NR 501 Week 8 Nursing Theory Quiz

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NR 501 Week 8: Nursing Theory Quiz Week 8: Nursing Theory Quiz Question 1 A statement of beliefs and values about human beings and their world is: An assumption A concept A hypothesis A philosophy Que... stion 2 A set of logically interrelated concepts, statements, propositions, and definitions supported by data, testing, and verification to account for or characterize some phenomena is called: An assumption A construct A model A theory Question 3 __________ is a theory that has been developed by another discipline (not nursing) but may be adapted to use in nursing and other fields Borrowed theory Grand theory Middle range theory No answer text provided. Question 4 The most abstract and general component of the structural hierarchy of nursing knowledge is called: A construct A metaparadigm A model No answer text provided. Question 5 A theory that has been developed by a nurse to account for a phenomenon or concern related to nursing is: A conceptual model A hypothesis A nursing theory A worldview Question 6 The nursing paradigm identifies four concepts of interest to the nursing profession. These four concepts are: Concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions The person, health, environment/situation, and nursing The individual, groups, situations, and interests specific to nursing Question 7 A group of theories that are broad in scope, complex, and provide broad and abstract views about nursing are called: A grand theory A metatheory A middle range theory Question A group of theories that are more limited in scope, less abstract, reflect practice, and addresses a specific phenomenon are called: A grand theory A metatheory A middle range theory Question 9 A central construct in nursing would be: Caring Environment Health Person Question 10 What do the following theories written by Watson, Swanson, Duffy, Boykin & Schoenhofer, and Hall have in common? They focus on adaptation They focus on care and caring They focus on comfort of the person/client They focus on cultural care diversity and universality Question 11 An example of a nursing theory would be: Benner’s Novice to Expert theory Erikson’s developmental theory Lewin’s change theory Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory Question 12 True or False: Concepts are words or phrases that refer to or describe a phenomenon. True False Question 13 Nursing theory influences nursing practice by: Specifying actions or interventions to be provided Identifying which professional nurse should provide care Allowing for variation in provision of care Enabling professional nursing to practice in isolation of the healthcare team Question 14 Which type of nursing practice theory would a nurse be more likely to choose to manage specific situations or issues in the practice setting? Mercer’s Maternal Role Attainment theory Ruland & Morre’s Peaceful End of Life theory Lorig’s Chronic Disease Self-Management theory All of the above None of the above Question 15 The nurse is caring for a client who is struggling with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse makes sure the client has water to drink, has voided recently, and the room is quiet and dark. Which theory is demonstrated here? Orem’s self-care deficit theory Henderson’s need theory Kolcaba’s comfort theory Fawcett’s environmental theory Question 16 Match the nursing theorist to their nursing theory. Self-care defecit Focus on interpersonal relationships Focus on goal attainment Focus on humanistic science of nursing General Systems Theory Partial Question 17 A nursing student in a graduate research course is exploring the reasons for using theory in nursing practice? Which statement represents the best answer(s) to this questions? Select all that apply. Improving client outcomes Renewing and updating practice Enhancing quality of health care Advancing the image of nursing in society Giving direction to nurses to determine the effectiveness of interventions Question 18 A nurse is working with a client who has gained weight and experienced increased blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels in response to caring for his wife who has Alzheimer disease. The effect of the spouse’s illness on the client is most related to which central concept of nursing? nursing person health environment Question 19 Match the theorist and the theory Model of skill acquisition (Novice to Expert) Synergy model for patient care Theory of self-care and chronic illness Postpartum depression theory Theory of caregiver stress Question 20 Which assertion best describes the current state of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing? EBP in nursing has been fully realized and implemented. EBP in nursing has been rejected in favor of other approaches. EBP in nursing is waning in emphasis and was never fully implemented. EBP in nursing is growing in emphasis, but its implementation is lagging behind. [Show More]

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