CHAPTER 8. NURSING THEORY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cThe cstudent cnurse chas can cadequate cunderstanding cof cnursing ctheory cwhen
ccorrectly cidentifying cwhich cindividual cas cthe cfirst cnurse ctheorist?
a. cPeplau
b. cRogers
c. cLeininger
d. cNightingale c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
Florence cNightingale cis cconsidered cthe cfirst cnursing ctheorist. cNightingale's ctheory cis
cthat cthe cenvironment cinfluences cthe cperson's chealth. cPeplau, cRogers, cand cLeininger
cpublished ctheories cafter cNightingale.
2. cA cnurse cwishes cto cincorporate cDorothea cOrem's ctheory cinto cpractice. cWhich caction
cby cthe cnurse cencompasses cthis ctheory?
a. cThe cnurse ccompletes cthe cAM ccare cfor ca cpatient.
b. cThe cpatient cgets cdressed cwith chelp cfrom cthe cnurse caide.
c. cThe cpatient cknows chis cor cher cown cmedication cdosages cand cwhat ctime cthey care
cdue.
d. cThe cpatient's cspouse cassumes call cresponsibility cfor cthe cpatient's cmedications. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cB
Dorothea cOrem's ctheory cincludes cthe coverall ctheme cof cself-care. cNursing cconsists cof
cactions cto covercome cor cprevent cself-care climitations cor cto cprovide cthis ccare cfor cthose
cwho care cunable cto ccare cfor cthemselves. cPerforming ccare cfor cthe cpatient cor cassuming
cresponsibility cfor cthe cpatient's chealth ccare cmanagement cdoes cnot cput cOrem's ctheory
cinto cpractice.
3. cTo cbest canalyze cand ccompare cnursing ctheories, ca cnurse cneeds cto cknow cwhat cthe
ctheorists chave cto csay cabout cfour cmajor cmetaparadigms. cThese cmetaparadigms care:
a. cNursing, cenvironment, chealth, cand cillnessb.Nursing, cenvironment, cperson, cand
csocietyc.Person, cenvironment, chealth/illness, cand cnursingd.Person, csociety, cwellness,
cand chealth/illness c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS:CThe coverall ctheme cand cmain cideas cof
cnursing ctheory care cnursing, cperson, chealth/illness,and cenvironment. cWhen clooking cat
ca cnursing ctheory, cwe clook cat chow cthe ctheorist cdefinesthese cfour cmetaparadigms
What cis ca ccommon cthread cin cthe cmajority cof cdefinitions cof ca cnursing ctheory? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Words cor cphrases cthat cpresent ca cdirection cto chow cinterrelated cconcepts
ccan cprovide ca creference cfor cthe cstudy cand cthe cdelivery cof cnursing ccare
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cThe cstudent cnurse chas can cadequate cunderstanding cof cnursing ctheory cwhen
ccorrectly cidentifying cwhich cindividual cas cthe cfirst cnurse ctheorist?
a. cPeplau
b. cRogers
c. cLeininger
d. cNightingale c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cD
Florence cNightingale cis cconsidered cthe cfirst cnursing ctheorist. cNightingale's ctheory cis
cthat cthe cenvironment cinfluences cthe cperson's chealth. cPeplau, cRogers, cand cLeininger
cpublished ctheories cafter cNightingale.
2. cA cnurse cwishes cto cincorporate cDorothea cOrem's ctheory cinto cpractice. cWhich caction
cby cthe cnurse cencompasses cthis ctheory?
a. cThe cnurse ccompletes cthe cAM ccare cfor ca cpatient.
b. cThe cpatient cgets cdressed cwith chelp cfrom cthe cnurse caide.
c. cThe cpatient cknows chis cor cher cown cmedication cdosages cand cwhat ctime cthey care
cdue.
d. cThe cpatient's cspouse cassumes call cresponsibility cfor cthe cpatient's cmedications. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS: cB
Dorothea cOrem's ctheory cincludes cthe coverall ctheme cof cself-care. cNursing cconsists cof
cactions cto covercome cor cprevent cself-care climitations cor cto cprovide cthis ccare cfor cthose
cwho care cunable cto ccare cfor cthemselves. cPerforming ccare cfor cthe cpatient cor cassuming
cresponsibility cfor cthe cpatient's chealth ccare cmanagement cdoes cnot cput cOrem's ctheory
cinto cpractice.
3. cTo cbest canalyze cand ccompare cnursing ctheories, ca cnurse cneeds cto cknow cwhat cthe
ctheorists chave cto csay cabout cfour cmajor cmetaparadigms. cThese cmetaparadigms care:
a. cNursing, cenvironment, chealth, cand cillnessb.Nursing, cenvironment, cperson, cand
csocietyc.Person, cenvironment, chealth/illness, cand cnursingd.Person, csociety, cwellness,
cand chealth/illness c- ccorrect canswers✔✔ANS:CThe coverall ctheme cand cmain cideas cof
cnursing ctheory care cnursing, cperson, chealth/illness,and cenvironment. cWhen clooking cat
ca cnursing ctheory, cwe clook cat chow cthe ctheorist cdefinesthese cfour cmetaparadigms
What cis ca ccommon cthread cin cthe cmajority cof cdefinitions cof ca cnursing ctheory? c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Words cor cphrases cthat cpresent ca cdirection cto chow cinterrelated cconcepts
ccan cprovide ca creference cfor cthe cstudy cand cthe cdelivery cof cnursing ccare
