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Which theorist stated that the imbalance between the patient and environment decreased the
patient's capacity for health?
Florence Nightingale.
Which nursing theory is the nurse exhibiting when teaching the diabetic patient the correct
procedure for blood glucose monitoring?
Dorothea Orem
The nurse reflects which theory when helping the patient become as independent as possible
before discharge from the hospital?
Virginia Henderson
Which overlapping phases are concepts included in Hildegard Peplau's Theory of interpersonal
relations?
-Independence
-Orientation
-Resonancy
-Working
-Resolution
-Orientation
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-Working
-Resolution
The nurse and patient worked together to facilitate communication when the patient was unable
to communicate verbally. Whose theory did the nurse exhibit when caring for this patient?
Imogene King
The nurse implemented strict infection control procedures for an immunocompromised patient.
Whose theory did the nurse exhibit when caring for this patient?
Florence Nightingale
The nurse facilitated extended visiting hours and offered additional support to the family of a
dying patient. Whose theory did the nurse exhibit when caring for this family?
Jean Watson
The nurse explained the need for, and advantage of, receiving pain medication before ambulating
to a patient who is first day post-operative from abdominal surgery. Whose theory did the nurse
exhibit with this patient?
Virginia Henderson
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The nurse is teaching a recently diagnosed diabetic patient to administer insulin injections.
Whose theory was the nurse demonstrating?
Dorothea Orem
The nurse is implementing concepts from which theory when facilitating a group discussion that
involves problem-solving and interpersonal processes?
Hildegard Peplau
The nurse recognizes that the patient seems disinterested when discussing needed dietary
changes. Based on Lewis's Change Theory, which stage does the patient's disinterest represent?
Unfreezing
A patient who is physically stable and healing is withdrawn and refusing treatment following an
auto accident which he suffered an amputated limb. Which theory would be beneficial if applied
to this patient's care?
Rosenstock
Which of Paul's critical thinking skills will the nurse use when developing a care plan for a
newly admitted patient?
-Experience
-Reasoning
-Proficiency