Question 1

What does the theorizing term proposition mean?

Accepted Answer

A) A purposeful set of assumptions. 
B) A declarative assertion. 
C) The process of formulating concepts. 
D) The structure that links concepts together. 
A) A purposeful set of assumptions. 
B) A declarative assertion. 
C) The process of formulating concepts. 
D) The structure that links concepts together. B

Question 2

Although the different nursing theories have similarities,key elements distinguish one from another.What is the emphasis of Jean Watson's conceptual model?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-care maintains wholeness. 
B) Subsystems exist in dynamic stability. 
C) Stimuli disrupt an adaptive system. 
D) Caring is central to the essence of nursing. 
A) Self-care maintains wholeness. 
B) Subsystems exist in dynamic stability. 
C) Stimuli disrupt an adaptive system. 
D) Caring is central to the essence of nursing. D

Question 3

Different types of theories may be used by nurses seeking to study the basis of nursing practice.The theory about why phenomena occur is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Prescriptive. 
B) Descriptive. 
C) Grand. 
D) Middle-range. 
A) Prescriptive. 
B) Descriptive. 
C) Grand. 
D) Middle-range. B

Question 4

What is a current concern with the use of the nursing diagnoses approved by the North American Nursing Diagnoses Association (NANDA)?

Accepted Answer

A) NANDA's list stifles critical thinking. 
B) NANDA's list should replace conceptual nursing models. 
C) NANDA's list is an inherent barrier to individualized care. 
D) NANDA's list does not reflect practical diagnoses. 
A) NANDA's list stifles critical thinking. 
B) NANDA's list should replace conceptual nursing models. 
C) NANDA's list is an inherent barrier to individualized care. 
D) NANDA's list does not reflect practical diagnoses.

Question 5

Interactionist theories focused on the relationships between nurses and their patients.Which of the following were interactionist theorists? (Select all that apply. )

Accepted Answer

A) Hildegard Peplau 
B) Dorothea Orem 
C) Joyce Travelbee 
D) Evelyn Adam 
E) Betty Neuman 
A) Hildegard Peplau 
B) Dorothea Orem 
C) Joyce Travelbee 
D) Evelyn Adam 
E) Betty Neuman

Question 6

Whose theory is most pertinent in assisting the nurse who is helping a patient focus on stress reduction?

Accepted Answer

A) Hildegard Peplau's. 
B) Virginia Henderson's. 
C) Betty Neuman's. 
D) Rosemarie Parse's. 
A) Hildegard Peplau's. 
B) Virginia Henderson's. 
C) Betty Neuman's. 
D) Rosemarie Parse's.

Question 7

What is an element that is key to the framework for practice in Martha Rogers's theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Human becoming. 
B) Manipulation of the patient's environment. 
C) Seven categories of behaviour and behavioural balance. 
D) Focus upon the life process of a human being along a time-space continuum. 
A) Human becoming. 
B) Manipulation of the patient's environment. 
C) Seven categories of behaviour and behavioural balance. 
D) Focus upon the life process of a human being along a time-space continuum.

Question 8

While working on a postoperative unit,the nurse is applying elements of self-care theory and is assisting a patient to attain and manage self-care in wound management.Who was the nursing pioneer who developed this theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Florence Nightingale. 
B) Virginia Henderson. 
C) Dorothea Orem. 
D) Hildegard Peplau. 
A) Florence Nightingale. 
B) Virginia Henderson. 
C) Dorothea Orem. 
D) Hildegard Peplau.

Question 9

A community health nurse is working with a variety of patients and decides to use a systems theory approach to help them to meet their health care needs.When using systems theory,the nurse focuses on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient's interaction with his or her environment. 
B) The hierarchy of the patient's human needs. 
C) The patient's attitudes toward health behaviours. 
D) The response of the patient to the process of growth and development. 
A) The patient's interaction with his or her environment. 
B) The hierarchy of the patient's human needs. 
C) The patient's attitudes toward health behaviours. 
D) The response of the patient to the process of growth and development.

Question 10

In the late 1980s,the shift in scholarly work regarding nursing theories challenged nurses when theorizing to include consider what type of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) Clinical. 
B) Intuitive. 
C) Theoretical. 
D) Substantive. 
A) Clinical. 
B) Intuitive. 
C) Theoretical. 
D) Substantive.

Question 11

Within a health care system that is based on Betty Neuman's theory,what is the nurse's goal in caring for a patient who is having difficulty breathing and requires oxygen and medication?

