Nursing Theory Final EXAM
QUETSIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ /2025 UPDATE
Definition of Nursing - Correct AnswerVirginia Henderson
14 components of nursing care are based on 14 needs of patients
4 major concepts: individual, environment, health, nursing
Theory of 5 levels of nursing experience- novice, advanced beginner, competent,
proficient, expert - Correct AnswerBenner
Self Care deficit nursing theory - Correct AnswerDorothea Orem
Patients want to care for themselves and can recover quicker
3 categories- universal, developmental, health deviation
3 sub theories: self care, sc deficit, nursing systems
Neuman - Correct AnswerWellness model
Wholism, reality, and wellness
4 metaparadigm concepts- person, environment, health, nursing
Freire's Theory - Correct AnswerTheory of liberation
Explained conditions that sustain privilege's for some and disadvantages for others
To liberate the oppressed, the privledged must be fully aware
Kurt Lewin - Correct AnswerChange Theory
3 stage model- unfreezing, freezing, refreezing
Synergy Model - Correct Answeremphasizes the importance of alignment between
patient needs and nurse competencies
Health Belief Model - Correct AnswerOne of first theories of health behavior
Developed in order to understand the failure of people to adopt disease prevention
strategies or screening tests for early detection
Descriptive vs. Explanatory vs. Predictive Theories - Correct AnswerDescriptive-
describes some phenomenon
Explanatory- how concepts are related by providing explanation of a phenomenon
Predictive- predict relationships b/w the components of a phenomenon and predict
under what conditions it will occur
Game Theory - Correct Answerillustrates the importance of interdependencies b/w ppl,
making the point that behavior that will make 2 individuals better off in their real
preferences is not the behavior that will reveal those preferences
, Chronic Care Model - Correct Answerfocused on proactive evidenced based, population
based, & patient-centered care for patients with chronic medical conditions
strategy of bringing together the patient, provider, and system interventions
Nursing Discipline Philosophy - Correct Answeraesthetics, empathy, and caring
-unique perspective way of viewing all phenomena
patterns of knowing - Correct Answerthe four patterns of knowing in nursing are
empirical knowing (derived from the science of nursing), personal knowing (derived from
life experiences), ethical knowing (derived from moral knowledge of nursing), and
aesthetic knowing (derived from the art of nursing); these patterns provide the nurse
with a clear method of observing and understanding every client interaction
Metaparadigms - Correct Answeris the worldview of a discipline
-made up of concepts that define the discipline
Empiric Referent - Correct Answerare classes or categories of actual phenomena that
by their existence or presence demonstrate the occurence of the concept itself
Empiric Theory - Correct AnswerThe science of nursing
-descriptive, explanatory, predictive theories
Theory elements - Correct Answeris used to refer to diverse works, ranging from very
abstract and general conceptual models to less abstract and general conceptual models
to less abstract and general grand theories
-concept is a word or phrase that captures the essence of something
-proposition is a statement about one or more concepts
Middle Range Theory - Correct Answeris less abstract, narrower in scope, and has
fewer concepts and propositions than grand theory
Philosophy vs. Theory vs. Conceptual Model - Correct AnswerPhilosophy- "love of
wisdom", examination of ideas, the search for the truth
Theory- a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions
Conceptual Model- a set of relatively abstract and general concepts that address the
phenomena of central interest to a discipline
Theory & Advanced Practice Nursing - Correct Answer5 Criteria of a science-
Intersubjective testability, reliability, definiteness and precision, coherence,
comprehensiveness & scope
Phenomenon of interest - Correct AnswerWhat we want our research to understand,
predict, explain, or describe. Frameworks seek to describe phenomena of interest while
theories seek to predict or explain them
QUETSIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ /2025 UPDATE
Definition of Nursing - Correct AnswerVirginia Henderson
14 components of nursing care are based on 14 needs of patients
4 major concepts: individual, environment, health, nursing
Theory of 5 levels of nursing experience- novice, advanced beginner, competent,
proficient, expert - Correct AnswerBenner
Self Care deficit nursing theory - Correct AnswerDorothea Orem
Patients want to care for themselves and can recover quicker
3 categories- universal, developmental, health deviation
3 sub theories: self care, sc deficit, nursing systems
Neuman - Correct AnswerWellness model
Wholism, reality, and wellness
4 metaparadigm concepts- person, environment, health, nursing
Freire's Theory - Correct AnswerTheory of liberation
Explained conditions that sustain privilege's for some and disadvantages for others
To liberate the oppressed, the privledged must be fully aware
Kurt Lewin - Correct AnswerChange Theory
3 stage model- unfreezing, freezing, refreezing
Synergy Model - Correct Answeremphasizes the importance of alignment between
patient needs and nurse competencies
Health Belief Model - Correct AnswerOne of first theories of health behavior
Developed in order to understand the failure of people to adopt disease prevention
strategies or screening tests for early detection
Descriptive vs. Explanatory vs. Predictive Theories - Correct AnswerDescriptive-
describes some phenomenon
Explanatory- how concepts are related by providing explanation of a phenomenon
Predictive- predict relationships b/w the components of a phenomenon and predict
under what conditions it will occur
Game Theory - Correct Answerillustrates the importance of interdependencies b/w ppl,
making the point that behavior that will make 2 individuals better off in their real
preferences is not the behavior that will reveal those preferences
, Chronic Care Model - Correct Answerfocused on proactive evidenced based, population
based, & patient-centered care for patients with chronic medical conditions
strategy of bringing together the patient, provider, and system interventions
Nursing Discipline Philosophy - Correct Answeraesthetics, empathy, and caring
-unique perspective way of viewing all phenomena
patterns of knowing - Correct Answerthe four patterns of knowing in nursing are
empirical knowing (derived from the science of nursing), personal knowing (derived from
life experiences), ethical knowing (derived from moral knowledge of nursing), and
aesthetic knowing (derived from the art of nursing); these patterns provide the nurse
with a clear method of observing and understanding every client interaction
Metaparadigms - Correct Answeris the worldview of a discipline
-made up of concepts that define the discipline
Empiric Referent - Correct Answerare classes or categories of actual phenomena that
by their existence or presence demonstrate the occurence of the concept itself
Empiric Theory - Correct AnswerThe science of nursing
-descriptive, explanatory, predictive theories
Theory elements - Correct Answeris used to refer to diverse works, ranging from very
abstract and general conceptual models to less abstract and general conceptual models
to less abstract and general grand theories
-concept is a word or phrase that captures the essence of something
-proposition is a statement about one or more concepts
Middle Range Theory - Correct Answeris less abstract, narrower in scope, and has
fewer concepts and propositions than grand theory
Philosophy vs. Theory vs. Conceptual Model - Correct AnswerPhilosophy- "love of
wisdom", examination of ideas, the search for the truth
Theory- a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions
Conceptual Model- a set of relatively abstract and general concepts that address the
phenomena of central interest to a discipline
Theory & Advanced Practice Nursing - Correct Answer5 Criteria of a science-
Intersubjective testability, reliability, definiteness and precision, coherence,
comprehensiveness & scope
Phenomenon of interest - Correct AnswerWhat we want our research to understand,
predict, explain, or describe. Frameworks seek to describe phenomena of interest while
theories seek to predict or explain them
