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NUR 100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE ANSWERS
Nursing theories provide nurses with perspectives from which to:
A. analyze patient data
B. predict phenomena
C. formulate legislation
D. link science to nursing - Answer-A. analyze patient data
Nursing process is central to nursing practice. Nursing practice:
A. is a theory
B. derived from a theory
C. is not adaptable to all patients
D. generates knowledge for use in practice - Answer-B. derived from a theory
The components of the nursing metaparadigm include:
a. person, health, environment, and theory
b. health, theory, concepts, and environment
c. nurses, physicians, health, environment, and nursing
d. person, health, environment, and nursing - Answer-d. person, health, environment,
and nursing
theory is essential to nursing practice because it: (select all that apply)
1. contribute to nursing knowledge
2. predicts patient behaviors in situations
3. provides a means of assessing patient vital signs
4. guides nursing practice
5. formulates health care legislation
6. explains relationships between concepts - Answer-1. contribute to nursing knowledge
2. predicts patient behaviors in situations
4. guides nursing practice
6. explains relationships between concepts
a nurse ensures that each patient's room is clean;well ventilated; and free from clutter,
excessive noise, and extremes in temperature. which theorist's work is the nurse
practicing in this example?
1. henderson
2. orem
3. king
4. nightingale - Answer-4. nightingale
Nightingale's environmental theory directs the nurse to manipulate the environment to
promote rest and healing.
,the nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the neurological unit with the diagnosis of a
stroke and right-sided weakness. the nurse assumes responsibility for bathing and
feeding the patient until the patient is able to begin performing these activities. the nurse
in this situation is applying the theory developed by?
1. neuman
2. orem
3. roy
4. peplau - Answer-2. orem
When applying Orem's self-care deficit theory, the nurse continually assesses the
patient's ability to perform self-care and intervenes as needed to ensure that physical,
psychological, sociological, and developmental needs are being met. As the patient's
condition improves, the nurse encourages the patient to begin doing these activities
independently.
Middle Range Theory
a. very abstract; attempts to describe nursing in a global context
b. specific to a particular situation; brings theory to the bedside
c. applies theory from other disciplines to nursing practice
d. addresses a specific phenomenon and reflects practice - Answer-d. addresses a
specific phenomenon and reflects practice
shared theory
a. very abstract; attempts to describe nursing in a global context
b. specific to a particular situation; brings theory to the bedside
c. applies theory from other disciplines to nursing practice
d. addresses a specific phenomenon and reflects practice - Answer-c. applies theory
from other disciplines to nursing practice
grand theory
a. very abstract; attempts to describe nursing in a global context
b. specific to a particular situation; brings theory to the bedside
c. applies theory from other disciplines to nursing practice
d. addresses a specific phenomenon and reflects practice - Answer-a. very abstract;
attempts to describe nursing in a global context
practice theory
a. very abstract; attempts to describe nursing in a global context
b. specific to a particular situation; brings theory to the bedside
c. applies theory from other disciplines to nursing practice
d. addresses a specific phenomenon and reflects practice - Answer-b. specific to a
particular situation; brings theory to the bedside
king
a. Based on the theory that focuses on wellness and prevention of disease.
b. Based on the belief that people who participate in self-care activities are more likely
to improve their health outcomes.
,c. Based on 14 activities, the nurse should assist patients with meeting needs until they
are able to do so independently.
d. Based on the belief that nurses should work with patients to develop goals for care. -
Answer-d. Based on the belief that nurses should work with patients to develop goals
for care.
henderson
a. Based on the theory that focuses on wellness and prevention of disease.
b. Based on the belief that people who participate in self-care activities are more likely
to improve their health outcomes.
c. Based on 14 activities, the nurse should assist patients with meeting needs until they
are able to do so independently.
d. Based on the belief that nurses should work with patients to develop goals for care. -
Answer-c. Based on 14 activities, the nurse should assist patients with meeting needs
until they are able to do so independently.
orem
a. Based on the theory that focuses on wellness and prevention of disease.
b. Based on the belief that people who participate in self-care activities are more likely
to improve their health outcomes.
c. Based on 14 activities, the nurse should assist patients with meeting needs until they
are able to do so independently.
d. Based on the belief that nurses should work with patients to develop goals for care. -
Answer-b. Based on the belief that people who participate in self-care activities are
more likely to improve their health outcomes.
neuman
a. Based on the theory that focuses on wellness and prevention of disease.
b. Based on the belief that people who participate in self-care activities are more likely
to improve their health outcomes.
c. Based on 14 activities, the nurse should assist patients with meeting needs until they
are able to do so independently.
d. Based on the belief that nurses should work with patients to develop goals for care. -
Answer-a. Based on the theory that focuses on wellness and prevention of disease.
benner's skill acquisition
a. The nurse strives to relieve patients' distress.
b. The nurse progresses through five stages of expertise.
c. The nurse assists the patient to process and find meaning related to his or her illness.
d. Matching nurse competencies to patient needs can improve patient outcomes. -
Answer-b. The nurse progresses through five stages of expertise.
AACN's Synergy Model
a. The nurse strives to relieve patients' distress.
b. The nurse progresses through five stages of expertise.
c. The nurse assists the patient to process and find meaning related to his or her illness.
, d. Matching nurse competencies to patient needs can improve patient outcomes. -
Answer-d. Matching nurse competencies to patient needs can improve patient
outcomes
Mishel's Uncertainty in Illness
a. The nurse strives to relieve patients' distress.
b. The nurse progresses through five stages of expertise.
c. The nurse assists the patient to process and find meaning related to his or her illness.
d. Matching nurse competencies to patient needs can improve patient outcomes. -
Answer-c. The nurse helps the patient to process and find meaning related to his or her
illness
Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort
a. The nurse strives to relieve patients' distress.
b. The nurse progresses through five stages of expertise.
c. The nurse assists the patient to process and find meaning related to his or her illness.
d. Matching nurse competencies to patient needs can improve patient outcomes. -
Answer-a. The nurse strives to relieve patients' distress.
which of the following statements related to theory-based nursing practice are correct?
(select all that apply)
a. Nursing theory differentiates nursing from other disciplines.
b. Nursing theories are standardized and do not change over time.
c. Integrating theory into practice promotes coordinated care delivery.
d. Nursing knowledge is generated by theory.
e. The theory of nursing process is used in planning patient care.
f. Evidence-based practice results from theory-testing research. - Answer-a. Nursing
theory differentiates nursing from other disciplines.
c. Integrating theory into practice promotes coordinated care delivery.
d. Nursing knowledge is generated by theory.
f. Evidence-based practice results from theory-testing research.
The overall goal of nursing knowledge is to explain the practice of nursing as different
and distinct from the practice of medicine, psychology, and other health care disciplines.
Theory generates nursing knowledge for use in practice, thus supporting evidence-
based practice. The integration of theory into practice leads to coordinated care delivery
and therefore serves as the basis for nursing. Although the nursing process is central to
nursing, it is not a theory. Nursing theories are not stagnant and continue to evolve over
time.
A nurse is caring for a patient who recently lost a leg in a motor vehicle accident. The
nurse best assists the patient to cope with this situation by applying which of the
following theories?
a. Roy
b.Levine
c.Watson
d.Johnson - Answer-a. roy
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