Nursing Concepts and Theories
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Nursing Concepts and Theories introduces students to the foundational frameworks that underpin the discipline of nursing. This course explores historical and contemporary nursing theories, models, and key concepts that guide nursing practice, education, and research. Emphasizing critical thinking, the course examines the development, evaluation, and application of theories to diverse healthcare settings, patient care, and interdisciplinary collaboration. By understanding the theoretical basis of nursing, students enhance their ability to provide high-quality, evidence-informed care and contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession.
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Advancing Your Career Concepts in Professional Nursing 6th Edition by Rose Kearney Nunnery
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Chapter 1: Your Professional Identity
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Q1) Which of the following is not a main concept of a metaparadigm?
A) Theory
B) Health
C) Nursing
D) Human beings
Answer: A
Q2) A philosophy of nursing is the medical profession's belief system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The correct definition of a paradigm used by professionals in a scientific community consists of the belief system shared by members of that particular community and includes:
A) Conducting research, phenomena, and practicing the profession
B) The code of ethics, the practice of the profession, and conducting research
C) Practice of the profession, conducting research, and the standards of practice
D) E-based practice, practice of the profession, and conducting research
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Theory As the Basis for Practice
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Q1) Theories are classified as grand,middle range,or limited on the base of their:
A) Purpose
B) Theoretical base
C) Interdependence
D) Scope and breadth
Answer: D
Q2) Theory is defined as "a set of interrelated constructs (concepts),definitions,and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables,with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomena" by:
A) Piaget
B) Barnum
C) Kerlinger and Lee
D) Erikson and Piaget
Answer: C
Q3) Kerlinger and Lee (2000)defined the aims or purpose of theory as describing or explaining some phenomena of interest.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Evolution and Use of Formal Nursing Knowledge
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a subsystem of a behavioral system model?
A) Despondency
B) Attachment
C) Ingestive
D) Sexual Answer: A
Q2) Roy's adaptation model,Johnson's behavioral system model,and Levine's conceptual model are just some of the conceptual models of nursing recognized by the profession.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an element of a subsystem?
A) Choice
B) Action
C) Drive or goal
D) Diagnostic plan
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Health, illness, and Holism
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Q1) Which of the following competencies should a nurse already have when first entering a graduate degree program?
A) Conduct culturally competent scholarship that can be used in practice.
B) Construct socially and empirically derived cultural knowledge of patients being served.
C) Advocate for social justice, including commitment to the health of vulnerable populations.
D) Prioritize the social and cultural factors that affect health in delivering care in varying contexts.
Q2) Nurses have a primary responsibility in the areas of health promotion,health maintenance,and prevention activities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Gordon's 11 functional health patterns can be used as a valuable tool in:
A) Nurse assessment and diagnosis process prognosis
B) Creating a patient-specific health promotion action plan.
C) Determining transcultural differences for assessing a likely model
D) All of the above
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Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Observations are a form of research measurements.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The main issue that the researcher addresses in the investigation is called the:
A) Critique.
B) Hypotheses.
C) Research design.
D) Research problem.
Q3) A professional nurse is responsible for:
A) Actively consuming nursing research
B) Selecting ethical research designs
C) Critiquing all nursing research studies
D) All of the above
Q4) Reliability relates to measuring the variable of interest in the proper manner.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Inferential statistics are used to make inferences about the population of interest.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Effective Communication
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Q1) Which of the following is not a means of verbal communication?
A) Oral
B) Written
C) Gestures
D) Tone of voice
Q2) Metacommunication:
A) Includes the role of the communicator
B) Covers all the factors that influence how the message is sent
C) Conveys messages about how to interpret both verbal and nonverbal communication
D) A and C only
E) All of the above
Q3) Communication models:
A) Demonstrate the necessity of its five components
B) Are a method of communicating effectively with patients
C) Illustrate the complexity of the communication process
D) Define the five basic components of effective communication
Q4) Barriers to communication may lower a patient's self-esteem.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Critical Thinking
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Q1) Which of the following is true?
A) Critical thinking is necessary when taking a patient's history.
B) Critical thinking is necessary in determining a healthcare plan.
C) A nurse's daily actions are generally complex, ambiguous, and particular.
D) All of the above
Q2) In nursing,critical thinking must be:
A) Cultivated
B) Organized
C) Conscientious
D) All of the above
Q3) According to Dewey,reflective thinking includes:
A) Deduction, induction, and evaluation
B) A response to what is, and not to what may yet be
C) Active, persistent, and careful consideration of belief and/or knowledge put forth as true
D) All of the above
Q4) Interpretation of feelings,attitudes,and values requires the intrapersonal skills of problem-solving and differentiation of values.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Working With Groups
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Q1) Group process is described as the orderly interplay with other groups.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Groups can be classified according to their focus,group roles,and composition.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A group in which members are unclear about their individual roles and tasks likely will not function well.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A family is considered a group because:
A) Everyone is born within a generation of one another.
B) It gathers everyone together at family events.
C) Everyone is related to one another.
D) All of the above
Q5) Groups have predictable developmental stages,the most important of which is storming.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Teaching-Learning Process
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Q1) After the nurse demonstrates how to take medication,self-administration by the patient would be an example of which of the following learning theories?
A) Humanism
B) Social cognitive
C) Perception stimulation
D) Transformative learning
Q2) Which of the following is a characteristic in the learning process?
A) Perception of new information
B) Ability to remember or repeat the information
C) Incorporation of knowledge into one's value system
D) All of the above
Q3) Which of the following is not a characteristic of learning?
