NR 501: Nursing Theory – EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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1. Which nursing theorist is known for the “Science of Unitary
Human Beings”?
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Martha Rogers
C. Jean Watson
D. Hildegard Peplau
Rationale: Martha Rogers’ theory focuses on the person as a
unified energy field interacting with the environment.
2. The primary focus of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human
Caring is:
A. Patient safety protocols
B. Disease prevention
C. Holistic care and the caring relationship
D. Health policy development
Rationale: Watson emphasizes the transpersonal caring
relationship, viewing caring as central to nursing.
3. Which theorist developed the Self-Care Deficit Nursing
Theory?
,A. Virginia Henderson
B. Dorothea Orem
C. Betty Neuman
D. Imogene King
Rationale: Orem’s theory identifies situations when patients
cannot meet their own self-care needs, requiring nursing
intervention.
4. In Hildegard Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory, the
nurse’s role is primarily:
A. Administer medications
B. Facilitator of communication and therapeutic relationship
C. Advocate for policy changes
D. Disease prevention educator
Rationale: Peplau emphasized the nurse-patient relationship as
a therapeutic tool to promote health.
5. The goal of Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment is:
A. Cure chronic illnesses
B. Achieve mutual goals between nurse and patient
C. Enhance hospital administration
D. Promote technological solutions in nursing
Rationale: King’s theory focuses on collaboration and
communication to set and achieve health-related goals.
,6. According to Betty Neuman’s Systems Model, stressors are
categorized as:
A. Mental, social, financial
B. Intrapersonal, interpersonal, extrapersonal
C. Emotional, spiritual, physical
D. Primary, secondary, tertiary
Rationale: Neuman identified three stressor types that affect
patient stability and require nursing interventions.
7. Which of the following is a core concept in Dorothea
Orem’s theory?
A. Caring moments
B. Energy fields
C. Self-care agency
D. Nurse-patient rapport
Rationale: Self-care agency is the ability of individuals to
perform self-care activities, central to Orem’s theory.
8. Which nursing theory emphasizes adaptation to changes in
the environment?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Sister Callista Roy
C. Jean Watson
D. Virginia Henderson
Rationale: Roy’s Adaptation Model focuses on how patients
adapt physiologically, psychologically, and socially to stimuli.
, 9. Virginia Henderson’s Need Theory defines nursing as:
A. Assisting with medications
B. Helping individuals perform activities contributing to health
or recovery
C. Conducting research
D. Advocating for health policy
Rationale: Henderson highlighted 14 basic needs of patients
that nurses assist in fulfilling to achieve independence.
10. Which theorist is associated with the Health Promotion
Model?
A. Betty Neuman
B. Nola Pender
C. Martha Rogers
D. Imogene King
Rationale: Pender’s model emphasizes proactive behaviors to
maintain or improve health, rather than just reacting to illness.
11. The focus of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory
is:
A. Holistic spirituality
B. Patient education
C. Sanitation, hygiene, and environmental factors
D. Nurse-patient communication
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
PLUS RATIONALES 2026 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD
1. Which nursing theorist is known for the “Science of Unitary
Human Beings”?
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Martha Rogers
C. Jean Watson
D. Hildegard Peplau
Rationale: Martha Rogers’ theory focuses on the person as a
unified energy field interacting with the environment.
2. The primary focus of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human
Caring is:
A. Patient safety protocols
B. Disease prevention
C. Holistic care and the caring relationship
D. Health policy development
Rationale: Watson emphasizes the transpersonal caring
relationship, viewing caring as central to nursing.
3. Which theorist developed the Self-Care Deficit Nursing
Theory?
,A. Virginia Henderson
B. Dorothea Orem
C. Betty Neuman
D. Imogene King
Rationale: Orem’s theory identifies situations when patients
cannot meet their own self-care needs, requiring nursing
intervention.
4. In Hildegard Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory, the
nurse’s role is primarily:
A. Administer medications
B. Facilitator of communication and therapeutic relationship
C. Advocate for policy changes
D. Disease prevention educator
Rationale: Peplau emphasized the nurse-patient relationship as
a therapeutic tool to promote health.
5. The goal of Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment is:
A. Cure chronic illnesses
B. Achieve mutual goals between nurse and patient
C. Enhance hospital administration
D. Promote technological solutions in nursing
Rationale: King’s theory focuses on collaboration and
communication to set and achieve health-related goals.
,6. According to Betty Neuman’s Systems Model, stressors are
categorized as:
A. Mental, social, financial
B. Intrapersonal, interpersonal, extrapersonal
C. Emotional, spiritual, physical
D. Primary, secondary, tertiary
Rationale: Neuman identified three stressor types that affect
patient stability and require nursing interventions.
7. Which of the following is a core concept in Dorothea
Orem’s theory?
A. Caring moments
B. Energy fields
C. Self-care agency
D. Nurse-patient rapport
Rationale: Self-care agency is the ability of individuals to
perform self-care activities, central to Orem’s theory.
8. Which nursing theory emphasizes adaptation to changes in
the environment?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Sister Callista Roy
C. Jean Watson
D. Virginia Henderson
Rationale: Roy’s Adaptation Model focuses on how patients
adapt physiologically, psychologically, and socially to stimuli.
, 9. Virginia Henderson’s Need Theory defines nursing as:
A. Assisting with medications
B. Helping individuals perform activities contributing to health
or recovery
C. Conducting research
D. Advocating for health policy
Rationale: Henderson highlighted 14 basic needs of patients
that nurses assist in fulfilling to achieve independence.
10. Which theorist is associated with the Health Promotion
Model?
A. Betty Neuman
B. Nola Pender
C. Martha Rogers
D. Imogene King
Rationale: Pender’s model emphasizes proactive behaviors to
maintain or improve health, rather than just reacting to illness.
11. The focus of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory
is:
A. Holistic spirituality
B. Patient education
C. Sanitation, hygiene, and environmental factors
D. Nurse-patient communication
