Chapter 05: Theoretical Foundations of
Nursing PracticeTest Bank exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following definitions best explains the idea of a theory?
a. "Mental maps" that make sense of information and decisional processes
b. Mental formulations of objects or events
c. Aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed
d. A purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships between concepts -
CORRECT ANSWER-d. A purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships
between concepts
A theory is a purposeful set of assumptions that identify the relationships between
concepts. Theories are useful because they provide a systematic view of
explaining, predicting, and prescribing phenomena.
Different types of theories may be used by nurses seeking to study the basis of nursing
practice. Which one of the following types of
theories speculates on why phenomena occur?
a. Prescriptive
b. Descriptive
c. Grand
d. Middle-range - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Descriptive
Descriptive theories describe phenomena, speculate on why phenomena occur, and
describe the consequences of phenomena.
Which of the following is referred to as a body of knowledge that encompasses
definitions of person, environment, health, and
nursing?
a. Family nursing practice
b. Prescriptive nursing theory
, c. Advanced nursing practice
d. Metaparadigm of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Metaparadigm of nursing
The major components of nursing theory, sometimes called the metaparadigm
concepts, are person, environment, health, and nursing.
The nurse is working within a health care system that uses Neuman's theory. A patient
is having difficulty breathing and requires oxygen and medication. Which of the following
approaches is the nurse's goal?
a. Strengthen the line of defences, and focus on prevention.
b. Promote attainment of biological self-care requisites.
c. Assist in physiological adaptation to internal changes.
d. Achieve the 14 basic needs. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Strengthen the line of
defences, and focus on prevention.
Neuman's framework for practice includes nursing actions that focus on actual or
potential stressors, and thus on prevention.
Although similarities exist in the different nursing theories, key elements distinguish one
from another. Which of the following is
the emphasis of Jean Watson's conceptual model?
a. Self-care maintains wholeness.
b. Subsystems exist in dynamic stability.
c. Stimuli disrupt an adaptive system.
d. Caring is central to the essence of nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Caring is
central to the essence of nursing.
Watson believed that nurses must do far more than deal with physical illness; they must
attend to their primary function, which is caring. From Watson's
perspective, caring infuses all aspects of a nurse's role and draws attention to nursing
acts as embodying an esthetic that facilitates both healing and growth.
A community health nurse is working with a variety of clients and decides to use a
systems theory approach to help them to meet
their health care needs. When using systems theory, on which of the following should
the nurse focus?
a. The client's interaction with his or her environment
b. The hierarchy of the client's human needs
c. The client's attitudes toward health behaviours
d. The response of the client to the process of growth and development - CORRECT
ANSWER-a. The client's interaction with his or her environment
Nursing PracticeTest Bank exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following definitions best explains the idea of a theory?
a. "Mental maps" that make sense of information and decisional processes
b. Mental formulations of objects or events
c. Aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed
d. A purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships between concepts -
CORRECT ANSWER-d. A purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships
between concepts
A theory is a purposeful set of assumptions that identify the relationships between
concepts. Theories are useful because they provide a systematic view of
explaining, predicting, and prescribing phenomena.
Different types of theories may be used by nurses seeking to study the basis of nursing
practice. Which one of the following types of
theories speculates on why phenomena occur?
a. Prescriptive
b. Descriptive
c. Grand
d. Middle-range - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Descriptive
Descriptive theories describe phenomena, speculate on why phenomena occur, and
describe the consequences of phenomena.
Which of the following is referred to as a body of knowledge that encompasses
definitions of person, environment, health, and
nursing?
a. Family nursing practice
b. Prescriptive nursing theory
, c. Advanced nursing practice
d. Metaparadigm of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Metaparadigm of nursing
The major components of nursing theory, sometimes called the metaparadigm
concepts, are person, environment, health, and nursing.
The nurse is working within a health care system that uses Neuman's theory. A patient
is having difficulty breathing and requires oxygen and medication. Which of the following
approaches is the nurse's goal?
a. Strengthen the line of defences, and focus on prevention.
b. Promote attainment of biological self-care requisites.
c. Assist in physiological adaptation to internal changes.
d. Achieve the 14 basic needs. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Strengthen the line of
defences, and focus on prevention.
Neuman's framework for practice includes nursing actions that focus on actual or
potential stressors, and thus on prevention.
Although similarities exist in the different nursing theories, key elements distinguish one
from another. Which of the following is
the emphasis of Jean Watson's conceptual model?
a. Self-care maintains wholeness.
b. Subsystems exist in dynamic stability.
c. Stimuli disrupt an adaptive system.
d. Caring is central to the essence of nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Caring is
central to the essence of nursing.
Watson believed that nurses must do far more than deal with physical illness; they must
attend to their primary function, which is caring. From Watson's
perspective, caring infuses all aspects of a nurse's role and draws attention to nursing
acts as embodying an esthetic that facilitates both healing and growth.
A community health nurse is working with a variety of clients and decides to use a
systems theory approach to help them to meet
their health care needs. When using systems theory, on which of the following should
the nurse focus?
a. The client's interaction with his or her environment
b. The hierarchy of the client's human needs
c. The client's attitudes toward health behaviours
d. The response of the client to the process of growth and development - CORRECT
ANSWER-a. The client's interaction with his or her environment
