NSG 403 – Midterm questions with correct answers
The IOM report that we talked about in the beginning of class --- what
were some of the recommendations? Correct Answer-Remove scope of
practice barriers, expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement efforts, implement nurse residency programs,
increase proportion of nurses with BSN's to 80% by 2020, double the
number of nurses with doctorates by 2020, ensure that nurses engage in
lifelong learning, prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance
health, and build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of
interprofessional healthcare workforce data.
When did formal nursing begin in the United States? Correct Answer-
The year 1862 when Dr. Marie Zakrzewska opened the New England
Hospital for Women and Children which had a nurse training program.
What does the metaparadigm of nursing include? Correct Answer-A
metaparadigm is the most global perspective of a discipline and "acts as
an encapsulating unit, or framework, within which the more restricted
structures develop." The metaparadigm of nursing include: person (the
person receiving the nursing), environment (the environment within
which the person exits), health (the health-illness continuum within
which the person falls at the time of the interaction with the nurse), and
nursing (nursing actions themselves).
What characterizes theoretical frameworks? Correct Answer-•
Considering the values and beliefs that you truly hold in nursing.
• Write a philosophy of nursing that clarifies your beliefs related to
person, environment, health, and nursing
, • Survey definitions of person, environment, health, and nursing in
nursing models.
• Select 2 or 3 frameworks that best fit with your beliefs related to the
concepts of person, environmental, health, and nursing
• Review the assumptions of the frameworks that you have selected.
• Make applications of those frameworks in a selected area of nursing
practice.
• Compare the frameworks on client focus, nursing action, and client
outcome.
• Review the nursing literature written by persons who have used the
frameworks
• Select a framework and develop its use in your nursing practice.
Describe Roy's model of practice Correct Answer-Roy's Adaptation
Model presents the person as an adaptive system in constant interaction
with the internal and external environments. The main task of the human
system is to maintain integrity in the face of environmental stimuli.
Describe Watson's theory. Specifically what is the theory guided by?
Correct Answer-Watson's theory is that the goal of nursing is to help
person attain a higher level of harmony within the mind-body-spirit. She
believes that there are 10 carative factors that provide the guidelines for
nurse-patient interactions.
What does the process of valuing involve? Correct Answer-The process
of valuing involves 3 steps: Choosing values, prizing values, and acting
on values.
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