NS 300 – THEORETICAL FOUDATIONS OF
NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Describe the nature of nursing in terms of its goals and domain of interest -
ANSWER The nature of nursing involves the metaparadigm of nursing:
1) Clients - recipients of nursing care
2) Environment - internal and external surroundings that affect the client
3) Health - degree of wellness of the client
4) Nursing - attributes, characteristics, and actions of the nurse.
List and explain Patterns of Knowing - ANSWER 1) Personal Knowing -
embodies the interpersonal interaction between client and nurse.
2) Ethical Knowing - embodies a specific moral code of right versus wrong
from both the nurse and the client.
3) Asethetic Knowing - art of nursing, which is more than the technical skills
and embodies the nurses' creative ability to provide individual care.
Explain the role of theory in nursing education, research, and practice. -
ANSWER p 38/39.
in education - nursing theory became more firmly established in academia than
in clinical practice.
in research - midlevel theories and critical theory are commonly used.
Exploration of concepts.
in practice -in a clinical setting, its primary contribution has been the facilitation
of reflecting, questioning, and thinking about what nurses do.
Explain the term "evidence based practice" and its relevance to nursing. -
ANSWER occurs when the nurse can "integrate best current evidence with
clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of
NURSING EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Describe the nature of nursing in terms of its goals and domain of interest -
ANSWER The nature of nursing involves the metaparadigm of nursing:
1) Clients - recipients of nursing care
2) Environment - internal and external surroundings that affect the client
3) Health - degree of wellness of the client
4) Nursing - attributes, characteristics, and actions of the nurse.
List and explain Patterns of Knowing - ANSWER 1) Personal Knowing -
embodies the interpersonal interaction between client and nurse.
2) Ethical Knowing - embodies a specific moral code of right versus wrong
from both the nurse and the client.
3) Asethetic Knowing - art of nursing, which is more than the technical skills
and embodies the nurses' creative ability to provide individual care.
Explain the role of theory in nursing education, research, and practice. -
ANSWER p 38/39.
in education - nursing theory became more firmly established in academia than
in clinical practice.
in research - midlevel theories and critical theory are commonly used.
Exploration of concepts.
in practice -in a clinical setting, its primary contribution has been the facilitation
of reflecting, questioning, and thinking about what nurses do.
Explain the term "evidence based practice" and its relevance to nursing. -
ANSWER occurs when the nurse can "integrate best current evidence with
clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of
