Exam 10: Using Nursing Theory to Guide Professional Practice

Betty Neuman's Systems Model for nursing emphasizes the holistic aspects of nursing from a systems-based perspective. Which of the following is not an example of the clinical application of this theory?

Which of the following are the concepts common among most nursing philosophies, models, and theories?

Which of the following is an example of the application of Madeleine Leininger's Cultural Care Theory of Diversity and Universality?

Select the scientific theory used in several nursing theories to explain the following scenario: One nurse, whose adult son died in the ER 11 years ago, contends that she can never walk into a hospital again and quits her job. A second nurse, whose husband died in the hospital, continues to work her shifts responsibly and compassionately without incident.

Which of the following is an example of the application of Levine's Conservation Model to the clinical setting?

What criterion would the nurse use to support Hildegard Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations?

Which statement by a nurse reflects an accurate understanding of systems theory?

What parts make up and work together in Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment? (Select all that apply.)

What skills would a nurse demonstrate if the nurse reached the "competent stage" of Patricia Benner's theory of skill acquisition?

Identify the catalyst of Jean Watson's Theory of Care.

What example illustrates the conclusion that can be drawn from deductive reasoning?

Which theory focuses on patterns, life processes, and wholeness and describes seeing the life process as a progression believing that health and the evolving pattern of consciousness are the same?

What changes in nursing practice did Florence Nightingale make to improve the personal care of patients?

Which statement about nursing conceptual models is true?

Which is an example of Dorothea Orem's Theory of Self-Care Deficit?

The nurse providing teaching on a weight loss program to the obese patient is applying which nursing model developed by Nola Pender?

What example illustrates the conclusion that can be drawn from inductive reasoning?

The goal of Ida Jean Orlando's theory of effective nursing practice is to:

How would you justify that a nursing theory is, in fact, a middle-range nursing theory? (Select all that apply.)

A group of nursing students was discussing the functions of nursing theories. Which statement below would give the impression a student requires more review of the material?