Nursing 212- Final Exam Actual study
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Theory - ANSWER-group of concepts, definitions, and explanations for a specific group used to explain,
predict, control, and understand commonly occurring events.
Virginia Henderson's Philosophy - ANSWER--to help patient do what they need for themselves if they
could- the 14 basic needs- includes the 4 concepts of nursing; role of nurse is to assist a patient in a way
to get them to gain independence.
Jean Watson's Theory - ANSWER-human-to-human relationship; transparent relationship with nurse
being themselves.
1- an environment that supports human caring. 2. Person- both the patient and the nurse. 3- health, in
terms of health promotion and illness prevention. 4. nursing, what nurses contribute to the encounter
with the patient.
Orem's Self-Care Model - ANSWER-focuses on the patient's self-care capacities and the process of
designing nursing actions to meet the patient's self-care needs
Orem's Theory - ANSWER-known as self-care deficit theory which focuses on the patient's self-care
needs, diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory.
Imogene King's Theory - ANSWER-Theory focused on people, their interpersonal relationships, and social
contexts. Paying close attention to the patients perceptions, exploring the patients roles and the stresses
in each role, and understanding their social system to understand why they make certain health related
decisions. 1971 - use communication to help patient reestablish positive adaptation to environment;
nursing is a dynamic interpersonal process among nurse, patient and health care system.
Callista Roy's Adaptation Model - ANSWER--Nursing is a humanistic discipline that emphasizes the
person's adaptive or coping abilities
-When the demands of environmental stimuli are too high or the person's adaptive mechanisms are too
low, the person's behavioral responses are ineffective for coping
-Nursing promotes that patients' adaptation and coping, with progress toward integration as the goal
Nurse modifies the environment to facilitate the patient adaptation.
Peplau's Interpersonal Theory - ANSWER-Focus on interpersonal relations between nurse, patient, and
patient's family
Phases: preorientation, orientation, working, resolution
Middle-range theory
worked in psychiatric care. Theory is based on nurse and patient relationship, not just the patient.
, Orlando's Nursing Process Theory - ANSWER-*Orlando -- Observation*
-This theory is about how nurses *process their observations of patients behavior and about how they
react to patients based on inferences* from patients behavior
-It is specific to nurse-patient interactions
-The goal of the nurse is to *determine & meet immediate needs* by relieving distress/discomfort
-improves nursing effectiveness by *getting to the "bottom line" more quickly*
Leininger's Culture Care Theory - ANSWER-Theory of cultural care diversity and universality
Integrates patients' cultural traditions, values and beliefs into care plans
Being aware of different cultures. The nursing outcome of culturally congruent nursing care is health and
well-being for the patient.
evidence-based practice - ANSWER-the use of research findings, clinical expertise, and patient
preference as the 3-pronged basis for practice rather than trial and error, intuition, or traditional
methods, such as problem solving.
objective data - ANSWER-information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
subjective data - ANSWER-things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
Nursing Diagnosis vs Medical Diagnosis - ANSWER-*Nursing Diagnosis: Focus on patient response &
identify potential problems
*Medical Diagnosis: Disease process
Primary emphasis on identifying
the current problem
*Both use physical assessment, interviewing and observing as ways
to derive the diagnosis
*Both are designed for planning patient care
SBAR communication - ANSWER-(Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) - framework for
communication between members of the healthcare team about a patient's condition.
acute vs chronic - ANSWER-new onset vs. long standing
Ethnocentrism - ANSWER-evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the
standards and customs of one's own culture.
Stereotyping - ANSWER-creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually by
assuming that all members of the group are alike
set with Questions and correct/verified
Answers
Theory - ANSWER-group of concepts, definitions, and explanations for a specific group used to explain,
predict, control, and understand commonly occurring events.
Virginia Henderson's Philosophy - ANSWER--to help patient do what they need for themselves if they
could- the 14 basic needs- includes the 4 concepts of nursing; role of nurse is to assist a patient in a way
to get them to gain independence.
Jean Watson's Theory - ANSWER-human-to-human relationship; transparent relationship with nurse
being themselves.
1- an environment that supports human caring. 2. Person- both the patient and the nurse. 3- health, in
terms of health promotion and illness prevention. 4. nursing, what nurses contribute to the encounter
with the patient.
Orem's Self-Care Model - ANSWER-focuses on the patient's self-care capacities and the process of
designing nursing actions to meet the patient's self-care needs
Orem's Theory - ANSWER-known as self-care deficit theory which focuses on the patient's self-care
needs, diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory.
Imogene King's Theory - ANSWER-Theory focused on people, their interpersonal relationships, and social
contexts. Paying close attention to the patients perceptions, exploring the patients roles and the stresses
in each role, and understanding their social system to understand why they make certain health related
decisions. 1971 - use communication to help patient reestablish positive adaptation to environment;
nursing is a dynamic interpersonal process among nurse, patient and health care system.
Callista Roy's Adaptation Model - ANSWER--Nursing is a humanistic discipline that emphasizes the
person's adaptive or coping abilities
-When the demands of environmental stimuli are too high or the person's adaptive mechanisms are too
low, the person's behavioral responses are ineffective for coping
-Nursing promotes that patients' adaptation and coping, with progress toward integration as the goal
Nurse modifies the environment to facilitate the patient adaptation.
Peplau's Interpersonal Theory - ANSWER-Focus on interpersonal relations between nurse, patient, and
patient's family
Phases: preorientation, orientation, working, resolution
Middle-range theory
worked in psychiatric care. Theory is based on nurse and patient relationship, not just the patient.
, Orlando's Nursing Process Theory - ANSWER-*Orlando -- Observation*
-This theory is about how nurses *process their observations of patients behavior and about how they
react to patients based on inferences* from patients behavior
-It is specific to nurse-patient interactions
-The goal of the nurse is to *determine & meet immediate needs* by relieving distress/discomfort
-improves nursing effectiveness by *getting to the "bottom line" more quickly*
Leininger's Culture Care Theory - ANSWER-Theory of cultural care diversity and universality
Integrates patients' cultural traditions, values and beliefs into care plans
Being aware of different cultures. The nursing outcome of culturally congruent nursing care is health and
well-being for the patient.
evidence-based practice - ANSWER-the use of research findings, clinical expertise, and patient
preference as the 3-pronged basis for practice rather than trial and error, intuition, or traditional
methods, such as problem solving.
objective data - ANSWER-information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
subjective data - ANSWER-things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
Nursing Diagnosis vs Medical Diagnosis - ANSWER-*Nursing Diagnosis: Focus on patient response &
identify potential problems
*Medical Diagnosis: Disease process
Primary emphasis on identifying
the current problem
*Both use physical assessment, interviewing and observing as ways
to derive the diagnosis
*Both are designed for planning patient care
SBAR communication - ANSWER-(Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) - framework for
communication between members of the healthcare team about a patient's condition.
acute vs chronic - ANSWER-new onset vs. long standing
Ethnocentrism - ANSWER-evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the
standards and customs of one's own culture.
Stereotyping - ANSWER-creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually by
assuming that all members of the group are alike
