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b
Chapter 1: Theory
PROFESSIONAL Based Perspectives and Contemporary
COMMUNICATION b b
SKILLS FOR Dynamics
b NURSING 8th b b b b
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b
b b
Arnold: Interpersonal Relationships, 8th Edition
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EDITION BY ARNOLD
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. When describing nursing to a group of nursing students, the nursing instructor lists all of the
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following characteristics of nursing except
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a. historically nursing is as old as mankind. b b b b b b
b. nursing was originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care of
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the sick. b b
c. nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no formal
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education. b
d. nursing has always been identifiable as a distinct occupation.
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ANS: A b
Historically, nursing is as old as mankind. Originally practiced informally by religious orders
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dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with no formal
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education, nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854 Crimean war.
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There, Florence Nightingale‘s Notes on Nursing introduced the world to the functional roles
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of professional nursing and the need for formal education.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. b b b
1 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
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MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. The nursing profession‘s first nurse researcher, who served as an early advocate for
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high-quality care and used statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing
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infection, was
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a. Abraham Maslow. b
b. Martha Rogers. b
c. Hildegard Peplau. b
d. Florence Nightingale. b
ANS: D b
An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale‘s use of statistical data to
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document the need for handwashing in preventing infection marks her as the profession‘s first
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nurse researcher.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. b b b
1 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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3. Today, professional nursing education begins at the
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a. undergraduate level. b
b. graduate level. b
c. advanced practice level. b b
d. administrative level. b
ANS: A b
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, Today, professional nursing education begins at the undergraduate level, with a growing
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number of nurses choosing graduate studies to support differentiated practice roles and/or
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research opportunities. Nurses are prepared to function as advanced practice nurse
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practitioners, administrators, and educators.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. b b b
2 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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4. Nursing‘s metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from other
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disciplines and emphasizes its unique functional characteristics. The four key concepts that
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form the foundation for all nursing theories are
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a. caring, compassion, health promotion, and education.
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b. respect, integrity, honesty, and advocacy. b b b b
c. person, environment, health, and nursing. b b b b
d. nursing, teaching, caring, and health promotion. b b b b b
ANS: C b
Individual nursing theories represent different interpretations of the phenomenon of nursing,
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bbut central constructs—person, environment, health, and nursing—are found in all theories
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band models. They are referred to as nursing‘s metaparadigm.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. b b b
2 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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5. When admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit, the nurse asks the client about cultural
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issues. The nurse is demonstrating use of the concept of
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a. person.
b. environment.
c. health.
d. nursing.
ANS: B b
The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants that
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influence a client‘s health perceptions and behavior. A person is defined as the recipient of
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nursing care, having unique bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions. The word health
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derives from the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept, having physical,
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psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The World Health
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Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as ―a state of complete physical, mental, social
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well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.‖ Nursing includes the promotion of
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health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. b b b
3 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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6. A young mother tells the nurse, ―I‘m worried because my son needs a blood transfusion. I
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don‘t know what to do, because blood transfusions cause AIDS.‖ Which central nursing
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construct is represented in this situation?
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a. Environment
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, b. Caring
c. Health
d. Person
ANS: D b
The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants that
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influence a client‘s health perceptions and behavior. Caring is not one of the four central
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nursing constructs. The word health derives from the word whole. Health is a
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multidimensional concept, having physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and
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spiritual characteristics. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as ―a
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state of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or
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infirmity.‖ Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill,
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disabled, and dying people. Person is defined as the recipient of nursing care, having unique
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. b b b
2 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
b b b b b
7. The nurse performs a dressing change using sterile technique. This is an example of which
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pattern of knowledge?
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a. Empirical
b. Personal
c. Aesthetic
d. Ethical
ANS: A b
Empirical knowledge is the scientific rationale for skilled nursing interventions. Personal
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ways of knowing allow the nurse to understand and treat each individual as a unique person.
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Aesthetic ways of knowing allow the nurse to connect in different and more meaningful ways.
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Ethical ways of knowing refer to the moral aspects of nursing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. b b b
5 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
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8. The nurse-client relationship as described by Hildegard Peplau
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a. would not be useful in a short-stay unit.b b b b b b b
b. allows personal and social growth to occur only for the client.
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c. facilitates the identification and accomplishment of therapeutic goals.
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d. focuses on maintaining a personal relationship between the nurse and client.
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ANS: C b
Hildegard Peplau offers the best-known nursing model for the study of interpersonal
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relationships in health care. Her model describes how the nurse-client relationship can
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facilitate the identification and accomplishment of therapeutic goals to enhance client and
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family well-being. In contemporary practice, Peplau‘s framework is more applicable today in
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longer term relationships, and in settings such as rehabilitation centers, long-term care, and
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nursing homes. Despite the brevity of the alliances in acute care settings, basic principles of
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being a participant observer in the relationship, building rapport, developing a working
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partnership, and terminating a relationship remain relevant.
