NURS 320 Exam 4 Questions with
Complete Solutions
Self-Concept - ANSWER-Mode of the RAM involving the basic need underlying the
self-concept mode for the individual has been identified as psychic and spiritual
integrity
The need to know who one is so that one can be or exist with a sense of unity
Self-concept is defined as the composite of beliefs and feelings that an individual
holds about him or herself at a given time
physical self, self-consistency, self-ideal, and moral-ethical-spiritual self - ANSWER-
What are the components of the self-concept mode? (4)
Role Function - ANSWER-A mode of the RAM that is a category of behavior
pertaining to roles in human systems
Focuses on the roles that the individual occupies in society
Interdependence - ANSWER-A mode of the RAM that focuses on interactions
related to the giving and receiving of love, respect, and value
Basic need is termed relational integrity, the feeling of security in nurturing
relationships
Health - ANSWER-A state and process of being and becoming integrated and whole
Human Adaptive System - ANSWER-The human system is described as a whole
with parts that function as a unity for some purpose.
Individuals, groups, families, organizations, communities, society - ANSWER-What
are the 6 human systems?
Humanism - ANSWER-The recognition of the individual and subjective dimensions
of the human experience as central to knowing and valuing
Stimulus - ANSWER-That which provokes a response. The point of interaction of the
human system and environment
System - ANSWER-A set of parts connected to function as a whole for some
purpose and that does so by virtue of the interdependence of its parts
Veritivity - ANSWER-A principle of human nature that affirms a common
purposefulness of human existence
Roy Adaptation Model - ANSWER-A theory of nursing in which adaptation occurs by
assisting the "biopsychosocial" client in modifying external stimuli
Involves assessment of behavior and the stimuli that influence adaptation
, Behavior - ANSWER-Evidence of adaptation
Stimuli - ANSWER-Factors that influence the behavior
Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWER-Clinical judgment concerning a human response to
health conditions/life processes, or vulnerability by an individual, family, or
community
Intervention - ANSWER-Approaches to promote adaptation
Grand theory - ANSWER-The most abstract category of theories; provides complex
structural frameworks for broad and abstract ideas
Middle-range theory - ANSWER-A category of theory that addresses specific
phenomena or concepts and reflect practice
More limited in scope and less abstract
Practice Theory - ANSWER-The least abstract category of theory in which the theory
is brought to the bedside by focusing on specific types of patients in specific
situations
Metaparadigm of Nursing - ANSWER-Identifies four concepts of interest to the
profession that are essential to the development of nursing theory
person, health, environment, nursing - ANSWER-What are the four concepts of
interest to nursing identified by the metaparadigm of nursing
Nightingale's Environmental Theory - ANSWER-The first nursing theory that focuses
on the patient's environment (ventilation, light, decreased noise, hygiene, and
nutrition)
Peplau's Interpersonal Theory - ANSWER-A theory that focuses on the interpersonal
relations among a nurse, patient, and a patients family as well as the development of
nurse-patient relationship
Therapeutic relationships that are respectful, empathetic, and non-judgmental
Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory - ANSWER-A nursing theory in which the nurse
continually assesses a patient's ability to perform self-care and intervenes as needed
to ensure that that patient meets physical, sociological, and developmental needs.
Leininger's Culture Care Theory - ANSWER-A nursing theory that focuses on cultural
care diversity and universality in nursing
Theory-Generating Research - ANSWER-Research that discovers and describes
relationships without imposing preconceived notions of what the phenomenon under
study means
Theory-testing Research - ANSWER-Research that determines how accurately a
theory describes nursing phenomena
Complete Solutions
Self-Concept - ANSWER-Mode of the RAM involving the basic need underlying the
self-concept mode for the individual has been identified as psychic and spiritual
integrity
The need to know who one is so that one can be or exist with a sense of unity
Self-concept is defined as the composite of beliefs and feelings that an individual
holds about him or herself at a given time
physical self, self-consistency, self-ideal, and moral-ethical-spiritual self - ANSWER-
What are the components of the self-concept mode? (4)
Role Function - ANSWER-A mode of the RAM that is a category of behavior
pertaining to roles in human systems
Focuses on the roles that the individual occupies in society
Interdependence - ANSWER-A mode of the RAM that focuses on interactions
related to the giving and receiving of love, respect, and value
Basic need is termed relational integrity, the feeling of security in nurturing
relationships
Health - ANSWER-A state and process of being and becoming integrated and whole
Human Adaptive System - ANSWER-The human system is described as a whole
with parts that function as a unity for some purpose.
Individuals, groups, families, organizations, communities, society - ANSWER-What
are the 6 human systems?
Humanism - ANSWER-The recognition of the individual and subjective dimensions
of the human experience as central to knowing and valuing
Stimulus - ANSWER-That which provokes a response. The point of interaction of the
human system and environment
System - ANSWER-A set of parts connected to function as a whole for some
purpose and that does so by virtue of the interdependence of its parts
Veritivity - ANSWER-A principle of human nature that affirms a common
purposefulness of human existence
Roy Adaptation Model - ANSWER-A theory of nursing in which adaptation occurs by
assisting the "biopsychosocial" client in modifying external stimuli
Involves assessment of behavior and the stimuli that influence adaptation
, Behavior - ANSWER-Evidence of adaptation
Stimuli - ANSWER-Factors that influence the behavior
Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWER-Clinical judgment concerning a human response to
health conditions/life processes, or vulnerability by an individual, family, or
community
Intervention - ANSWER-Approaches to promote adaptation
Grand theory - ANSWER-The most abstract category of theories; provides complex
structural frameworks for broad and abstract ideas
Middle-range theory - ANSWER-A category of theory that addresses specific
phenomena or concepts and reflect practice
More limited in scope and less abstract
Practice Theory - ANSWER-The least abstract category of theory in which the theory
is brought to the bedside by focusing on specific types of patients in specific
situations
Metaparadigm of Nursing - ANSWER-Identifies four concepts of interest to the
profession that are essential to the development of nursing theory
person, health, environment, nursing - ANSWER-What are the four concepts of
interest to nursing identified by the metaparadigm of nursing
Nightingale's Environmental Theory - ANSWER-The first nursing theory that focuses
on the patient's environment (ventilation, light, decreased noise, hygiene, and
nutrition)
Peplau's Interpersonal Theory - ANSWER-A theory that focuses on the interpersonal
relations among a nurse, patient, and a patients family as well as the development of
nurse-patient relationship
Therapeutic relationships that are respectful, empathetic, and non-judgmental
Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory - ANSWER-A nursing theory in which the nurse
continually assesses a patient's ability to perform self-care and intervenes as needed
to ensure that that patient meets physical, sociological, and developmental needs.
Leininger's Culture Care Theory - ANSWER-A nursing theory that focuses on cultural
care diversity and universality in nursing
Theory-Generating Research - ANSWER-Research that discovers and describes
relationships without imposing preconceived notions of what the phenomenon under
study means
Theory-testing Research - ANSWER-Research that determines how accurately a
theory describes nursing phenomena
