NURS 1000 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED AND COMPLETE A.
The statement, "Nursing is a caring profession that focuses on helping
people be as healthy as possible," is an example of what term?
a. Concept
b. Construct
c. Philosophy
d. Model
Verified Answer -c. Philosophy
Which nursing theory served as the foundation for nursing science?
a. Rogers' science of unitary human beings
b. Nightingale's theory of practice
c. Watson's theory of human caring
d. King's theory of goal attainment
Verified Answer -b. Nightingale's theory of practice
A community health nurse has been visiting a postpartum client who
experienced domestic violence throughout the pregnancy, and now she
and the infant may be at risk. The nurse assisted the client in finding
shelter and legal protection. Which conceptual framework is the basis for
the nurse's safety interventions?
a. Change agent, according to Roy's adaptation model
b. Translator, according to Leininger's theory of cultural care diversity and
,universality
c. Case manager, according to Peplau's interpersonal relations model
d. Caregiver, according to Rogers' science of unitary human beings
Verified Answer -a. Change agent, according to Roy's adaptation model
What term is used to identify the general explanations that scholars use
to explain, predict, control, and understand commonly occurring events?
a. Theories
b. Constructs
c. Systems
d. Propositions
Verified Answer -a. Theories
Which type of theory most often guides present nursing practice?
a. Grand theory
b. Middle range theory
c. Developmental theory
d. Values theory
Verified Answer -b. Middle range theory
Middle range theory is a nursing theory that refers to a specific population
or to a specific situation, thereby making the theory easy to understand.
9. A nurse believes that humans use creativity and critical thinking to
balance their connections
,with their surroundings. The nurse decides to conduct a study based on
this belief. Which
nursing theory would be best for this study?
a. Peplau's interpersonal relations as a nursing process: man as an
organism that exists in an unstable equilibrium
b. Roy's adaptation model: assistance with the adaptation to stressors to
facilitate the integration process of the client
c. Orem's self-care deficit model: self-care, self-care deficits, and nursing
systems
d. Rogers' science of unitary human beings: humans as energy fields that
interact
constantly with the environment
Verified Answer -d. Rogers' science of unitary human beings: humans as
energy fields that interact
constantly with the environment
A client involved in a motor vehicle accident is blinded. The nurse helps
the client obtain a guide dog so the client may continue grocery shopping
and visiting friends and family. This enables the client to cope with the
handicap and perform activities of daily living. Which nursing theory can
be applied to this scenario?
a. Watson's philosophy and science of caring and humanistic nursing
b. Mishel's uncertainty in illness
c. Orem's self-care deficit
d. Rogers' science of unitary human beings
Verified Answer -c. Orem's self-care deficit
, A nurse researcher determines whether findings are substantial by
calculating the level of significance. Which aspect of the scientific inquiry
is being conducted?
Verified Answer -a. Hypotheses
b. Method
C. Data collection
D. Evaluation
When applying Nightingale's theory to current practice, the nurse's first
step will be to evaluate the hospital room's air quality. What should be the
nurse's second step?
a. Making certain that the volume of the television is not too loud
b. Consulting the dietitian to assure that a client's diet is meeting
MyPyramid
requirements
c. Asking the family to bring family photographs and bright-colored throws
for the
bed of a client's room
d. Arrange for the client's window blinds to remain open as appropriate
Verified Answer -d. Arrange for the client's window blinds to remain open
as appropriate
A nurse develops a new nursing theory related to stress and viability. The
nurse determines the theory accounts for historical events in which
soldiers suffering from the stress of inadequate clothing to protect them
from the cold and lack of correspondence from home had an increased
mortality related to gunshot wounds. The theory will predict gunshot
AND ANSWERS RATED AND COMPLETE A.
The statement, "Nursing is a caring profession that focuses on helping
people be as healthy as possible," is an example of what term?
a. Concept
b. Construct
c. Philosophy
d. Model
Verified Answer -c. Philosophy
Which nursing theory served as the foundation for nursing science?
a. Rogers' science of unitary human beings
b. Nightingale's theory of practice
c. Watson's theory of human caring
d. King's theory of goal attainment
Verified Answer -b. Nightingale's theory of practice
A community health nurse has been visiting a postpartum client who
experienced domestic violence throughout the pregnancy, and now she
and the infant may be at risk. The nurse assisted the client in finding
shelter and legal protection. Which conceptual framework is the basis for
the nurse's safety interventions?
a. Change agent, according to Roy's adaptation model
b. Translator, according to Leininger's theory of cultural care diversity and
,universality
c. Case manager, according to Peplau's interpersonal relations model
d. Caregiver, according to Rogers' science of unitary human beings
Verified Answer -a. Change agent, according to Roy's adaptation model
What term is used to identify the general explanations that scholars use
to explain, predict, control, and understand commonly occurring events?
a. Theories
b. Constructs
c. Systems
d. Propositions
Verified Answer -a. Theories
Which type of theory most often guides present nursing practice?
a. Grand theory
b. Middle range theory
c. Developmental theory
d. Values theory
Verified Answer -b. Middle range theory
Middle range theory is a nursing theory that refers to a specific population
or to a specific situation, thereby making the theory easy to understand.
9. A nurse believes that humans use creativity and critical thinking to
balance their connections
,with their surroundings. The nurse decides to conduct a study based on
this belief. Which
nursing theory would be best for this study?
a. Peplau's interpersonal relations as a nursing process: man as an
organism that exists in an unstable equilibrium
b. Roy's adaptation model: assistance with the adaptation to stressors to
facilitate the integration process of the client
c. Orem's self-care deficit model: self-care, self-care deficits, and nursing
systems
d. Rogers' science of unitary human beings: humans as energy fields that
interact
constantly with the environment
Verified Answer -d. Rogers' science of unitary human beings: humans as
energy fields that interact
constantly with the environment
A client involved in a motor vehicle accident is blinded. The nurse helps
the client obtain a guide dog so the client may continue grocery shopping
and visiting friends and family. This enables the client to cope with the
handicap and perform activities of daily living. Which nursing theory can
be applied to this scenario?
a. Watson's philosophy and science of caring and humanistic nursing
b. Mishel's uncertainty in illness
c. Orem's self-care deficit
d. Rogers' science of unitary human beings
Verified Answer -c. Orem's self-care deficit
, A nurse researcher determines whether findings are substantial by
calculating the level of significance. Which aspect of the scientific inquiry
is being conducted?
Verified Answer -a. Hypotheses
b. Method
C. Data collection
D. Evaluation
When applying Nightingale's theory to current practice, the nurse's first
step will be to evaluate the hospital room's air quality. What should be the
nurse's second step?
a. Making certain that the volume of the television is not too loud
b. Consulting the dietitian to assure that a client's diet is meeting
MyPyramid
requirements
c. Asking the family to bring family photographs and bright-colored throws
for the
bed of a client's room
d. Arrange for the client's window blinds to remain open as appropriate
Verified Answer -d. Arrange for the client's window blinds to remain open
as appropriate
A nurse develops a new nursing theory related to stress and viability. The
nurse determines the theory accounts for historical events in which
soldiers suffering from the stress of inadequate clothing to protect them
from the cold and lack of correspondence from home had an increased
mortality related to gunshot wounds. The theory will predict gunshot
