Deck 11: Introduction to Nursing Theory

Question 1

The guiding principle for all nurses and healthcare workers is to ______.

A) do the best you can for patient
B) check with somebody if unsure
C) do no harm
D) do what the patient asks

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Using a Model of Nursing guarantees ______.

A) efficient care
B) effective care
C) nothing
D) compassionate care

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A theory of nursing:

A) has core concepts embedded
B) carries great weight with the NMC
C) is ok if you have the time to include such considerations
D) improves care

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Core concepts are in most Models of Nursing. They are ______.

A) Beneficence-Duty-Compassion
B) Task-orientated-Optional-Evidence-based
C) Nursing-Patient-Health-Society
D) Compassion, Communication

Question 5

A metaparadigm is ______.

A) difficult to spell correctly
B) the 'big view' of what nursing is about
C) only relevant to mental health and learning disability patients
D) only relevant to child nursing

Question 6

Nursing theory and philosophy form an ______ basis of your everyday nursing practice, ______ with evidence used to evaluate and develop the ____ care to give.

Question 7

What are models and processes part of, and what does this enable you to do?

Question 8

Whilst models and processes are useful, like any tool, though, it is the ____ of the user and the ____ of the tool within the ___ which are important.

Question 9

What the Francis, Berwick and Keogh reports (all 2013) teach us is that without a skilled ____, no model, tool or benchmark standard has the capability to provide excellent nursing.

Question 10

How can nursing models assist you to deliver effective care?

Question 11

Models and processes of nursing can be used within ___ field of nursing and will be useful to you in delivering patient care.

Question 12

What is a maeta-paradigm?

Question 13

What are the four core concepts found in the metaparadigm of nursing theory?

Question 14

The four core concepts found in the meta-paradigm, or worldview, of nursing theory, these are linked together in a model in order to enable you to provide ____ care.

Question 15

Nursing theories are developed while they are being used and intertwined with interprofessional theories to ____ the effectiveness of care delivery.