Nursing Theories Practice Questions 2025

Nursing Theories Practice Questions 2025 1: The metaparadigm concepts for the discipline of nursing include which of the following? - Correct Ans-Person, health, environment 2: Theoretical works are categorized as which of the following? - Correct Ans Philosophies, conceptual models, middle-range theories 3: Which of the following best describes a concept? - Correct Ans- O] describes a phenomenon that may be either empirical or abstract [O] is a label that describes a phenomenon [O] summarizes ideas, observations, and experiences 4: The distinction between a conceptual model and a theory is - Correct Ans-Abstraction 5: Statements :accepted as truth , represent the values and beliefs of the theory or conceptual framework are known as - Correct Ans-Assumptions Von Bertalanffy emphasized that systems: - Correct Ans-open and can evolve as the acquire new properties Social cognitive theory explains human behavior in terms of: - Correct Ans behavioral,environmental,cognitive influences nurse theory identifies social learning as central to their model? - Correct Ans-Nola Pender The alarm stage of the response to stress is also known as: - Correct Ans-fight-or-flight Richard Lazarus suggested that stress may be a variable in understanding a wide range of phenomena. - Correct Ans-False Nightingale's philosophy is centered on which of the following? - Correct Ans-13 canons Nightingale's philosophy includes which of the following? - Correct Ans-Ventilation and warmth Petty management, Health of houses Nightingale's philosophy includes which of the following? [O] Variety [O] Darkness [O] Giving advice - Correct Ans-variety Nursing Nursing Environmental factors that are likely to be the focus of manipulation by the nurse include which of the following? - Correct Ans-noise, light, ventilation Nightingale's philosophy includes the four metaparadigm concepts of nursing, but the focus is primarily on ? - Correct Ans-environment Henderson's theoretical work is centered on ? - Correct Ans-14 components of care- دنه 14 رمق Henderson's basic needs upon which nursing care is based include - Correct Ans breathe normally,sleep and rest,eliminate bodily wastes Henderson's basic needs of nursing care is based on (W-W) - Correct Ans-worship /one's faith+ work/a sense of accomplishment Using Henderson's model care : help pt gain independence ASAP - Correct Ans-so Nurse becomes dispensable Providing nursing care to meet basic needs involving nutrition will consider which of the following areas? - Correct Ans-food selection,Fluid balance,quality of life Watson's theory, the person is viewed holistically as a unity of ? - Correct Ans-Mind, Body, Spirit, Nature goal of nursing theory of transpersonal caring is pursued by ? - Correct Ans-caritas processes Watson's definition of healing environment has expanded to include - Correct Ans nonphysical energetic envir/vibrational field integral with the person Watson's definition of the concept of person included - Correct Ans-a unity of mind body-spirit-nature Watson's definition of the concept of health includes - Correct Ans-harmony, wholeness, and comfort Benner 5 stages of skill acquisition include - Correct Ans-Novice- Competent- Proficient- Expert novice stage is characterized by - Correct Ans-requiring rules to govern performance,difficulty discerning between relevant and irrelevant features of a situation advanced beginner stage of skill acquisition? - Correct Ans-- demonstrates a marginally acceptable level of performance - is guided by rules/ oriented toward task completion - relies on ssistance of more experienced nurses to manage patient care Nursing Nursing competent stage of skill acquisition is characterized by - Correct Ans-a focus on time management and organization The expert nurse is characterized by - Correct Ans-the ability to recognize patterns [O] possession of embodied know-how [O] demonstration of an intuitive grasp of the situation Johnson's Behavioral System Model, the concept of person is - Correct Ans-a biopsychosocial being who is a behavioral system with seven subsystems of behavior Johnson's Behavioral System Model, the concept of environment is - Correct Ans includes internal and external environment Johnson's Behavioral System Model, the concept of health is - Correct Ans-efficient and effective functioning of system; behavioral system balance and stability Johnson's Behavioral System Model, nursing is viewed as - Correct Ans-a caring relationship that includes the care and study of the lived experience of health, illness, and disease Johnson's ingestive subsystem addresses which of the following? - Correct Ans-[O] under what conditions persons eat [O] when and how persons eat [O] how much persons eat [O] what persons eat King's framework, the concept of person can be viewed as - Correct Ans-a personal system that interacts with interpersonal and social systems King's framework, the concept of health can be viewed as - Correct Ans-continuous adjustment to stressors in the environment through optimum use of one's resources to achieve maximum potential for daily living King's framework, the concept of environment can be viewed as - Correct Ans-can be both external and internal King's framework, the concept of nursing is - Correct Ans-a process of human interaction with the goal of helping patients achieve to their goals King, nurse-patient