NURS 110 | Introduction to Professional Nursing | Week 3 Quiz 2026
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1. Which nursing theorist is primarily associated with the ‘Environmental
Theory’ which emphasizes that the nurse’s role is to manipulate the patient’s
surroundings to facilitate the body’s healing process?
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Jean Watson
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Martha Rogers
Answer: C
Rationale: Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory focused on the impact of fresh
air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and diet on a patient’s recovery.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient who is refusing a blood transfusion due to
religious beliefs. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision.
Which ethical principle is being demonstrated?
A. Beneficence
B. Autonomy
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice
Answer: B
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the patient’s right to make their own decisions about their
healthcare, even if those decisions conflict with the healthcare provider’s
recommendations.
,3. The ‘Self-Care Deficit Theory’ was developed by which nurse theorist to
explain when nursing intervention is necessary?
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Imogene King
C. Sister Callista Roy
D. Virginia Henderson
Answer: A
Rationale: Dorothea Orem’s theory suggests that nursing is required when an adult is
unable to perform self-care to maintain health and well-being.
4. According to the Nursing Metaparadigm, which component refers to the
recipient of nursing care, including individuals, families, and communities?
A. Nursing
B. Health
C. Environment
D. Person
Answer: D
Rationale: The ‘Person’ in the nursing metaparadigm represents the human being
receiving care and is the central focus of nursing practice.
5. During which phase of the Nursing Process does the nurse set measurable and
achievable short- and long-term goals?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Diagnosis
Answer: B
Rationale: The Planning phase involves prioritizing nursing diagnoses, identifying patient-
centered goals, and selecting nursing interventions.
, 6. Hildegard Peplau is best known for her ‘Theory of Interpersonal Relations’.
Which of the following is NOT one of the phases she identified in the nurse-
patient relationship?
A. Orientation
B. Exploitation
C. Resolution
D. Restoration
Answer: D
Rationale: Peplau identified four phases: Orientation, Identification, Exploitation, and
Resolution. ‘Restoration’ is not one of her phases.
7. A nurse is practicing using the ‘Adaptation Model’, viewing the patient as a
biopsychosocial being in constant interaction with a changing environment. This
reflects the work of:
A. Madeleine Leininger
B. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
C. Sister Callista Roy
D. Betty Neuman
Answer: C
Rationale: The Roy Adaptation Model focuses on the individual’s ability to adapt to
changes in their environment across four adaptive modes.
8. In the PICO(T) format used in Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), what does the ‘I’
stand for?
A. Implementation
B. Investigation
C. Intervention
D. Indicator
Answer: C
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1. Which nursing theorist is primarily associated with the ‘Environmental
Theory’ which emphasizes that the nurse’s role is to manipulate the patient’s
surroundings to facilitate the body’s healing process?
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Jean Watson
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Martha Rogers
Answer: C
Rationale: Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory focused on the impact of fresh
air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and diet on a patient’s recovery.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient who is refusing a blood transfusion due to
religious beliefs. The nurse supports the patient’s right to make this decision.
Which ethical principle is being demonstrated?
A. Beneficence
B. Autonomy
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice
Answer: B
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the patient’s right to make their own decisions about their
healthcare, even if those decisions conflict with the healthcare provider’s
recommendations.
,3. The ‘Self-Care Deficit Theory’ was developed by which nurse theorist to
explain when nursing intervention is necessary?
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Imogene King
C. Sister Callista Roy
D. Virginia Henderson
Answer: A
Rationale: Dorothea Orem’s theory suggests that nursing is required when an adult is
unable to perform self-care to maintain health and well-being.
4. According to the Nursing Metaparadigm, which component refers to the
recipient of nursing care, including individuals, families, and communities?
A. Nursing
B. Health
C. Environment
D. Person
Answer: D
Rationale: The ‘Person’ in the nursing metaparadigm represents the human being
receiving care and is the central focus of nursing practice.
5. During which phase of the Nursing Process does the nurse set measurable and
achievable short- and long-term goals?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Diagnosis
Answer: B
Rationale: The Planning phase involves prioritizing nursing diagnoses, identifying patient-
centered goals, and selecting nursing interventions.
, 6. Hildegard Peplau is best known for her ‘Theory of Interpersonal Relations’.
Which of the following is NOT one of the phases she identified in the nurse-
patient relationship?
A. Orientation
B. Exploitation
C. Resolution
D. Restoration
Answer: D
Rationale: Peplau identified four phases: Orientation, Identification, Exploitation, and
Resolution. ‘Restoration’ is not one of her phases.
7. A nurse is practicing using the ‘Adaptation Model’, viewing the patient as a
biopsychosocial being in constant interaction with a changing environment. This
reflects the work of:
A. Madeleine Leininger
B. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
C. Sister Callista Roy
D. Betty Neuman
Answer: C
Rationale: The Roy Adaptation Model focuses on the individual’s ability to adapt to
changes in their environment across four adaptive modes.
8. In the PICO(T) format used in Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), what does the ‘I’
stand for?
A. Implementation
B. Investigation
C. Intervention
D. Indicator
Answer: C
