NURS 3082 Final Exam With
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What is the level of abstraction and type of Watson's human caring theory?
(select 2)
a) Grand Theory
b) Situation-specific theory
c) Needs-based
d) Interaction- Based
e) Middle-range Theory
f) Outcome-based - ANSWER a) Grand theory
d) Interaction-based
According to Watson a patient placed in isolation who receives minimal
interaction will not have this inherent need met:
a) The need to participate in caring exchanges
b) The need to maintain independence
c) The need to achieve human developmental tasks
d) The need to learn about the outside world - ANSWER a) The need to
participate in caring exchanges
Nurse Janet wants to transform her nursing practice when caring for persons
,in the LGBTQ+ community. She begins by deeply examining her own beliefs,
biases, and experiences concerning this community. This is an example of:
a) Compassion
b) Reflexivity
c) Advocacy
d) Politicization - ANSWER b) Reflexivity
Nurse Ella learns about Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The main purpose of
theories is to:
a) Describe what is happening now
b) Predict what will happen in the future
c) Explain what happened in the past
d) Question why something is happening - ANSWER b) Predict what will
happen in the future
Nurse Levi is caring for a patient and family who disagree about the plan for
treatment. Nurse Levi is aware of the moral standards in nursing and
maintains a neutral position. What nursing pattern of knowing is this?
a) Ethics
b) Empiricists
c) Emancipatory
d) Esthetics - ANSWER a) Ethics
Nurses developed nursing theories to: (select 4)
,a) Advance nursing as a scholarly profession
b) Generate nursing knowledge
c) Improve the quality of nursing practice
d) Describe and explain phenomenon of interest to nurses
e) Force students to study theories in nursing school
f) Compete with other disciplines - ANSWER a) Advance nursing as a
scholarly profession
b) Generate nursing knowledge
c) Improve the quality of nursing practice
d) Describe and explain phenomenon of interest to nurses
Nurse Sam feels uneasy, sad and worried that a resident she cares for Mr.
Smith will die this evening. What type of knowing is this?
a) Scientific Method
b) Authority
c) Empiricism
d) Intuition - ANSWER d) Intuition
Nurse Dmitri decides to do an experiment without basing it on a theory or
making hypotheses beforehand. After the experiment is finished he explains
what happened. What type of reasoning is this?
a) Deductive
, b) Ad hoc
c) A priori
d) Logical - ANSWER b) Ad hoc
An example of a hypothesis that can be independently generated from
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory is:
a) A client will prioritize their need for love and belonging more than their
need for safety.
b) A client will prioritize their needs for self-actualization more than their
physiological needs.
c) A client will prioritize the needs of others more than their own needs.
d) A client will prioritize their need to breathe more than their need for a
trusting relationship. - ANSWER d) A client will prioritize their need to
breathe more than their need for a trusting relationship
Nurse Jade calculates a client's body mass index (BMI) based on numerical
data in the chart. What type of knowing is this?
a) Authority
b) Intuition
c) Scientific Method
d) Rationalism - ANSWER d) Rationalism
Complete Solution
What is the level of abstraction and type of Watson's human caring theory?
(select 2)
a) Grand Theory
b) Situation-specific theory
c) Needs-based
d) Interaction- Based
e) Middle-range Theory
f) Outcome-based - ANSWER a) Grand theory
d) Interaction-based
According to Watson a patient placed in isolation who receives minimal
interaction will not have this inherent need met:
a) The need to participate in caring exchanges
b) The need to maintain independence
c) The need to achieve human developmental tasks
d) The need to learn about the outside world - ANSWER a) The need to
participate in caring exchanges
Nurse Janet wants to transform her nursing practice when caring for persons
,in the LGBTQ+ community. She begins by deeply examining her own beliefs,
biases, and experiences concerning this community. This is an example of:
a) Compassion
b) Reflexivity
c) Advocacy
d) Politicization - ANSWER b) Reflexivity
Nurse Ella learns about Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The main purpose of
theories is to:
a) Describe what is happening now
b) Predict what will happen in the future
c) Explain what happened in the past
d) Question why something is happening - ANSWER b) Predict what will
happen in the future
Nurse Levi is caring for a patient and family who disagree about the plan for
treatment. Nurse Levi is aware of the moral standards in nursing and
maintains a neutral position. What nursing pattern of knowing is this?
a) Ethics
b) Empiricists
c) Emancipatory
d) Esthetics - ANSWER a) Ethics
Nurses developed nursing theories to: (select 4)
,a) Advance nursing as a scholarly profession
b) Generate nursing knowledge
c) Improve the quality of nursing practice
d) Describe and explain phenomenon of interest to nurses
e) Force students to study theories in nursing school
f) Compete with other disciplines - ANSWER a) Advance nursing as a
scholarly profession
b) Generate nursing knowledge
c) Improve the quality of nursing practice
d) Describe and explain phenomenon of interest to nurses
Nurse Sam feels uneasy, sad and worried that a resident she cares for Mr.
Smith will die this evening. What type of knowing is this?
a) Scientific Method
b) Authority
c) Empiricism
d) Intuition - ANSWER d) Intuition
Nurse Dmitri decides to do an experiment without basing it on a theory or
making hypotheses beforehand. After the experiment is finished he explains
what happened. What type of reasoning is this?
a) Deductive
, b) Ad hoc
c) A priori
d) Logical - ANSWER b) Ad hoc
An example of a hypothesis that can be independently generated from
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory is:
a) A client will prioritize their need for love and belonging more than their
need for safety.
b) A client will prioritize their needs for self-actualization more than their
physiological needs.
c) A client will prioritize the needs of others more than their own needs.
d) A client will prioritize their need to breathe more than their need for a
trusting relationship. - ANSWER d) A client will prioritize their need to
breathe more than their need for a trusting relationship
Nurse Jade calculates a client's body mass index (BMI) based on numerical
data in the chart. What type of knowing is this?
a) Authority
b) Intuition
c) Scientific Method
d) Rationalism - ANSWER d) Rationalism
