Week 8: Nursing Theory Quiz

Question 1 A statement of beliefs and values about human beings and their world is: A philosophy Definition of the term philosophy from McEwen & Wills textbook (5th ed) pg 28. Question 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: A theory Definition of the term theory from McEwen & Wills textbook (5th ed) pg. 28 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 Definition of a borrowed theory from McEwen & Wills text books (5th ed) pg. 27A Borrowed theory is a theory developed in another discipline but applied to the practice of nursing. Question 4 The most abstract and general component of the structural hierarchy of nursing knowledge is called: A metaparadigm Definition of metaparadigm from the McEwen & Wills 5th ed pg. 27 Question 5 A theory that has been developed by a nurse to account for a phenomenon or concern related to nursing is: A nursing theory McEwan & Wills pg. 40 The nursing paradigm identifies four concepts of interest to the nursing profession. These four concepts are: The person, health, environment/situation, and nursing Description, explanation, prediction, and prescription of an interrelationship of nursing McEwen & Wills (5th ed) pgs. 41-44 A group of theories that are broad in scope, complex, and provide broad and abstract views about nursing are called: A grand theory McEwen & Wills 5th ed pg. 37 & chap. 6 A group of theories that are more limited in scope, less abstract, reflect practice, and addresses a specific phenomenon are called: A middle range theory McEwen & Wills (5th ed) pgs. 37-38 & Chap. 10 A central construct in nursing would be: Caring What do the following theories written by Watson, Swanson, Duffy, Boykin & Schoenhofer, and Hall have in common? They focus on care and caring An example of a nursing theory would be: Benner's Novice to Expert theory True or False: Concepts are words or phrases that refer to or describe a phenomenon. True Concepts are terms that refer to or describe phenomena that occur in nature or thought. Nursing theory influences nursing practice by: Specifying actions or interventions to be provided 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 McEwen & Wills (5th ed) pg. 38 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? Henderson's need theory 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