Exam 5: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice

Different types of theories may be used by nurses seeking to study the basis of nursing practice.Which one of the following types of theories speculates on why phenomena occur?

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of complexity science?

Which of the following statements reflects a current concern with the use of the nursing diagnoses approved by the North American Nursing Diagnoses Association (NANDA)?

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.Which one of the following nursing pioneers developed this theory?

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

The shift in scholarly work regarding nursing theories in the late 1980s challenged nurses to include which of the following types of knowledge when theorizing?

Which of the following correctly defines the theorizing term proposition?

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

Which of the following elements is key to the framework for practice in Martha Rogers's theory?

The nurse is working within a health care system that uses Neuman's theory.A patient is having difficulty breathing and requires oxygen and medication.Which of the following approaches is the nurse's goal?

Which one of the following individuals' theories should be selected if the nurse wants to focus on stress reduction for a client?

Which of the following definitions best explains the idea of a theory?