Nursing Theory FINAL EXAM Questions With Complete
Solutions
2 types of statistical tests Correct Answers descriptive and
inferential
4 Stages of Cognitive Development in the Nursing Profession
Correct Answers Stage 1: Unilateral Dependence
Stage 2: Negative/Independence
Stage 3: Dependence/Mutuality
Stage 4: Interdependence
5 rights of delegation Correct Answers Task
Circumstance
Person (delegated TO)
Communication/Direction
Supervision
Affective learning Correct Answers Changes in attitudes,
values, and feeling with regards to the new information
received.
Alternative medicine Correct Answers An option that happens
for someone in place of a standard of care option.
Andragogy Correct Answers Learner-focused education for
people of all ages
Autonomy Correct Answers 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 Answers 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 Answers To do good
Nurses take actions to benefit patients and facilitate their well-
being
Benner's Theory Correct Answers Theory that suggests you
acquire the knowledge and skills as you socialize to the nursing
profession
Novice to expert
C in PICOT Correct Answers Comparison (current)
intervention
What is the usual standard of care or current intervention used
now?
, THE CURRENT STATUS QUO
Career Management Correct Answers Planned logical
progression of one's professional life that includes defined goals
and objectives and a plan for achievement.
Case manager nursing Correct Answers 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 Answers Storing and recalling new
information in the brain. Factual knowledge.
Communication (definition) Correct Answers 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 Answers A treatment used in
addition to the standard of care that compliments the standard of
care.
Core communication skills! (with patients) Correct Answers
Listening - SOLER
Exploring - using facilitators, clarifying, paraphrasing, assessing
nonverbal cues
Understanding - know when to ask open or closed ended
questions
Solutions
2 types of statistical tests Correct Answers descriptive and
inferential
4 Stages of Cognitive Development in the Nursing Profession
Correct Answers Stage 1: Unilateral Dependence
Stage 2: Negative/Independence
Stage 3: Dependence/Mutuality
Stage 4: Interdependence
5 rights of delegation Correct Answers Task
Circumstance
Person (delegated TO)
Communication/Direction
Supervision
Affective learning Correct Answers Changes in attitudes,
values, and feeling with regards to the new information
received.
Alternative medicine Correct Answers An option that happens
for someone in place of a standard of care option.
Andragogy Correct Answers Learner-focused education for
people of all ages
Autonomy Correct Answers 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 Answers 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 Answers To do good
Nurses take actions to benefit patients and facilitate their well-
being
Benner's Theory Correct Answers Theory that suggests you
acquire the knowledge and skills as you socialize to the nursing
profession
Novice to expert
C in PICOT Correct Answers Comparison (current)
intervention
What is the usual standard of care or current intervention used
now?
, THE CURRENT STATUS QUO
Career Management Correct Answers Planned logical
progression of one's professional life that includes defined goals
and objectives and a plan for achievement.
Case manager nursing Correct Answers 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 Answers Storing and recalling new
information in the brain. Factual knowledge.
Communication (definition) Correct Answers 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 Answers A treatment used in
addition to the standard of care that compliments the standard of
care.
Core communication skills! (with patients) Correct Answers
Listening - SOLER
Exploring - using facilitators, clarifying, paraphrasing, assessing
nonverbal cues
Understanding - know when to ask open or closed ended
questions
