NURA 1050: NURSING THEORY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Caring for Real People - ANS • Most nurses work on real-world problems, not theories.
• Therefore, nurses need to understand the value of theories and models for improving nursing.
Theory - ANS • Speculation about something not proved, though it may be well accepted.
• Begin with hypotheses.
• Nursing theories have become more complex.
• Role in evidence-based practice.
• A theory and a model are not exactly the same thing but these words are used
interchangeably.
Key Concepts Common to Nursing Theories - ANS 4 Key Concepts:
• Client/patient (individual/collective)
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, • Health
• Environment
• Nursing
Client/patient (individual/collective) - ANS - Complex entities
- Not just about disease
Health - ANS - Difficult to define/varies individually
- Cultural perceptions enter into any definition.
Environment - ANS - Physical environment
- Social aspects of environment
Nursing - ANS The concept has expanded in recent decades beyond providing comfort and
helping to cure disease.
General Systems Theory - ANS System: acts as a whole because of the interdependence of its
parts
Open System - ANS Relatively free movement (energy, information, etc.) in/out
Most systems that nurses deal with are open systems.
Grand Theories - ANS Highly theoretical
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Caring for Real People - ANS • Most nurses work on real-world problems, not theories.
• Therefore, nurses need to understand the value of theories and models for improving nursing.
Theory - ANS • Speculation about something not proved, though it may be well accepted.
• Begin with hypotheses.
• Nursing theories have become more complex.
• Role in evidence-based practice.
• A theory and a model are not exactly the same thing but these words are used
interchangeably.
Key Concepts Common to Nursing Theories - ANS 4 Key Concepts:
• Client/patient (individual/collective)
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, • Health
• Environment
• Nursing
Client/patient (individual/collective) - ANS - Complex entities
- Not just about disease
Health - ANS - Difficult to define/varies individually
- Cultural perceptions enter into any definition.
Environment - ANS - Physical environment
- Social aspects of environment
Nursing - ANS The concept has expanded in recent decades beyond providing comfort and
helping to cure disease.
General Systems Theory - ANS System: acts as a whole because of the interdependence of its
parts
Open System - ANS Relatively free movement (energy, information, etc.) in/out
Most systems that nurses deal with are open systems.
Grand Theories - ANS Highly theoretical
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