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,TEST BANK FOR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR
b b b b b
b
Chapter 1: Theory
PROFESSIONAL Based Perspectives and Contemporary
COMMUNICATION b b
SKILLS FOR Dynamics
b NURSING 8th b b b b
b b
b
b b
Arnold: Interpersonal Relationships, 8th Edition
b b b b b
EDITION BY ARNOLD
b b b
MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. When describing nursing to a group of nursing students, the nursing instructor lists all of the
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
following characteristics of nursing except
b b b b b
a. historically nursing is as old as mankind. b b b b b b
b. nursing was originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care of
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the sick. b b
c. nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no formal
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education. b
d. nursing has always been identifiable as a distinct occupation.
b b b b b b b b
ANS: A b
Historically, nursing is as old as mankind. Originally practiced informally by religious orders
b b b b b b b b b b b b
dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with no formal
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
education, nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854 Crimean war.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
There, Florence Nightingale‘s Notes on Nursing introduced the world to the functional roles
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
of professional nursing and the need for formal education.
b b b b b b b b b
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. b b b
1 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
b b b b b b b b b
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
b b b b
2. The nursing profession‘s first nurse researcher, who served as an early advocate for
b b b b b b b b b b b b
high-quality care and used statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
infection, was
b b
a. Abraham Maslow. b
b. Martha Rogers. b
c. Hildegard Peplau. b
d. Florence Nightingale. b
ANS: D b
An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale‘s use of statistical data to
b b b b b b b b b b b b
document the need for handwashing in preventing infection marks her as the profession‘s first
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nurse researcher.
b b
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. b b b
1 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
b b b b b b b b b
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
b b b b b
3. Today, professional nursing education begins at the
b b b b b b
a. undergraduate level. b
b. graduate level. b
c. advanced practice level. b b
d. administrative level. b
ANS: A b
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, Today, professional nursing education begins at the undergraduate level, with a growing
b b b b b b b b b b b
number of nurses choosing graduate studies to support differentiated practice roles and/or
b b b b b b b b b b b b
research opportunities. Nurses are prepared to function as advanced practice nurse
b b b b b b b b b b b
practitioners, administrators, and educators.
b b b b
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. b b b
2 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
b b b b b b b b b
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
b b b b b
4. Nursing‘s metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from other
b b b b b b b b b
disciplines and emphasizes its unique functional characteristics. The four key concepts that
b b b b b b b b b b b b
form the foundation for all nursing theories are
b b b b b b b b
a. caring, compassion, health promotion, and education.
b b b b b
b. respect, integrity, honesty, and advocacy. b b b b
c. person, environment, health, and nursing. b b b b
d. nursing, teaching, caring, and health promotion. b b b b b
ANS: C b
Individual nursing theories represent different interpretations of the phenomenon of nursing,
b b b b b b b b b b
bbut central constructs—person, environment, health, and nursing—are found in all theories
b b b b b b b b b b
band models. They are referred to as nursing‘s metaparadigm.
b b b b b b b b
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. b b b
2 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases
b b b b b b b b b
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
b b b b b
5. When admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit, the nurse asks the client about cultural
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
issues. The nurse is demonstrating use of the concept of
b b b b b b b b b
a. person.
b. environment.
c. health.
d. nursing.
ANS: B b
The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants that
b b b b b b b b b b b
influence a client‘s health perceptions and behavior. A person is defined as the recipient of
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
nursing care, having unique bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions. The word health
b b b b b b b b b b b
derives from the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept, having physical,
b b b b b b b b b b b b
psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The World Health
b b b b b b b b b
Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as ―a state of complete physical, mental, social
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.‖ Nursing includes the promotion of
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. b b b
3 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Assessment
b b b b b b b b
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
b b b b
6. A young mother tells the nurse, ―I‘m worried because my son needs a blood transfusion. I
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
don‘t know what to do, because blood transfusions cause AIDS.‖ Which central nursing
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
construct is represented in this situation?
b b b b b b
a. Environment
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, b. Caring
c. Health
d. Person
ANS: D b
The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants that
b b b b b b b b b b b
influence a client‘s health perceptions and behavior. Caring is not one of the four central
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
nursing constructs. The word health derives from the word whole. Health is a
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
multidimensional concept, having physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and
b b b b b b b b
spiritual characteristics. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as ―a
b b b b b b b b b b b b
state of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
infirmity.‖ Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill,
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
disabled, and dying people. Person is defined as the recipient of nursing care, having unique
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions.
b b b b
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. b b b
2 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Implementation
b b b b b b b b
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
b b b b b
7. The nurse performs a dressing change using sterile technique. This is an example of which
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
pattern of knowledge?
b b b
a. Empirical
b. Personal
c. Aesthetic
d. Ethical
ANS: A b
Empirical knowledge is the scientific rationale for skilled nursing interventions. Personal
b b b b b b b b b b
ways of knowing allow the nurse to understand and treat each individual as a unique person.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Aesthetic ways of knowing allow the nurse to connect in different and more meaningful ways.
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Ethical ways of knowing refer to the moral aspects of nursing.
b b b b b b b b b b b
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. b b b
5 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Implementation
b b b b b b b b
MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care
b b b b b b
8. The nurse-client relationship as described by Hildegard Peplau
b b b b b b b
a. would not be useful in a short-stay unit.b b b b b b b
b. allows personal and social growth to occur only for the client.
b b b b b b b b b b
c. facilitates the identification and accomplishment of therapeutic goals.
b b b b b b b
d. focuses on maintaining a personal relationship between the nurse and client.
b b b b b b b b b b
ANS: C b
Hildegard Peplau offers the best-known nursing model for the study of interpersonal
b b b b b b b b b b b
relationships in health care. Her model describes how the nurse-client relationship can
b b b b b b b b b b b b
facilitate the identification and accomplishment of therapeutic goals to enhance client and
b b b b b b b b b b b b
family well-being. In contemporary practice, Peplau‘s framework is more applicable today in
b b b b b b b b b b b b
longer term relationships, and in settings such as rehabilitation centers, long-term care, and
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
nursing homes. Despite the brevity of the alliances in acute care settings, basic principles of
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
being a participant observer in the relationship, building rapport, developing a working
b b b b b b b b b b b b
partnership, and terminating a relationship remain relevant.
b b b b b b b
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