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NURSING THEORETICAL BASIS EXAM 2025
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.
1. Administrative and management theories - correct answer -
Donabedian's quality framework (structure and process to get staff to
accept new idea); Theories of organization behavior (diffusion theory);
Models of conflict and conflict resolution; and job satisfaction.
2. Grounded theory - correct answer - Inductive methodology. Systematic
generation of theory from systematic research.
3. Qualitative research - correct answer - Primarily exploratory research.
Used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and
motivations.
4. Quantitative research - correct answer - Used to quantify the problem by
way of generating numerical data or data that can be transformed into
usable statistics. More structured than qualitative.
5. Synthesized method of theory evaluation - correct answer - Scope,
purpose, and origins of theory. Major concepts, theoretical propositions,
and assumptions. Context for use, theoretical and operational
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definitions, statements theoretically and operationally defined.
Consistent use of concepts, statements, and assumptions. Predicted
outcome. Congruence with nursing standards and nursing interventions.
Evidence of empirical testing, research support, and validity. Nursing,
social, and transcultural relevance. Contributions to nursing and
conclusions and implications of this theory.
6. Theory description - correct answer - Scope, purpose, and origins of
theory.
7. Social cognitive theories - correct answer - Often used in nursing
research.
8. Theory of chronic sorrow - correct answer - Middle range theory Eakes
1998. Chronic sorrow is periodic recurrence of permanent, pervasive
sadness or other grief related feeling associated with significant loss.
This theory provides the framework for understanding and working with
people following single and ongoing loss. Was developed using concept
analysis, literature review, and qualitative studies.
9. Dorothea Orem's Self-care theory - correct answer - People should be
self-reliant, and responsible for their care, as well as others in their
family who need care.People are distinct individuals.Nursing is a form of
action. It is an interaction between two or more people.Successfully
meeting universal and development self-care requisites is an important
component of primary care prevention and ill health.A person's
knowledge of potential health problems is needed for promoting self-
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care behaviors.Self-care and dependent care are behaviors learned
within a socio-cultural context.
10. Roy's Adaptation Theory - correct answer - It defines adaptation as
the adjustment of living matter to other living things and to environmental
conditions.Adaptation is a continuously occurring process that effects
change and involves interaction and response.Human adaptation occurs
on three levels:--- the internal ( self )--- the social (others)--- and the
physical ( biochemical reactions )
11. Ludwig von Bertalanfy's General Systems Theory - correct answer - It
describes how to break whole things into parts and then to learn how the
parts work together in " systems".These concepts may be applied to
different kinds of systems, e.g.. Molecules in chemistry , cultures in
sociology, organs in Anatomy and health in Nursing.
12. Developmental Theory - correct answer - It outlines the process of
growth and development of humans as orderly and predictable,
beginning with conception and ending with death.The progress and
behaviors of an individual within each stage are unique.The growth and
development of an individual are influenced by heredity , temperament,
emotional, and physical environment, life experiences and health status.
13. Knowledge - correct answer - Refers to awareness or perception of
reality acquired through insight, learning, or investigation.
NURSING THEORETICAL BASIS EXAM 2025
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.
1. Administrative and management theories - correct answer -
Donabedian's quality framework (structure and process to get staff to
accept new idea); Theories of organization behavior (diffusion theory);
Models of conflict and conflict resolution; and job satisfaction.
2. Grounded theory - correct answer - Inductive methodology. Systematic
generation of theory from systematic research.
3. Qualitative research - correct answer - Primarily exploratory research.
Used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and
motivations.
4. Quantitative research - correct answer - Used to quantify the problem by
way of generating numerical data or data that can be transformed into
usable statistics. More structured than qualitative.
5. Synthesized method of theory evaluation - correct answer - Scope,
purpose, and origins of theory. Major concepts, theoretical propositions,
and assumptions. Context for use, theoretical and operational
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definitions, statements theoretically and operationally defined.
Consistent use of concepts, statements, and assumptions. Predicted
outcome. Congruence with nursing standards and nursing interventions.
Evidence of empirical testing, research support, and validity. Nursing,
social, and transcultural relevance. Contributions to nursing and
conclusions and implications of this theory.
6. Theory description - correct answer - Scope, purpose, and origins of
theory.
7. Social cognitive theories - correct answer - Often used in nursing
research.
8. Theory of chronic sorrow - correct answer - Middle range theory Eakes
1998. Chronic sorrow is periodic recurrence of permanent, pervasive
sadness or other grief related feeling associated with significant loss.
This theory provides the framework for understanding and working with
people following single and ongoing loss. Was developed using concept
analysis, literature review, and qualitative studies.
9. Dorothea Orem's Self-care theory - correct answer - People should be
self-reliant, and responsible for their care, as well as others in their
family who need care.People are distinct individuals.Nursing is a form of
action. It is an interaction between two or more people.Successfully
meeting universal and development self-care requisites is an important
component of primary care prevention and ill health.A person's
knowledge of potential health problems is needed for promoting self-
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care behaviors.Self-care and dependent care are behaviors learned
within a socio-cultural context.
10. Roy's Adaptation Theory - correct answer - It defines adaptation as
the adjustment of living matter to other living things and to environmental
conditions.Adaptation is a continuously occurring process that effects
change and involves interaction and response.Human adaptation occurs
on three levels:--- the internal ( self )--- the social (others)--- and the
physical ( biochemical reactions )
11. Ludwig von Bertalanfy's General Systems Theory - correct answer - It
describes how to break whole things into parts and then to learn how the
parts work together in " systems".These concepts may be applied to
different kinds of systems, e.g.. Molecules in chemistry , cultures in
sociology, organs in Anatomy and health in Nursing.
12. Developmental Theory - correct answer - It outlines the process of
growth and development of humans as orderly and predictable,
beginning with conception and ending with death.The progress and
behaviors of an individual within each stage are unique.The growth and
development of an individual are influenced by heredity , temperament,
emotional, and physical environment, life experiences and health status.
13. Knowledge - correct answer - Refers to awareness or perception of
reality acquired through insight, learning, or investigation.
