will take the time to visit the nurse.What modification to the proposal would generate better success according to Maslow?

A nurse in the oncology clinic uses Aguilera's theory of coping to work with patients.After assessing the patient's usual coping strategies and the patient's perception of the event, what action should the nurse take next?

A nurse explains to a patient's family that the role of nursing is to help the patient with self-care when the patient is unable to do so.The nurse is using the theory of:

The nurse using Nightingale's theory to guide nursing practice will manipulate which features in the environment to enhance patient healing? (Select all that apply.)

A nursing manager is explaining to the staff how nursing theory is related to all components of nursing practice.What statement by the manager best outlines this concept?

A patient is angry and frustrated and is complaining bitterly to the nurse about these feelings.The nurse sits quietly and listens attentively, nodding occasionally.What Watson caritas process is the nurse using?

The nursing instructor summarizes Imogene King's view of health as:

Theories attempt to explain the relationships among the central phenomena of nursing, which include: (Select all that apply.)

A nursing unit subscribes to Orem's theory as an overarching conceptual framework for nursing care.A nurse on that unit would most likely include which intervention in a patient's plan of care?

A nurse manager is planning a major change on an inpatient unit.Using Lewin's theory, what areas does the manager assess? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse whose practice is guided by Peplau's theory would judge that care objectives had been met when the patient:

A nurse working in a rehabilitation unit wishes to use nursing theory to guide a personal concept of practice but has become frustrated when the chosen theory does not seem to be helpful.The nurse consults an expert on theory.What statement by the theory expert would best help the nurse choose a theory from which to work?

Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which patient should the nurse assess first?

A nursing student is explaining to his or her family that nursing differs from medicine primarily in that nursing:

A nurse whose practice is most strongly guided by Nightingale's theory would likely incorporate which intervention into the patient's plan of care?

The nursing student learning about theory understands that which terms are sometimes used instead of "grand theory"? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse works in the intensive care unit (ICU)and is looking for an explanation of how patients and families experience weaning from ventilators.This nurse would find the most useful information by searching for an appropriate:

A nurse subscribing to Neuman's system model would explain to a patient that illness is caused by:

A nurse works in an emergency department and frequently uses Lazarus's theory of coping.When a family is distraught by a family member's apparent heart attack, what action by the nurse is best from this theory's standpoint? (Select all that apply.)

A word or phrase used to convey the main thoughts in ideas, observations, and experiences is called a: