Chapter 05 Theories of Nursing Practice

Chapter 05  Theories of Nursing Practice

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Sample Questions

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?
a.
Martha Rogers’ nursing theory
b.
Dorothea Orem’s nursing theory
c.
Hildegard Peplau’s nursing theory
d.
Madeleine Leininger’s nursing theory

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:
a.
hypothesis.
b.
model.
c.
construct.
d.
variable.

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:
a.
concept.
b.
construct.
c.
philosophy.
d.
model.

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?
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

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