Question 1

The nurse's practice is based upon the theory of Jean Watson.What is the primary theme of this theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Caring 
B) Cultural care 
C) Goal attainment 
D) Environment 
A) Caring 
B) Cultural care 
C) Goal attainment 
D) Environment A

Question 2

According to Carper,which way of knowing reflects the science of nursing?

Accepted Answer

A) Empirical knowing 
B) Personal knowing 
C) Esthetic knowing 
D) Ethical knowing 
A) Empirical knowing 
B) Personal knowing 
C) Esthetic knowing 
D) Ethical knowing A

Question 3

The nurse says she knows a particular fact is true because "God says it is true." Which of Kneller's types of knowing is this nurse describing?

Accepted Answer

A) Rational 
B) Empirical 
C) Intuitive 
D) Revealed 
A) Rational 
B) Empirical 
C) Intuitive 
D) Revealed D

Question 4

The nurse strongly believes that truth is based in experiences.Which research approach is this nurse most likely to favor?

Accepted Answer

A) Hard science model 
B) Positivist 
C) Cause and effect 
D) Constructivist 
A) Hard science model 
B) Positivist 
C) Cause and effect 
D) Constructivist

Question 5

How is nursing research related to nursing conceptual models?

Accepted Answer

A) There is little relationship;researchers choose subjects based on need or interest. 
B) These models drive nursing research and provide a way to organize findings. 
C) Nursing research has proved that most conceptual models are false. 
D) Nursing research can be undertaken only if it is tied to a conceptual model. 
A) There is little relationship;researchers choose subjects based on need or interest. 
B) These models drive nursing research and provide a way to organize findings. 
C) Nursing research has proved that most conceptual models are false. 
D) Nursing research can be undertaken only if it is tied to a conceptual model.

Question 6

Why do most nursing theories reflect such strong influence from other disciplines such as sociology?

Accepted Answer

A) Those disciplines are more professional than nursing. 
B) The theorists who developed nursing theories were often doing graduate work in those disciplines,not nursing. 
C) Nursing theories were developed by non-nurses. 
D) Nursing is not an independent entity,but a spin-off from other disciplines such as sociology and psychology. 
A) Those disciplines are more professional than nursing. 
B) The theorists who developed nursing theories were often doing graduate work in those disciplines,not nursing. 
C) Nursing theories were developed by non-nurses. 
D) Nursing is not an independent entity,but a spin-off from other disciplines such as sociology and psychology.

Question 7

The nursing school's curriculum is based on Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing.How would this curriculum describe nursing interventions designed for individuals who are unable to perform some (but not all)self-care activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Wholly compensatory 
B) Partly compensatory 
C) Supportive 
D) Educative 
A) Wholly compensatory 
B) Partly compensatory 
C) Supportive 
D) Educative

Question 8

Which statement best reflects the essence of Madeleine Leininger's work?

Accepted Answer

A) Caring and curing cannot exist independently of each other. 
B) Persons of all cultures tend to expect similar interventions from nursing care providers. 
C) Both differences and commonalities exist in the ways cultures practice caring. 
D) Western cultures practice caring at a superior level to that practiced in non-Western cultures. 
A) Caring and curing cannot exist independently of each other. 
B) Persons of all cultures tend to expect similar interventions from nursing care providers. 
C) Both differences and commonalities exist in the ways cultures practice caring. 
D) Western cultures practice caring at a superior level to that practiced in non-Western cultures.

Question 9

A hospital's nursing assessment form reflects first-level and second-level assessment.From this information,the nurse seeking employment at this facility determines that nursing service follows which theorist?

Accepted Answer

A) Orem 
B) Roy 
C) Benner 
D) Leininger 
A) Orem 
B) Roy 
C) Benner 
D) Leininger

Question 10

Which option is an example of an inferential concept?

Accepted Answer

A) Rash 
B) Equilibrium 
C) Pain 
D) Powerlessness 
A) Rash 
B) Equilibrium 
C) Pain 
D) Powerlessness

Question 11

Which option is the most general in the scope of nursing theories and looks at the nature of things?

Accepted Answer

A) Grand theory 
B) Middle-range theory 
C) A concept 
D) Philosophy 
A) Grand theory 
B) Middle-range theory 
C) A concept 
D) Philosophy

Question 12

The nursing instructor is preparing information to present to students on the development of nursing knowledge.In which order should the instructor review this information?

Accepted Answer

A) Theory 
B) Concept 
C) Paradigm 
D) Conceptual model 
E) Conceptual framework 
A) Theory 
B) Concept 
C) Paradigm 
D) Conceptual model 
E) Conceptual framework

Question 13

The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and is developing a conceptual framework.What will this faculty develop?

Accepted Answer

A) A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 
B) An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 
C) A system of ideas proposed to explain a given phenomenon. 
D) A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents. 
A) A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 
B) An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 
C) A system of ideas proposed to explain a given phenomenon. 
D) A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents.

