Question 1

Which nurse theorist developed the Health Promotion Model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pender 
B)  Reed 
C)  Beck 
D)  Mercer 
A)  Pender 
B)  Reed 
C)  Beck 
D)  Mercer A

Question 2

Which of the following is not a concept included in Benner's Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competence 
B)  Clinical knowledge 
C)  Experience 
D)  Caring 
A)  Competence 
B)  Clinical knowledge 
C)  Experience 
D)  Caring D

Question 3

Which theory has the purpose "to improve understanding of symptoms experienced in various contexts and to provide information useful for designing effective means to prevent, ameliorate, or manage unpleasant symptoms and their negative effects" ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heath Promotion Model 
B)  Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms 
C)  Theory of Comfort 
D)  Theory of Chronic Sorrow 
A)  Heath Promotion Model 
B)  Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms 
C)  Theory of Comfort 
D)  Theory of Chronic Sorrow B

Question 4

Which of the following theorists is considered to have a theory in the high-middle range?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mishel 
B)  Kolcaba 
C)  Reed 
D)  Benner 
A)  Mishel 
B)  Kolcaba 
C)  Reed 
D)  Benner

Question 5

What is the purpose of the Omaha System?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a classification system that promotes documentation of client care. 
B)  It articulates nurses' contributions, activities, and outcomes with regard to caring for critically ill patients. 
C)  It explains how clients cognitively process illness-related stimuli and construct meaning in these events. 
D)  It defines comfort within nursing practice to meet the basic human needs of relief and comfort. 
A)  It is a classification system that promotes documentation of client care. 
B)  It articulates nurses' contributions, activities, and outcomes with regard to caring for critically ill patients. 
C)  It explains how clients cognitively process illness-related stimuli and construct meaning in these events. 
D)  It defines comfort within nursing practice to meet the basic human needs of relief and comfort.

Question 6

What is the purpose of Beck's postpartum depression theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  To provide insight into the experience of postpartum depression 
B)  To develop nursing interventions for postpartum depression 
C)  To assess the patients at highest risk for postpartum depression 
D)  To evaluate tools used in the screening of postpartum depression clients. 
A)  To provide insight into the experience of postpartum depression 
B)  To develop nursing interventions for postpartum depression 
C)  To assess the patients at highest risk for postpartum depression 
D)  To evaluate tools used in the screening of postpartum depression clients.

Question 7

What is one central tenet of the theory by Leininger of culture care diversity and universality theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  All patients should be treated equal. 
B)  Respect the patient and family. 
C)  Optimal health is the goal. 
D)  Understand the individual's view of illness. 
A)  All patients should be treated equal. 
B)  Respect the patient and family. 
C)  Optimal health is the goal. 
D)  Understand the individual's view of illness.

Question 8

The purpose of the Theory of Chronic Sorrow is to analyze individuals characterized as experiencing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of child 
B)  Chronic illness 
C)  Bereavement 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Loss of child 
B)  Chronic illness 
C)  Bereavement 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

What is the central purpose of the model developed by Benner in the Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  The model demonstrates the need for nurses to conduct research. 
B)  The model focuses on the need for caring for clients. 
C)  The model seeks to describe clinical expertise including six areas of practical knowledge. 
D)  The model is useful in assessing a nurse only in the first year of practice. 
A)  The model demonstrates the need for nurses to conduct research. 
B)  The model focuses on the need for caring for clients. 
C)  The model seeks to describe clinical expertise including six areas of practical knowledge. 
D)  The model is useful in assessing a nurse only in the first year of practice.

Question 10

What is the context for the synergy model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Designing practice and developing competencies required to care for critically ill patients. 
B)  Integrating nursing and behavioral science perspectives on factors that influence health behaviors. 
C)  Guiding community health nursing practice and serving as a method for documentation of care and data management. 
D)  Explaining how clients cognitively process illness-related stimuli and construct meaning in these events. 
A)  Designing practice and developing competencies required to care for critically ill patients. 
B)  Integrating nursing and behavioral science perspectives on factors that influence health behaviors. 
C)  Guiding community health nursing practice and serving as a method for documentation of care and data management. 
D)  Explaining how clients cognitively process illness-related stimuli and construct meaning in these events.