interactions can be classified into - Correct Ans-O] action [O] reaction [O] disturbance [O] transaction Nursing Nursing Unitary human beings develop through which of the following principles? - Correct Ans helicy resonancy integrality Science of Unitary Human Beings, the concept of environment is - Correct Ans-an irreducible, pandimensional, negentropic energy field, identified by pattern Science of Unitary Human Beings, the concept of person is - Correct Ans-an irreducible, irreversible, pandimensional, negentropic energy field identified by pattern Science of Unitary Human Beings, the concept of health is - Correct Ans-health and illness are a part of a continuum Science of Unitary Human Beings, the concept of nursing is - Correct Ans-seeks to promote symphonic interaction between human and environmental fields, to strengthen the integrity of the human field, and to direct and redirect patterning of the human and environmental fields for realization of maximum health potential Roy's adaptation model, health is viewed as - Correct Ans-a state and process of being and becoming integrated and whole that reflects person and environment mutuality Roy's adaptation model, the concept of environment is - Correct Ans-all conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting the development and behavior of persons and groups, with particular consideration of mutuality of person and earth resources Roy's adaptation model, the concept of person is - Correct Ans-an adaptive system with cognator and regulator subsystems acting to maintain adaptation in the four adaptive modes Roy's adaptation model, the concept of nursing is - Correct Ans-to promote adaptation for individuals and groups in the four adaptive modes, thus contributing to health, quality of life, and dying with dignity by assessing behavior and factors that influence adaptive abilities and to enhance environmental factors Roy's six-step nursing process includes which of the following? - Correct Ans-[O] assess the behaviors manifested from the four adaptive modes [O] assess and categorize the stimuli for those behaviors [O] set goals to promote adaptation [O] evaluate achievement of adaptive goals Neuman Systems Model, the concept of health is viewed as - Correct Ans-optimal system stability Neuman Systems Model, the concept of environment is - Correct Ans-all internal and external factors or influences surrounding the client system Nursing Nursing Neuman Systems Model, the concept of person is viewed as - Correct Ans-composite of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual variables in interaction with the internal and external environment; represented by a central structure, lines of defense, and lines of resistance Neuman Systems Model, the concept of nursing is viewed as - Correct Ans-prevention as intervention; concerned with all potential stressors In keeping the system stable, the nurse creates linkage among which of the following concepts? - Correct Ans-[O] client [O] environment [O] health [O] nursing Levine's Conservation Model, health is viewed as - Correct Ans-Health and disease are patterns of adaptive changes Levine's Conservation Model, environment is - Correct Ans-the context in which individuals live their lives and each individual has both internal and external environments Levine's Conservation Model, person is - Correct Ans-system of systems, and in its wholeness expresses the organization of all the contributing parts Levine's Conservation Model, nursing is - Correct Ans-Nursing is human interaction and goal of nursing is to promote adaptation and maintain wholeness The goals of the conservation model are achieved through interventions geared toward the following principles? - Correct Ans-[O] conservation of energy [O] conservation of structural integrity [O] conservation of personal integrity [O] conservation of social integrity Orem, the interrelated theories that compose the self-care deficit theory of nursing include which of the following? - Correct Ans-[O] the theory of self-care [O] the theory of self-care deficit [O] the theory of nursing systems Orem, the concept of person is viewed as - Correct Ans-a total being with universal, developmental, and health deviation needs and capable of self care Orem, the concept of environment is - Correct Ans-Physical, chemical, biologic, and social contexts within which human beings exits; environmental components include environmental factors, environmental elements, environmental conditions, and developmental environment Nursing Nursing Orem, the concept of health is viewed as - Correct Ans-state characterized by soundness or wholeness of developed human structures and of bodily and mental functioning Orem, the concept of nursing is viewed as - Correct Ans-therapeutic self-care designed to supplement self-care requisites Peplau, in a revision of the orginal theory described which of the following phases in nurse-patient relationships? - Correct Ans-[O] orientation [O] working [O] termination Peplau, the concept of person is viewed as - Correct Ans-encompasses the patient (one who has problems for which expert nursing services are needed or sought) and the nurse (a professional with particular expertise) Peplau, the concept of environment is viewed as - Correct Ans-forces outside the organism within the context of culture Peplau, the concept of health is viewed as - Correct Ans-implies forward