Question 14

The psychiatric nurse's practice is based on Peplau's Interpersonal Relations Model.The nurse has developed a relationship with a client in which the client has assumed the power.How would Peplau identify this phase of the relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) Orientation 
B) Identification 
C) Exploitation 
D) Resolution 
A) Orientation 
B) Identification 
C) Exploitation 
D) Resolution

Question 15

What are the four concepts that have historically been identified as the focus of nursing theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Assessment,goals,interventions,and evaluation. 
B) Pain,anxiety,stress,and fatigue. 
C) Disease,death,care,and cure. 
D) Person,environment,health,and nursing. 
A) Assessment,goals,interventions,and evaluation. 
B) Pain,anxiety,stress,and fatigue. 
C) Disease,death,care,and cure. 
D) Person,environment,health,and nursing.

Question 16

A clinical instructor is assisting a student understand the nurse-client relationship.In which order should the instructor introduce the phases of this process?

Accepted Answer

A) Old needs and goals are put aside and new ones are adopted. 
B) The client uses the available services on the basis of self-interest and needs. 
C) The nurse assists the client to understand the problem and the extent of the need for help. 
D) The nurse's focus is to assure the person that the nurse understands the interpersonal meaning of the client's situation. 
A) Old needs and goals are put aside and new ones are adopted. 
B) The client uses the available services on the basis of self-interest and needs. 
C) The nurse assists the client to understand the problem and the extent of the need for help. 
D) The nurse's focus is to assure the person that the nurse understands the interpersonal meaning of the client's situation.

Question 17

Why has nursing theory not been formally integrated into everyday nursing practice? (Select all that apply. )

Accepted Answer

A) Historically,nursing education was accomplished following an apprenticeship model. 
B) Nursing theories were developed by nurses in graduate school at a time when advanced education in nursing was uncommon. 
C) The theoretical basis of nursing was developed centuries ago and does not apply to current nursing practice. 
D) There is little evidence that nursing theories are applicable in today's nursing practice. 
E) Insufficient numbers of nursing theories exist to guide nursing practice. 
A) Historically,nursing education was accomplished following an apprenticeship model. 
B) Nursing theories were developed by nurses in graduate school at a time when advanced education in nursing was uncommon. 
C) The theoretical basis of nursing was developed centuries ago and does not apply to current nursing practice. 
D) There is little evidence that nursing theories are applicable in today's nursing practice. 
E) Insufficient numbers of nursing theories exist to guide nursing practice.

Question 18

Which strategy would be most useful in integrating nursing theory and nursing practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Link nursing theories to medical theories. 
B) Present theories in a compelling,practice-focused manner. 
C) Define theories in terms of advanced nursing education. 
D) Require each nurse to identify a personal nursing theorist. 
A) Link nursing theories to medical theories. 
B) Present theories in a compelling,practice-focused manner. 
C) Define theories in terms of advanced nursing education. 
D) Require each nurse to identify a personal nursing theorist.

Question 19

The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and plan to use a specific theory as a basis of their work.What is a theory?

Accepted Answer

A) A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 
B) An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 
C) A graphic illustration of a conceptual framework. 
D) A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents. 
A) A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 
B) An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 
C) A graphic illustration of a conceptual framework. 
D) A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents.

Question 20

What is the underlying theme of Virginia Henderson's work?

Accepted Answer

A) Nurses move in stages from novice to expert in the field. 
B) Nursing is best provided when culture is considered. 
C) Control of the environment of healing is the most important aspect of nursing. 
D) Nursing is independent from and interdependent with other health care disciplines. 
A) Nurses move in stages from novice to expert in the field. 
B) Nursing is best provided when culture is considered. 
C) Control of the environment of healing is the most important aspect of nursing. 
D) Nursing is independent from and interdependent with other health care disciplines.

Exam 6: Remembering Development in Nursing

The nurse's practice is based upon the theory of Jean Watson.What is the primary theme of this theory?

According to Carper,which way of knowing reflects the science of nursing?

The nurse says she knows a particular fact is true because "God says it is true." Which of Kneller's types of knowing is this nurse describing?

The nurse strongly believes that truth is based in experiences.Which research approach is this nurse most likely to favor?

How is nursing research related to nursing conceptual models?

Why do most nursing theories reflect such strong influence from other disciplines such as sociology?

The nursing school's curriculum is based on Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing.How would this curriculum describe nursing interventions designed for individuals who are unable to perform some (but not all)self-care activities?

Which statement best reflects the essence of Madeleine Leininger's work?

A hospital's nursing assessment form reflects first-level and second-level assessment.From this information,the nurse seeking employment at this facility determines that nursing service follows which theorist?

Which option is an example of an inferential concept?

Which option is the most general in the scope of nursing theories and looks at the nature of things?

The nursing instructor is preparing information to present to students on the development of nursing knowledge.In which order should the instructor review this information?

The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and is developing a conceptual framework.What will this faculty develop?

The psychiatric nurse's practice is based on Peplau's Interpersonal Relations Model.The nurse has developed a relationship with a client in which the client has assumed the power.How would Peplau identify this phase of the relationship?

What are the four concepts that have historically been identified as the focus of nursing theory?

A clinical instructor is assisting a student understand the nurse-client relationship.In which order should the instructor introduce the phases of this process?

Why has nursing theory not been formally integrated into everyday nursing practice? (Select all that apply. )

Which strategy would be most useful in integrating nursing theory and nursing practice?

The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and plan to use a specific theory as a basis of their work.What is a theory?

What is the underlying theme of Virginia Henderson's work?

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