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Chapter 4: Theoretical Foundations of
Nursing Practice Review Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
The components of the nursing metaparadigm include: - answer✔1. Person, health,
environment, and theory.
2. Health, theory, concepts, and environment.
3. Nurses, physicians, health, and patient needs.
4. Person, health, environment, and nursing.
4
Theory is essential to nursing practice because it: (Select all that apply). - answer✔1.
Contributes to nursing knowledge.
2. Predicts patient behaviors in situations.
3. Provides a means of assessing patient vital signs.
4. Guides nursing practice.
5. Formulates health care legislation.
6. Explains relationships between concepts.
1, 2, 4, and 6
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A nurse ensures that each patient's room is clean; well ventilated; and free from clutter,
excessive noise, and extremes in temperature. Which theorist's work is the nurse practicing in
this example? - answer✔1. Henderson.
2. Orem.
3. King.
4. Nightingale.
4
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the neurological unit with the diagnosis of a stroke
and right-sided weakness. The nurse assumes responsibility for bathing and feeding the patient
until the patient is able to begin performing these activities. The nurse in this situation is
applying the theory developed by: - answer✔1. Neuman.
2. Orem.
3. Roy.
4. Peplau.
2
Match the following types of theory with the appropriate description.
1. Middle-range theory
2. Shared theory
3. Grand theory
4. Practice theory - answer✔a. Very abstract; attempts to describe nursing in a global context.
b. Specific to a particular situation; brings theory to the bedside.
c. Applies theory from other disciplines to nursing practice.
d. Addresses a specific phenomenon and reflects practice.
1d 2c, 3a, and 4b
11/06/2024 10:41 AM
Chapter 4: Theoretical Foundations of
Nursing Practice Review Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
The components of the nursing metaparadigm include: - answer✔1. Person, health,
environment, and theory.
2. Health, theory, concepts, and environment.
3. Nurses, physicians, health, and patient needs.
4. Person, health, environment, and nursing.
4
Theory is essential to nursing practice because it: (Select all that apply). - answer✔1.
Contributes to nursing knowledge.
2. Predicts patient behaviors in situations.
3. Provides a means of assessing patient vital signs.
4. Guides nursing practice.
5. Formulates health care legislation.
6. Explains relationships between concepts.
1, 2, 4, and 6
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS
11/06/2024 10:41 AM
A nurse ensures that each patient's room is clean; well ventilated; and free from clutter,
excessive noise, and extremes in temperature. Which theorist's work is the nurse practicing in
this example? - answer✔1. Henderson.
2. Orem.
3. King.
4. Nightingale.
4
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the neurological unit with the diagnosis of a stroke
and right-sided weakness. The nurse assumes responsibility for bathing and feeding the patient
until the patient is able to begin performing these activities. The nurse in this situation is
applying the theory developed by: - answer✔1. Neuman.
2. Orem.
3. Roy.
4. Peplau.
2
Match the following types of theory with the appropriate description.
1. Middle-range theory
2. Shared theory
3. Grand theory
4. Practice theory - answer✔a. Very abstract; attempts to describe nursing in a global context.
b. Specific to a particular situation; brings theory to the bedside.
c. Applies theory from other disciplines to nursing practice.
d. Addresses a specific phenomenon and reflects practice.
1d 2c, 3a, and 4b
