NURSING THEORY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
2 types of statistical tests correct answer descriptive and inferential
4 Stages of Cognitive Development in the Nursing Profession correct answer Stage
1: Unilateral Dependence
Stage 2: Negative/Independence
Stage 3: Dependence/Mutuality
Stage 4: Interdependence
5 rights of delegation correct answer Task
Circumstance
Person (delegated TO)
Communication/Direction
Supervision
Affective learning correct answer Changes in attitudes, values, and feeling with
regards to the new information received.
Alternative medicine correct answer An option that happens for someone in place
of a standard of care option.
Andragogy correct answer Learner-focused education for people of all ages
Autonomy correct answer Ability to self-rule
,Right of self-determination
Make decisions independently
Cannot work if a patient is in a coma, mentally unable to make their own decision,
developmentally delayed, incompetent, or under the influence.
Barriers to communication correct answer Cultural, gender, generational, or
personality differences
Stress or excessive fatigue
Deficiencies in skill
Work environment is not conducive
Organizational/hierarchy culture
Differences in jargon
Professional rivalry or excessive authority gradients
Disruptive behavior: outbursts of anger or profanity, physical acts or on the
opposite end excessive courtesy
Differing values and expectations
Varying qualifications and status
Complexity of care requiring rapid decision making
Beneficence correct answer To do good
Nurses take actions to benefit patients and facilitate their well-being
Benner's Theory correct answer Theory that suggests you acquire the knowledge
and skills as you socialize to the nursing profession
Novice to expert
, C in PICOT correct answer Comparison (current) intervention
What is the usual standard of care or current intervention used now?
THE CURRENT STATUS QUO
Career Management correct answer Planned logical progression of one's
professional life that includes defined goals and objectives and a plan for
achievement.
Case manager nursing correct answer case manager (an RN) coordinates a
person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting;
development of patient care plans to coordinate and provide care for complicated
cases in a cost-effective manner.
Cognitive learning correct answer Storing and recalling new information in the
brain. Factual knowledge.
Communication (definition) correct answer An interaction between two or more
persons that involves the exchange of information between a sender and a
receiver.
It involves the expression of emotions, ideas, and thoughts through verbal and
non-verbal signals.
Complimentary medicine correct answer A treatment used in addition to the
standard of care that compliments the standard of care.
Core communication skills! (with patients) correct answer Listening - SOLER
Exploring - using facilitators, clarifying, paraphrasing, assessing nonverbal cues
ACCURATE ANSWERS
2 types of statistical tests correct answer descriptive and inferential
4 Stages of Cognitive Development in the Nursing Profession correct answer Stage
1: Unilateral Dependence
Stage 2: Negative/Independence
Stage 3: Dependence/Mutuality
Stage 4: Interdependence
5 rights of delegation correct answer Task
Circumstance
Person (delegated TO)
Communication/Direction
Supervision
Affective learning correct answer Changes in attitudes, values, and feeling with
regards to the new information received.
Alternative medicine correct answer An option that happens for someone in place
of a standard of care option.
Andragogy correct answer Learner-focused education for people of all ages
Autonomy correct answer Ability to self-rule
,Right of self-determination
Make decisions independently
Cannot work if a patient is in a coma, mentally unable to make their own decision,
developmentally delayed, incompetent, or under the influence.
Barriers to communication correct answer Cultural, gender, generational, or
personality differences
Stress or excessive fatigue
Deficiencies in skill
Work environment is not conducive
Organizational/hierarchy culture
Differences in jargon
Professional rivalry or excessive authority gradients
Disruptive behavior: outbursts of anger or profanity, physical acts or on the
opposite end excessive courtesy
Differing values and expectations
Varying qualifications and status
Complexity of care requiring rapid decision making
Beneficence correct answer To do good
Nurses take actions to benefit patients and facilitate their well-being
Benner's Theory correct answer Theory that suggests you acquire the knowledge
and skills as you socialize to the nursing profession
Novice to expert
, C in PICOT correct answer Comparison (current) intervention
What is the usual standard of care or current intervention used now?
THE CURRENT STATUS QUO
Career Management correct answer Planned logical progression of one's
professional life that includes defined goals and objectives and a plan for
achievement.
Case manager nursing correct answer case manager (an RN) coordinates a
person's care from admission through discharge and into the home setting;
development of patient care plans to coordinate and provide care for complicated
cases in a cost-effective manner.
Cognitive learning correct answer Storing and recalling new information in the
brain. Factual knowledge.
Communication (definition) correct answer An interaction between two or more
persons that involves the exchange of information between a sender and a
receiver.
It involves the expression of emotions, ideas, and thoughts through verbal and
non-verbal signals.
Complimentary medicine correct answer A treatment used in addition to the
standard of care that compliments the standard of care.
Core communication skills! (with patients) correct answer Listening - SOLER
Exploring - using facilitators, clarifying, paraphrasing, assessing nonverbal cues