A) Ability to repeat the information
B) Rejection or acceptance of information
C) Application of knowledge in a new situation
D) Attitudes toward one's understanding of the information
Q4) Evaluation of teaching strategies by the learner reinforces learning.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Managing and Leading in the Organization
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Q1) Tasks to be accomplished and roles and responsibilities relate to:
A) Organic management
B) Organizational leadership
C) Organizational structure
D) Bureaucratic management
Q2) Organizations can be viewed in terms of their:
A) People
B) Structure
C) Function
D) All of the above
Q3) Delegation involves transferring responsibility of the performance,evaluation,and accountability for an activity from one individual to another.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Maslow,McGregor,Herzberg,and Ouchi developed theories of:
A) Structure
B) Management
C) Effectiveness
D) All of the above
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Chapter 11: Change and Innovation
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Q1) The skills of change agents include having a vision for the future and creativity,good assessment skills,good interpersonal skills,flexibility,perseverance and commitment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The patient must believe in the theory of change for success.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Who developed the model that has a five-stage view of change: knowledge,persuasion,decision,implementation,and confirmation?
A) Havelock
B) Lippitt
C) Rogers
D) None of the above
Q4) Which of the following is not a phase of the classic change model?
A) Moving
B) Freezing
C) Refreezing
D) Unfreezing
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Chapter 12: Professional Ethics
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Q1) The concept of justice embodies:
A) Loyalty to a person
B) Do no harm to the patient
C) Health equity and fair distribution of resources
D) All of the above
Q2) To make a decision about a course of treatment,a patient needs which right from the doctor?
A) Justice
B) Privacy
C) Full disclosure
D) Informed consent
Q3) The absolute rules as the means to reach a decision are related to:
A) Justice for the patient
B) Deontology based on unchanging principles
C) Accepted practice that is reasonable in relationship to the circumstances
D) All of the above
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Chapter 13: Quality and Safety in Health Care
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Q1) Putting a continuous quality improvement structure in place includes:
A) A quality council
B) Externalization of new beliefs
C) Categorizing efforts and plans
D) All of the above
Q2) The traditional quality assurance model:
A) Is no longer sufficient
B) Occurs in the culture of safety
C) Meets the needs of evolving healthcare
D) All of the above
Q3) Which of the following methods is useful for selecting or recognizing a process to be improved?
A) Reviewing existing reports
B) Identifying excess complexity
C) Interviewing people in the process
D) All of the above
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Chapter 14: Population Health
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Q1) Community health nursing crosses many traditional boundaries,is holistic,but is limited to a particular age group,diagnostic category,or narrow set of specialized skills.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Three of the leading health indicators cited in Healthy People 2010 were tobacco,teenage pregnancy,and substance abuse.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Leading health indicators reflect the major public health concerns in the United States and were chosen based on their ability to motivate action,the availability of data to measure their progress,and their relevance as broad public health issues.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Chronicity is related to duration or recurrence of a condition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Informatics and Documenting Outcomes
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Q1) E-prescribing should be fully integrated with:
A) The electronic health record (EHR)
B) Telehealth
C) Industry standards
D) Pharmaceutical developments
Q2) The American Nurses Association (ANA)currently recognizes how many terminologies or taxonomies that support nursing practice?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 6
D) 12
Q3) Which of the following is not a component of nursing informatics (NI)?
A) Wisdom in nursing practice
B) Information science
C) Computer science
D) Medical practice
Q4) Computers are used to document care in education and in certain types of research.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Economics and Healthcare Policy
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Q1) Benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)have been categorized in all of the following areas EXCEPT:
A) Care and access
B) Coverage and costs
C) Consumer protections
D) State-specific provisions
Q2) Which of the following are true of Medicaid eligibility requirements? Select all that apply.
A) There are differences, depending on the state of residence.
B) Federally mandated eligibility defines individuals who are categorized as "medically needy."
C) Additional eligibility requirements include immigration status and documentation of citizenship.
D) Many states provide benefits and care for pregnant women significantly above the minimum level.
Q3) The gross national product (GNP)is a measure of the domestic goods and services produced within the nation on an annual basis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: The Politically Active Nurse: an Imperative
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Q1) Administrative agencies:
A) Detail and apply laws
B) Work with the legislature
C) Enact regulations
D) All of the above
Q2) Common law is created by judicial decisions that:
A) Set a precedent upon which future decisions are based
B) Were passed by the House or Senate
C) Had gone to committee
D) All of the above
Q3) For nurse practice acts,each state develops:
A) Administrative laws or regulations
B) Laws and regulations that go to committee
C) Administrative regulations for statutory laws
D) All of the above
Q4) Political efficacy has three components: internal political efficacy,external political advocacy,and political ethics.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Healthcare Reform and Global Issues
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Q1) Uninsured or undersinsured Americans have:
A) Limited access to healthcare
B) Opportunities for medical coverage
C) Unlimited access to patient care
D) None of the above
Q2) Medicare:
A) Serves those under 65
B) Covers four indigent groups
C) Is a federal health insurance program
D) All of the above
Q3) Medicaid provides coverage for:
A) Pregnant women
B) Adults in families with dependent children
C) Poor elderly
D) All of the above
Q4) A problem cited by critics of the healthcare public/private model is that
A) Costs are too high
B) It fails to achieve outcomes
C) It focuses on economic gain over patient care
D) All of the above
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Chapter 19: Expanding the Vision
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Q1) Continued competence is of great concern to:
A) Patients
B) Regulatory bodies
C) Healthcare professionals
D) All of the above
Q2) A nurse's involvement as a professional takes the form of:
A) A professional with patients, families, and communities who are the consumers of nursing care
B) A member or leader of an interdisciplinary healthcare team
C) An active member of a professional group
D) All of the above
Q3) Which of the following is not a theme of the Pew Health Professions Commission?
A) Redesign
B) Right-size
C) Restructure
D) Deregulate
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