Accepted Answer

A) Strengthen the line of defences and focus on prevention. 
B) Promote attainment of biological self-care requisites. 
C) Assist in physiological adaptation to internal changes. 
D) Achieve the 14 basic needs. 
A) Strengthen the line of defences and focus on prevention. 
B) Promote attainment of biological self-care requisites. 
C) Assist in physiological adaptation to internal changes. 
D) Achieve the 14 basic needs.

Question 12

How is the idea of a theory best explained?

Accepted Answer

A) "Mental maps" that make sense of information and decisional processes. 
B) Mental formulations of objects or events. 
C) Aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed. 
D) A purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships between concepts. 
A) "Mental maps" that make sense of information and decisional processes. 
B) Mental formulations of objects or events. 
C) Aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed. 
D) A purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships between concepts.

Question 13

A body of knowledge that encompasses definitions of person,environment,health,and nursing is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Family nursing practice. 
B) Prescriptive nursing theory. 
C) Advanced nursing practice. 
D) Metaparadigm of nursing. 
A) Family nursing practice. 
B) Prescriptive nursing theory. 
C) Advanced nursing practice. 
D) Metaparadigm of nursing.

Question 14

What is a characteristic of complexity science?

Accepted Answer

A) Patterns of knowledge application. 
B) A rigid approach for describing experiences. 
C) Reducing phenomena to smallest properties. 
D) Orientation toward studying the nature of people's needs. 
A) Patterns of knowledge application. 
B) A rigid approach for describing experiences. 
C) Reducing phenomena to smallest properties. 
D) Orientation toward studying the nature of people's needs.

Exam 5: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice

What does the theorizing term proposition mean?

Although the different nursing theories have similarities,key elements distinguish one from another.What is the emphasis of Jean Watson's conceptual model?

Different types of theories may be used by nurses seeking to study the basis of nursing practice.The theory about why phenomena occur is which of the following?

What is a current concern with the use of the nursing diagnoses approved by the North American Nursing Diagnoses Association (NANDA)?

Interactionist theories focused on the relationships between nurses and their patients.Which of the following were interactionist theorists? (Select all that apply. )

Whose theory is most pertinent in assisting the nurse who is helping a patient focus on stress reduction?

What is an element that is key to the framework for practice in Martha Rogers's theory?

While working on a postoperative unit,the nurse is applying elements of self-care theory and is assisting a patient to attain and manage self-care in wound management.Who was the nursing pioneer who developed this theory?

A community health nurse is working with a variety of patients and decides to use a systems theory approach to help them to meet their health care needs.When using systems theory,the nurse focuses on which of the following?

In the late 1980s,the shift in scholarly work regarding nursing theories challenged nurses when theorizing to include consider what type of knowledge?

Within a health care system that is based on Betty Neuman's theory,what is the nurse's goal in caring for a patient who is having difficulty breathing and requires oxygen and medication?

How is the idea of a theory best explained?

A body of knowledge that encompasses definitions of person,environment,health,and nursing is referred to as which of the following?

What is a characteristic of complexity science?

Health and Wellness

The Canadian Health Care Delivery System

The Development of Nursing in Canada

Community Health Nursing Practice

Evidence-Informed Practice

Nursing Values and Ethics

Legal Implications in Nursing Practice

Global Health

Indigenous Health

Nursing Leadership, management, and Collaborative Practice

Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice

Nursing Assessment, diagnosis, and Planning

Implementing and Evaluating Nursing Care

Documenting and Reporting

Nursing Informatics and Canadian Nursing Practice

Communication and Relational Practice

Patient-Centred Care: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Family Nursing

Patient Education

Developmental Theories

Conception Through Adolescence

Young to Middle Adulthood

Older Persons

The Experience of Loss, death, and Grief

Self-Concept

Sexuality

Spirituality in Health and Health Care

Stress and Adaptation

Vital Signs

Pain Assessment and Management

Health Assessment and Physical Examination

Infection Control

Medication Administration

Complementary and Alternative Approaches in Health Care

Activity and Exercise

Quality and Patient Safety

Hygiene

Cardiopulmonary Functioning and Oxygenation

Fluid, electrolyte, and Acid-base Balances

Sleep

Nutrition

Urinary Elimination

Bowel Elimination

Mobility and Immobility

Skin Integrity and Wound Care

Sensory Alterations

Care of Surgical Patients

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