Chapter 05: Theories of Nursing Practice

Chapter 05: Theories of Nursing Practice

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which nursing theory might a nurse use as a conceptual framework to determine how to meet the needs of immigrants while ensuring provision of high-quality and culturally sensitive care?

ANS:  D

Madeleine Leininger proposed the theory of cultural care diversity and universality. This theory of transcultural nursing comprises concepts involving caring and the components of a cultural care theory: diversity, universality, worldview, and ethnohistory.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 85

2. When reading Peplau’s theory, a nurse was unable to determine the relationships among concepts. The nurse listed each concept and drew lines denoting relationships to be able to understand the effect of each element. The nurse created a:

ANS:  B

A model is a group of concepts that are associated because of their relevance to a common theme.

DIF:    Application    REF:   p. 78

3. The statement, “Nursing is a caring profession that focuses on helping people be as healthy as possible,” is an example of a:

ANS:  C

A philosophy is the values and beliefs of the discipline.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 79, Table 5-1

4. Einstein’s theory of relativity laid the groundwork for theories of mathematics, and Freud and Jung provided the basis for a philosophy of man. Which nursing theory served as the foundation for nursing science?

ANS:  B

Florence Nightingale investigated the effect of the environment on healing, and this serves as the foundation for nursing science.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   pp. 81-82

5. A community health nurse has been visiting a postpartum client who suffered domestic violence throughout the pregnancy, and now the infant may be at risk. The nurse assisted the client in finding shelter and legal protection. The nurse’s role and the conceptual framework involved are:

ANS:  A

In Roy’s adaptation model, when the client incurs an insult that renders him or her in need of environmental modification, the nurse will be the change agent in assisting the individual with this adaptation.

DIF:    Application    REF:   p. 79, Table 5-1 |p. 85