movement of personality and other ongoing human processes in the direction of creative, constructive, productive, personal, and community living Peplau, the concept of nursing is viewed as - Correct Ans-therapeutic, interpersonal process between the nurse and the patient Leininger, the concept of health can be viewed as - Correct Ans-a state of well-being that is culturally defined, valued, and practiced Leininger, the concept of environment is viewed as - Correct Ans-the totality of an event, situation, or experience that gives meaning to human expressions, interpretations, and social interactions in physical, ecological, sociopolitical, and/or cultural settings Leininger, the concept of person is viewed as - Correct Ans-human being, family, group, community, or institution Leininger, the concept of nursing is viewed as - Correct Ans-Activities directed toward assisting, supporting, or enabling with needs in ways that are congruent with the cultural values, beliefs, and lifeways of the recipient of care Leininger, the definition of the concept of person may be - Correct Ans-human being- family- institution Orlando, the person is viewed as - Correct Ans-patient or person with unmet needs Nursing Nursing Orlando, the concept of environment is - Correct Ans-assumes that a nursing situation (environment) occurs when there is a nurse-patient contact Orlando, the concept of health is - Correct Ans-assumes feelings of adequacy and well being from fulfilled needs contribute to health Orlando, the concept of nursing is - Correct Ans-nursing is a distinct profession that functions autonomously, the function of which is to find out and meet the patient's immediate need for help Orlando's theory focuses on producing improvement in - Correct Ans-the patient's behavior Newman, the definition of person includes - Correct Ans-center of consciousness within an overall pattern of expanding consciousness Newman, the environment is viewed as - Correct Ans-an energy field, a universe of open systems, and as an event, situation, or phenomena interacting with the person Newman defines the concept of nursing as which of the following? - Correct Ans-seen as a "caring, pattern-recognizing presence" and the nursing process is a process of pattern recognition Newman defines the concept of health as - Correct Ans-synthesis that occurs due to the fusion of disease and non-disease that forms health; as a concept is a "pattern of the whole" Newman, the system's ability to interact with the environment is - Correct Ans consciousness Pender, the concept of health is defined as - Correct Ans-a positive high-level state Pender, the concept of environment is defined as - Correct Ans-the physical, interpersonal, and economic circumstances in which persons live Pender, the concept of person is defined as - Correct Ans-the individual and who is the primary focus of the model Pender, the concept of nursing is defined as - Correct Ans-the role of the nurse includes raising consciousness related to health-promoting behaviors, promoting self-efficacy, enhancing the benefits of change, controlling the environment to support behavior change, and managing barriers to change Pender's health promotion model, major categories to consider - Correct Ans-[O] individual characteristics and experiences [O] behavior-specific cognitions and affect Nursing Nursing [O] behavioral outcome The major themes of the humanbecoming theory include - Correct Ans-[O] meaning [O] rhythmicity [O] transcendence Parse, environment is viewed as - Correct Ans-coexists in mutual process with the person Parse, health is viewed as - Correct Ans-continuously changing process of becoming Parse, person is viewed as - Correct Ans-an open being, more than, and different than the sum of parts in mutual simultaneous interchange with the environment who chooses from options and bears responsibility for choices Parse, nursing is viewed as - Correct Ans-as a learned discipline the nurse uses true presence to facilitate the becoming of the participant Boykin and Schoenhofer, the person is - Correct Ans-as a whole who is caring by virtue of their humanness Boykin and Schoenhofer, health is viewed as - Correct Ans-concerned with the broad spectrum of human living rather than the narrow concept of health Boykin and Schoenhofer, the concept of nursing is - Correct Ans-focus is person as living in caring and growing in caring and intention is nurturing persons living caring and growing in caring Boykin and Schoenhofer, environment is - Correct Ans-environmental pressures Boykin and Schoenhofer's visual depiction of the model entitled "The Dance of Caring Persons" illustrates which of the following concepts of the model? - Correct Ans-[O] dancers enter the circle of caring [O] dancers each bring special gifts as the nursing situation evolves [O] dancers move freely, but all move in relation to one another and to the circle [O] all persons in the nursing situation are energized and sustain the dance Ericksona major focus within , Tomlin, and Swain's framework? - Correct Ans adaptation Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain's model, the concept of environment is - Correct Ans internal and external stressors as well as internal and external resources Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain's model, the concept of health is - Correct Ans-viewed as a state of physical, mental, and social well-bein