Theories Guiding Nursing Practice and Research
1. Which type of nursing theory describes the phenomena of grief or caring?
Prescriptive theories
2. A nurse questioning a change in a client's plan of care demonstrates:
Authority
3. In the nursing process as a system, content refers to:
Content is the product and information obtained from the system.
4. Which basic human needs belong to the fourth level of Maslow's hierarchy
of needs? (Select all that apply)
Self-worth
Achievement
5. The goal of school health nursing programs, such as a nurse-led nutrition
planning class for parents, is:
Health promotion
6. Which statement accurately reflects Henderson's theory of nursing care?
Henderson organized the theory into 14 basic needs of the whole person and
includes phenomena from the following domains of the client: physiological,
psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, and developmental.
7. Which step in the research process parallels the assessment step of the
nursing process?
Identifying the problem
8. For intensive care of cancer clients, which advanced nursing role is a
hospital most likely to hire?
Clinical nurse specialist
, 9. A client in a state of ambivalence is likely in which stage of health behavior
change?
Contemplation
10. Which statement characterizes the concrete operations stage of Piaget's
theory of cognitive development? - "A child is able to describe a process without
actually doing it."
11. Explaining a procedure while assembling the equipment demonstrates the
nurse's role as: - Educator
12. How many levels of critical thinking are identified for nursing judgment? -
3
13. Which of these defines the accountability element of the decision-making
process? - Individuals being answerable for their actions
14. Which nursing theory is based on the model of the primacy of caring? -
Benner and Wrubel's Theory
15. Which characteristic signifies nursing as a profession? - The nurse is
required to follow a code of ethics
16. How many rights of delegation are recognized in nursing practice? - 5
17. Which theorist proposed that the goal of nursing is to use communication
to help clients reestablish positive adaptations to their environments? - King
18. Which of these is a component of the health belief model? - Perception of
susceptibility to an illness
19. Making a nursing diagnosis without validating client data falls into which
error category? - Labeling
20. Which cultural group often adopts a combination of dietary, herbal, and
other naturalistic therapies for preventing and treating illness? - Asian Indian
21. Which statement accurately describes Betty Neuman's theory? - Betty
Neuman's theory is based on stress and the client's reaction to the stressor.
1. Which type of nursing theory describes the phenomena of grief or caring?
Prescriptive theories
2. A nurse questioning a change in a client's plan of care demonstrates:
Authority
3. In the nursing process as a system, content refers to:
Content is the product and information obtained from the system.
4. Which basic human needs belong to the fourth level of Maslow's hierarchy
of needs? (Select all that apply)
Self-worth
Achievement
5. The goal of school health nursing programs, such as a nurse-led nutrition
planning class for parents, is:
Health promotion
6. Which statement accurately reflects Henderson's theory of nursing care?
Henderson organized the theory into 14 basic needs of the whole person and
includes phenomena from the following domains of the client: physiological,
psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, and developmental.
7. Which step in the research process parallels the assessment step of the
nursing process?
Identifying the problem
8. For intensive care of cancer clients, which advanced nursing role is a
hospital most likely to hire?
Clinical nurse specialist
, 9. A client in a state of ambivalence is likely in which stage of health behavior
change?
Contemplation
10. Which statement characterizes the concrete operations stage of Piaget's
theory of cognitive development? - "A child is able to describe a process without
actually doing it."
11. Explaining a procedure while assembling the equipment demonstrates the
nurse's role as: - Educator
12. How many levels of critical thinking are identified for nursing judgment? -
3
13. Which of these defines the accountability element of the decision-making
process? - Individuals being answerable for their actions
14. Which nursing theory is based on the model of the primacy of caring? -
Benner and Wrubel's Theory
15. Which characteristic signifies nursing as a profession? - The nurse is
required to follow a code of ethics
16. How many rights of delegation are recognized in nursing practice? - 5
17. Which theorist proposed that the goal of nursing is to use communication
to help clients reestablish positive adaptations to their environments? - King
18. Which of these is a component of the health belief model? - Perception of
susceptibility to an illness
19. Making a nursing diagnosis without validating client data falls into which
error category? - Labeling
20. Which cultural group often adopts a combination of dietary, herbal, and
other naturalistic therapies for preventing and treating illness? - Asian Indian
21. Which statement accurately describes Betty Neuman's theory? - Betty
Neuman's theory is based on stress and the client's reaction to the stressor.