Question 11

The categorization of middle ranges theories by the terms "high," "middle," and "low" refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of concepts in the theory 
B)  The ability to generalize the theory in nursing 
C)  The degree of abstraction in the theory 
D)  The number of research studies conducted with the theory 
A)  The number of concepts in the theory 
B)  The ability to generalize the theory in nursing 
C)  The degree of abstraction in the theory 
D)  The number of research studies conducted with the theory

Question 12

The nurse theorist, Mishel, developed which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uncertainty of Illness Theory 
B)  Theory of Comfort 
C)  Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms 
D)  Self-Transcendence Theory 
A)  Uncertainty of Illness Theory 
B)  Theory of Comfort 
C)  Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms 
D)  Self-Transcendence Theory

Question 13

The nurse theorist, Kolcaba, developed which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conceptualization of Maternal Role Attainment 
B)  Postpartum Depression Theory 
C)  Theory of Chronic Sorrow 
D)  Theory of Comfort 
A)  Conceptualization of Maternal Role Attainment 
B)  Postpartum Depression Theory 
C)  Theory of Chronic Sorrow 
D)  Theory of Comfort

Question 14

The context of the theory developed by Reed is used by nurses to attend to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-transcendence in end of life issues 
B)  Evaluation of the spiritual setting 
C)  Individual relationships 
D)  Caregiver strain for terminal patients 
A)  Self-transcendence in end of life issues 
B)  Evaluation of the spiritual setting 
C)  Individual relationships 
D)  Caregiver strain for terminal patients

Question 15

Which nurse theorist focused her work on the importance of culture and health and healing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benner 
B)  Leininger 
C)  Pender 
D)  Reed 
A)  Benner 
B)  Leininger 
C)  Pender 
D)  Reed

Which nurse theorist developed the Health Promotion Model?

Which of the following is not a concept included in Benner's Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing?

Which theory has the purpose "to improve understanding of symptoms experienced in various contexts and to provide information useful for designing effective means to prevent, ameliorate, or manage unpleasant symptoms and their negative effects" ?

Which of the following theorists is considered to have a theory in the high-middle range?

What is the purpose of the Omaha System?

What is the purpose of Beck's postpartum depression theory?

What is one central tenet of the theory by Leininger of culture care diversity and universality theory?

The purpose of the Theory of Chronic Sorrow is to analyze individuals characterized as experiencing which of the following?

What is the central purpose of the model developed by Benner in the Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing?

What is the context for the synergy model?

The categorization of middle ranges theories by the terms "high," "middle," and "low" refers to which of the following?

The nurse theorist, Mishel, developed which theory?

The nurse theorist, Kolcaba, developed which theory?

The context of the theory developed by Reed is used by nurses to attend to which of the following?

Which nurse theorist focused her work on the importance of culture and health and healing?

Philosophy, Science, and Nursing

Overview of Theory in Nursing

Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms

Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing

Theory Analysis and Evaluation

Overview of Grand Nursing Theories

Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs

Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process

Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process

Introduction to Middle Range Nursing Theories

Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory

Theories From the Sociologic Sciences

Theories From the Behavioral Sciences

Theories From the Biomedical Sciences

Ethical Theories and Principles

Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and Management

Learning Theories

Application of Theory in Nursing Practice

Application of Theory in Nursing Research

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Exam 11: Overview of Selected Middle Range Nursing Theories

Which nurse theorist developed the Health Promotion Model?

Which of the following is not a concept included in Benner's Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing?

Which theory has the purpose "to improve understanding of symptoms experienced in various contexts and to provide information useful for designing effective means to prevent, ameliorate, or manage unpleasant symptoms and their negative effects" ?

Which of the following theorists is considered to have a theory in the high-middle range?

What is the purpose of the Omaha System?

What is the purpose of Beck's postpartum depression theory?

What is one central tenet of the theory by Leininger of culture care diversity and universality theory?

The purpose of the Theory of Chronic Sorrow is to analyze individuals characterized as experiencing which of the following?

What is the central purpose of the model developed by Benner in the Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing?

What is the context for the synergy model?

The categorization of middle ranges theories by the terms "high," "middle," and "low" refers to which of the following?

The nurse theorist, Mishel, developed which theory?

The nurse theorist, Kolcaba, developed which theory?

The context of the theory developed by Reed is used by nurses to attend to which of the following?

Which nurse theorist focused her work on the importance of culture and health and healing?

Philosophy, Science, and Nursing

Overview of Theory in Nursing

Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms

Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing

Theory Analysis and Evaluation

Overview of Grand Nursing Theories

Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs

Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process

Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process

Introduction to Middle Range Nursing Theories

Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory

Theories From the Sociologic Sciences

Theories From the Behavioral Sciences

Theories From the Biomedical Sciences

Ethical Theories and Principles

Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and Management

Learning Theories

Application of Theory in Nursing Practice

Application of Theory in Nursing Research

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