Deck 4: Nursing Philosophies, theories, concepts, frameworks, and Models

Question 1

Which nursing theorist based her model on assumptions about Canadian society?

A)Roach
B)Parse
C)Allen
D)Campbell

Answer 1

Campbell

Question 2

A nurse implements being authentically present to clients by supporting them in their beliefs and helping to instill a hopefulness in their recovery.The nurse has taken on the processes of which of the following theorists?

A)Florence Nightingale
B)Hildegard Peplau
C)Jean Watson
D)Rosemarie Parse

Answer 2

Jean Watson

Question 3

What is a known purpose of nursing theories?

A)Describing mental images of phenomena and hypotheses
B)Identifying and questioning assumptions and ideas
C)Generating knowledge and directing nursing practice
D)Analyzing and investigating the nature of knowledge

Answer 3

Generating knowledge and directing nursing practice

Question 4

Which nursing theorist introduced the use of a therapeutic relationship between a nurse and a client?

A)Florence Nightingale
B)Virginia Henderson
C)Hildegard Peplau
D)Jean Watson

Question 5

Katelyn,18,is experiencing metabolic acidosis,a condition that involves the body's pH level,carbon dioxide,and bicarbonate balance.According to Roy's model,to which mode is Katelyn responding?

A)Physiologic
B)Self-concept
C)Role function
D)Interdependence

Question 6

Carrie is a nursing student who would like to explore the meaning of spirituality among clients and their response to spiritually-centered interventions in nursing practice.Which theorist's work would be most beneficial for Carrie's research?

A)Roy
B)Neuman
C)Nightingale
D)Peplau

Question 7

In Roy's Adaptation Model,to what does the term output refer?

A)The need for social integrity
B)Behaviours or adaptive responses to stimuli
C)An intentional consciousness of caring
D)Where lived experiences unfold

Question 8

How is a theory different from a conceptual framework?

A)Theory gives clear direction to nursing practice,education,and research.
B)Relationships among concepts are explained by a conceptual framework.
C)A conceptual framework is an abstract idea or mental image of phenomenon.
D)Theory is more abstract and less specific than a conceptual framework.

Question 9

Which nursing activity best demonstrates application of the Nightingale theory of nursing?

A)Working with a community group to improve air quality in the city
B)Taking a client to the chapel in a wheelchair
C)Manipulating a client's energy fields through therapeutic touch
D)Focusing on communication and mutual goal-setting

Question 10

Which of the following nurse theorists focused her theory on 14 fundamental needs of individuals?

A)Hildegard Peplau
B)Florence Nightingale
C)Margaret Newman
D)Virginia Henderson

Question 11

What is the term that describes an abstract image or idea of reality,which brings forth mental pictures of the properties and meanings of things?

A)Model
B)Theory
C)Paradigm
D)Concept

Question 12

During his hospitalization,Mr.Wu,52,has taken control of his recovery and rehabilitation and is utilizing available resources for his needs.This describes which level of Peplau's model?

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

Question 13

What are philosophy's three primary areas of inquiry?

A)Paradigm,metaparadigm,and assumptions
B)Stimuli,control,and behaviours
C)Concepts,frameworks,and theories
D)Ontology,epistemology,and ethics

Question 14

Laurie and Joan are public health nurses who wish to establish a learning and support centre for families caring for a chronically ill child at home.Which nursing model would be the most applicable choice for this community-based initiative?

A)Leininger
B)Henderson
C)Roy
D)McGill

Question 15

Which theorist conceptualized caring as an essential ingredient in human development and survival?

A)Jean Watson
B)Sister Callista Roy
C)Sister Simone Roach
D)Virginia Henderson

Question 16

What are the four metaparadigm concepts described in nursing theories?

A)Person,society,wellness,and illness
B)Person,environment,health,and nursing
C)Nursing,environment,health,and illness
D)Nursing,environment,person,and society

Question 17

Mr.Norvil,65,is hospitalized with severe head trauma.Each shift,the nurse pays attention to the lighting,atmosphere,and surroundings of his bedside area.The nurse is functioning according to the assumptions of which nursing theorist?

A)Dorothea Orem
B)Martha Rogers
C)Florence Nightingale
D)Jean Watson

Question 18

Theory is useful for nursing practice,education,and research.Which goal would a nurse researcher most likely have when using nursing theory?

A)Narrow the supporting literature to that most relevant
B)Develop new metaparadigms specific to nursing
C)Identify knowledge gaps in nursing
D)Justify research as an appropriate nursing role

Question 19

Two ways of understanding the world,or world views,have been particularly influential in nursing: the empiricist tradition and the interpretive tradition.What is the major difference between these two traditions?

A)Empiricist tradition believes in a single reality.
B)Scientific method is employed by interpretive tradition.
C)Interpretive tradition examines moral conduct.
D)Empiricist tradition investigates the nature of knowledge.

Question 20

A nurse has agreed to delay a client's treatment until the matriarch of the family can be present,as this is an important consideration for this client's cultural practices.The nurse is implementing which of Leininger's intervention modes?

A)Culture care: preservation and maintenance
B)Culture care: accommodation,negotiation
C)Culture care: restructuring and repatterning
D)Culture care: repeating and ensuring

Question 21

What role does philosophy play within the nursing profession?

A)Answering questions through scientific inquiry.
B)Giving direction to nursing practice,education,and research.
C)Helping to understand values,beliefs,and knowledge.
D)Generating knowledge to direct nursing practice.

Question 22

Who wrote the book claiming that compassion,competence,confidence,conscience,commitment,and comportment are attributes for nurses' professional caring?

A)Leininger
B)Roach
C)Allen
D)Watson

Question 23

Nursing staff members from an acute care mental health unit have been asked to establish a nurse theorist they can easily relate to in their practice.Which theorist would they most likely consider?

A)Florence Nightingale
B)Hildegard Peplau
C)Jean Watson
D)Sister Callista Roy

Question 24

Which nursing model has influenced the use of the therapeutic relationship?

A)Watson
B)Peplau
C)Parse
D)Nightingale

Question 25

Mr.Valentino,47,is making an effort to include his spouse in the treatment and recovery process of his illness.Which mode from Roy's model does this exemplify?

A)Physiologic
B)Self-concept
C)Role function
D)Interdependence

Question 26

What is known about The Circle of Caring model's approach?

A)Both nursing and medical information is used with the model.
B)Caring for families is the focus of this model.
C)It is used most effectively with palliative care clients.
D)The model was designed for community nursing practice.

Question 27

Mrs.Hetter,72,who suffered a stroke,has given up all hope of recovery.Her nurse solicits a visit from a former stroke client who has physical limitations yet can function independently at home.The nurse is fulfilling which role,according to Parse's theory?

A)Mobilizing transcendence
B)Synchronizing rhythm
C)Illuminating meaning
D)True presence

Question 28

How is nursing knowledge organized?

A)Philosophy,paradigms,phenomena,and ideas
B)Qualitative and quantitative research
C)Concepts,models,frameworks,and theories
D)Evidence-based data,assumptions,and phenomena