NR501 \ NR 501 \ NR-501 THEORETICAL BASIS
FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE MIDTERM
EXAM 2 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLUS
RATIONALES| GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST
UPDATE | CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
Question 1
Which of the following best defines a nursing theory?
A) A set of specific tasks that nurses must perform
B) A systematic explanation of an aspect of nursing phenomena
C) A list of nursing diagnoses approved by the ANA
D) A set of hospital policies for nursing practice
Answer: B) A systematic explanation of an aspect of nursing phenomena
Rationale:
Nursing theory provides a systematic way of understanding and explaining
phenomena related to nursing. It guides nursing practice, research, and education
by offering frameworks to assess and improve patient care.
,Question 2
Who is known as the founder of modern nursing theory, particularly the
Environmental Theory?
A) Dorothea Orem
B) Jean Watson
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Hildegard Peplau
Answer: C) Florence Nightingale
Rationale:
Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing theory,
emphasizing the importance of the environment in patient healing, including
cleanliness, ventilation, and sanitation.
Question 3
What is the primary focus of Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory?
A) The nurse's role in controlling the patient's environment
B) The patient's ability to perform self-care and when nursing is needed
C) The interpersonal relationship between nurse and patient
D) The use of technology to monitor patient care
Answer: B) The patient's ability to perform self-care and when nursing is needed
Rationale:
Orem's theory centers on the patient's capacity for self-care and identifies when
nursing interventions are required to meet self-care deficits.
,Question 4
Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring emphasizes:
A) Technical skills over emotional connection
B) The art and science of caring in nursing practice
C) Disease pathology and treatment protocols
D) Administrative roles in nursing
Answer: B) The art and science of caring in nursing practice
Rationale:
Watson's theory highlights caring as the essence of nursing, integrating both
scientific knowledge and humanistic aspects of care.
Question 5
Which nursing theorist developed the Interpersonal Relations Theory focusing on
nurse-patient communication?
A) Virginia Henderson
B) Hildegard Peplau
C) Madeleine Leininger
D) Callista Roy
Answer: B) Hildegard Peplau
Rationale:
Peplau’s theory emphasizes the importance of the nurse-patient relationship,
communication, and the phases of this interaction to facilitate healing.
, Question 6
The concept of “adaptation” is central to which nursing theory?
A) Roy's Adaptation Model
B) Orem’s Self-Care Model
C) Watson’s Caring Theory
D) Nightingale’s Environmental Theory
Answer: A) Roy's Adaptation Model
Rationale:
Roy’s model views the patient as a biopsychosocial being who must adapt to
environmental stimuli to maintain health.
Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good nursing theory?
A) Testable through research
B) Provides guidelines for nursing practice
C) Focuses exclusively on biomedical facts
D) Explains relationships among concepts
Answer: C) Focuses exclusively on biomedical facts
Rationale:
Nursing theories integrate biopsychosocial and humanistic concepts rather than
focusing solely on biomedical facts.
FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE MIDTERM
EXAM 2 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLUS
RATIONALES| GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST
UPDATE | CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
Question 1
Which of the following best defines a nursing theory?
A) A set of specific tasks that nurses must perform
B) A systematic explanation of an aspect of nursing phenomena
C) A list of nursing diagnoses approved by the ANA
D) A set of hospital policies for nursing practice
Answer: B) A systematic explanation of an aspect of nursing phenomena
Rationale:
Nursing theory provides a systematic way of understanding and explaining
phenomena related to nursing. It guides nursing practice, research, and education
by offering frameworks to assess and improve patient care.
,Question 2
Who is known as the founder of modern nursing theory, particularly the
Environmental Theory?
A) Dorothea Orem
B) Jean Watson
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Hildegard Peplau
Answer: C) Florence Nightingale
Rationale:
Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing theory,
emphasizing the importance of the environment in patient healing, including
cleanliness, ventilation, and sanitation.
Question 3
What is the primary focus of Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory?
A) The nurse's role in controlling the patient's environment
B) The patient's ability to perform self-care and when nursing is needed
C) The interpersonal relationship between nurse and patient
D) The use of technology to monitor patient care
Answer: B) The patient's ability to perform self-care and when nursing is needed
Rationale:
Orem's theory centers on the patient's capacity for self-care and identifies when
nursing interventions are required to meet self-care deficits.
,Question 4
Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring emphasizes:
A) Technical skills over emotional connection
B) The art and science of caring in nursing practice
C) Disease pathology and treatment protocols
D) Administrative roles in nursing
Answer: B) The art and science of caring in nursing practice
Rationale:
Watson's theory highlights caring as the essence of nursing, integrating both
scientific knowledge and humanistic aspects of care.
Question 5
Which nursing theorist developed the Interpersonal Relations Theory focusing on
nurse-patient communication?
A) Virginia Henderson
B) Hildegard Peplau
C) Madeleine Leininger
D) Callista Roy
Answer: B) Hildegard Peplau
Rationale:
Peplau’s theory emphasizes the importance of the nurse-patient relationship,
communication, and the phases of this interaction to facilitate healing.
, Question 6
The concept of “adaptation” is central to which nursing theory?
A) Roy's Adaptation Model
B) Orem’s Self-Care Model
C) Watson’s Caring Theory
D) Nightingale’s Environmental Theory
Answer: A) Roy's Adaptation Model
Rationale:
Roy’s model views the patient as a biopsychosocial being who must adapt to
environmental stimuli to maintain health.
Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good nursing theory?
A) Testable through research
B) Provides guidelines for nursing practice
C) Focuses exclusively on biomedical facts
D) Explains relationships among concepts
Answer: C) Focuses exclusively on biomedical facts
Rationale:
Nursing theories integrate biopsychosocial and humanistic concepts rather than
focusing solely on biomedical facts.
