Chapter 1 Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice Questions with
Answers
Health literacy - correct answers>>>the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process,
and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions
lower health literacy is associated with increased hospitalization, greater emergency care use, lower use
of mammography, and lower receipt of influenza vaccine.
Goal: educate patients; inform and deliver information that is understandable by assessing their level of
health literacy.
characteristics of teamwork - correct answers>>>-clinical competence and accountability
-common purpose
-interpersonal competence and effective communication
-trust and mutual respect
-recognition and valuation of diverse complementary knowledge and skills
-humor
evidence-based practice (EBP) - correct answers>>>the integration of the best available research with
clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate decision making. Uses clinical judgement about a specific
patient situation that takes into consideration patient preferences and values.
5 components:
clinical state, setting, and circumstances
patient preferences and actions
research evidence
health care resources
clinical expertise
Nursing Model and Theory - correct answers>>>>Nightingale :
environment - emphasized clean air, water, and housing
, >Peplau :
interpersonal relationship between nurse and patient - overlapping phases ; 1) orientation, 2) working
[ identification & exploitation], 3) resolution
widely used in psychiatric nursing
>Henderson :
assisting individuals to gain independence in relation to the performance of activities contributing to
health or its recovery
*goal is independence for the patient*
14 components based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs *physiological, psychological, sociocultural,
spiritual, & developmental*
- substitutive = doing for the person
- supplementary = helping the person
- complementary = working with the person
>Rogers :
developed the science of unitary human beings
*energy fields*
well-being of patient illustrated by pattern & organization
4 dimensions :
energy fields
openness
patterns & organizations
dimensionality
3 principles ;
resonancy = continuous change from lower to higher frequency
helicy = increasing diversity
integrality = continuous process of the human and environmental fields
Answers
Health literacy - correct answers>>>the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process,
and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions
lower health literacy is associated with increased hospitalization, greater emergency care use, lower use
of mammography, and lower receipt of influenza vaccine.
Goal: educate patients; inform and deliver information that is understandable by assessing their level of
health literacy.
characteristics of teamwork - correct answers>>>-clinical competence and accountability
-common purpose
-interpersonal competence and effective communication
-trust and mutual respect
-recognition and valuation of diverse complementary knowledge and skills
-humor
evidence-based practice (EBP) - correct answers>>>the integration of the best available research with
clinical expertise and patient values to facilitate decision making. Uses clinical judgement about a specific
patient situation that takes into consideration patient preferences and values.
5 components:
clinical state, setting, and circumstances
patient preferences and actions
research evidence
health care resources
clinical expertise
Nursing Model and Theory - correct answers>>>>Nightingale :
environment - emphasized clean air, water, and housing
, >Peplau :
interpersonal relationship between nurse and patient - overlapping phases ; 1) orientation, 2) working
[ identification & exploitation], 3) resolution
widely used in psychiatric nursing
>Henderson :
assisting individuals to gain independence in relation to the performance of activities contributing to
health or its recovery
*goal is independence for the patient*
14 components based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs *physiological, psychological, sociocultural,
spiritual, & developmental*
- substitutive = doing for the person
- supplementary = helping the person
- complementary = working with the person
>Rogers :
developed the science of unitary human beings
*energy fields*
well-being of patient illustrated by pattern & organization
4 dimensions :
energy fields
openness
patterns & organizations
dimensionality
3 principles ;
resonancy = continuous change from lower to higher frequency
helicy = increasing diversity
integrality = continuous process of the human and environmental fields
