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An overriding principle of Nightingales writings on nursing dealt with which aspect of
nursing?


a.


The relationship between nurses, physicians, and society


b.


The relationship between patients, health, and environment


c.


The relationship between illness and health practices


d.


The relationship between hospitals, nurses, and patients


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, ANS: B


Nightingales philosophy was sensitive to the effect of the environment on
the patients health and recovery.




A nurse conducts theory testing and theory development research to develop nursing
science. This nurse is prepared at which level of nursing education?


a.


Associate degree


b.


Bachelors degree


c.


Masters degree


d.


Doctoral degree


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ANS: D

At the doctoral level, nurses are concerned about the nature of knowledge
and how it is known. It is through nursing research that new, discipline-
specific knowledge is generated.




Which nursing theorist based her model on the belief that adaptation to changes in
the environment is the basis of health?

, a.


Watson


b.


King


c.


Roy


d.


Peplau


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ANS: C

Roys model provides a comprehensive understanding of adaptation. When
environmental demands are too high and patients adaptive mechanisms
too low, behavioral responses for coping are ineffective.




Which contemporary theorist is best known for her emphasis on the caring aspect of
nursing?


a.


Orem


b.


Watson


c.

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