Foundations Final Exam Review Theory with Complete Solutions
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Foundations Final Exam Review Theory with Complete Solutions
Philosophy - Correct Answer A nurse writes a statement about the beliefs and values of nursing in relation to health. Which level of knowledge did the nurse exhibit?
psychological needs - Correct Answer A nurse is consulting with a pa...
Foundations Final Exam Review Theory with
Complete Solutions
Philosophy - Correct Answer A nurse writes a statement about the beliefs and values of nursing in
relation to health. Which level of knowledge did the nurse exhibit?
psychological needs - Correct Answer A nurse is consulting with a patient who lives alone after the
death of a spouse 3 years ago. The patient who has no children and few close friends reports good
physical health but has been feeling listless. What should be the priority in nursing care for this
patient, according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
Air, water, and nutrition - Correct Answer A patient is admitted to an acute care area. The patient is
an active business man who is worried about getting back to work. He has had severe diarrhea and
vomiting for the last week. He is weak, and his breathing is labored. Using Maslow's hierarchy of
needs, identify this patient's immediate priority.
Self-actualization - Correct Answer In the pyramid of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which need of the
patient is placed at the highest level?
Nutrition and sleep - Correct Answer The nurse is assessing an ill geriatric patient in a nursing home.
According to Maslow's hierarchy, which of the patient's needs should the nurse plan to meet?
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Correct Answer The nurse is planning care for a patient diagnosed with
a mental illness. The nurse prioritizes the conditions in the patient that require immediate attention.
Which non-nursing theory best describes the nurse's thought process?
Safety and security needs - Correct Answer A nursing student is working on her project on
Interdisciplinary Theories. A senior nurse whom the nursing student had interviewed introduces her
to an elderly woman who has been admitted to the hospital for fever. The nursing student finds that
the woman lives in a high crime area. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which need is the
priority for this woman?
Id - Correct Answer A head nurse is teaching student nurses about Sigmund Freud's theory of
development. According to Freud, what is the basic instinctual impulse drive to achieve pleasure
called?
Developmental theories - Correct Answer Which of the following theories describe the life processes
of an older adult facing chronic illness?
,Interdisciplinary theories - Correct Answer To practice in today's health care environment, nurses
need a strong scientific knowledge base from nursing and other disciplines such as the physical,
social, and behavioral sciences. This statement identifies the need for which of the following?
Neuman's theory - Correct Answer A patient is newly diagnosed with diabetes. The diagnosis has
made the patient feel stressed, and the patient eats more carbohydrates. Which theory explains this
phenomenon?
Neuman's Systems Model - Correct Answer The nurse is caring for a patient with anxiety. Which
theory would be most helpful in relieving the patient's anxiety?
Neuman's theory - Correct Answer A patient's laboratory report indicates that the patient has
diabetes. Upon learning the results of the laboratory test, the patient becomes stressed. The patient
tends to eat more junk foods to relieve the stress. Which theory explains this phenomenon?
Self-administration of inhalation medication - Correct Answer A group of researchers are conducting
research on asthma patients based on Orem's theory. What is the most probable topic of research?
Care for and help the patient attain total self-care. - Correct Answer A nurse is using Orem's theory
while delivering care to a patient. According to this theory, what should be the goal of the nursing
interventions?
Orem - Correct Answer A patient with diabetes is controlling the disease with insulin and diet. The
nursing health care provider is focusing efforts to teach the patient self-management. Which of the
following nursing theories is useful in promoting self management?
Orem's theory - Correct Answer A nurse plans to teach a diabetic patient about self-administration of
insulin injections so that the patient is able to administer his own insulin. Which nursing theory most
aptly describes this scenario?
Enabling - Correct Answer Helping a new mother through the birthing experience demonstrates
which of Swanson's five caring processes?
Maintaining belief - Correct Answer A patient is admitted to a hospital after a miscarriage. The nurse
offers the patient realistic optimism. Which process of care is this?
, Doing for - Correct Answer A quadriplegic patient complains of being chilly and asks for an extra
blanket. The nurse covers the patient up properly, and draws the room's curtains. Which process did
the nurse follow?
Enabling - Correct Answer While communicating with a patient, the nurse observes that the patient
is depressed because of an infertility problem. The nurse informs the patient that there are many
therapeutic and surgical methods to improve fertility. Which of Swanson's caring processes is the
nurse demonstrating?
Enabling - Correct Answer A nurse is caring for a patient who has lost her husband in an accident.
The nurse is helping the patient cope with this loss in her life. Which caring process is the nurse
applying?
Knowing - Correct Answer A 60-year-old patient is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. The
patient is depressed due to his ailment. The nurse tries to understand the patient's feelings without
making any assumptions. Which caring process of Swanson's theory is this?
Knowing - Correct Answer A patient is admitted to a hospital following severe pain in the abdomen.
The nurse obtains the patient's complete history and assesses the patient thoroughly. Which process
of Swanson's theory is the nurse using?
Being with - Correct Answer A patient is talking to a nurse about being upset after receiving a cancer
diagnosis. The nurse attentively listens and touches the patient gently. Which component of
Swanson's theory does this action fulfill?
Maintaining belief - Correct Answer Which caring process from Swanson's Middle Range Theory of
Caring is the nurse using when offering realistic optimism to a patient?
Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the patient - Correct Answer A nurse
applies Swanson's theory of caring while attending to patients. Which definition best describes the
knowing component of Swanson's theory of caring?
Instilling faith - Correct Answer A patient with chronic renal failure is admitted to a hospital. The
patient is very religious and carries a Bible. The nurse quotes a few lines from the Bible which helps
to reinforce the patient's beliefs. Which component of Swanson's theory has the nurse used?
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