Exam 5: Theories and Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice

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

The nurse using Watson's theory to guide practice would put highest priority on

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

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

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

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

A nurse is working with a family from a different culture with which he or she is not familiar.The family insists on continuing health practices that the nurse is trying to get them to abandon.This results in the nurse viewing the family as noncompliant,because they seem to understand the instructions.Which action by the nurse would be most helpful?

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 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 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 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?

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

The nursing instructor explains that a theory,at its simplest,aims to do what?

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

A nurse uses Roy's model to guide nursing care.When using this model,what stimuli would be important for the nurse to assess? (Select all that apply. )

A nursing educator summarizes the role of nursing theory across the domains of nursing practice,education,and research by pointing out that in all three areas,theory

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?

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