Chapter 4 Nursing Theory and Practice

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What is the primary goal of a nurse using therapeutic communication according to Peplau?

To promote a healthy environment for patients

To reduce anxiety in patients

To convert anxiety into constructive actions (correct)

To restore patients to health

What type of theory is Nightingale's grand theory?

Grand (correct)

Prescriptive

Middle-range

Descriptive

What is the primary focus of a prescriptive theory?

Detailing broad concepts in nursing care

Developing middle-range theories

Explaining why certain phenomena occur

Describing specific nursing interventions (correct)

A nurse researcher is testing the effect of meditation on migraine headaches. What type of theory is the nurse using?

Prescriptive Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of nursing theory in the nursing process?

To direct the use of the nursing process Signup and view all the answers

A nurse views a patient as an open system that needs help in coping with stressors. Which theorist is the nurse using?

Neuman Signup and view all the answers

What type of theory is focused on a concept found in a specific field of nursing?

Middle-range Signup and view all the answers

A nurse is using a prescriptive theory to test the effect of holding pressure at an injection site on bruising. What is the nurse's rationale for using this theory?

It tests a specific nursing intervention Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a grand theory and a prescriptive theory?

Scope of focus Signup and view all the answers

How does a nurse integrate theory into practice using the nursing process?

By directing the use of the nursing process Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a nurse using the developmental theory to plan care for pediatric patients?

Humans have an orderly, predictive process of growth and development Signup and view all the answers

A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with essential hypertension. What is the nurse evaluating when monitoring the patient's blood pressure for several days?

Output Signup and view all the answers

A patient is admitted with possible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and is placed in isolation. What level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the nurse promoting when encouraging family visits?

Third level Signup and view all the answers

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which patient need should the nurse address first in a patient exhibiting increased respirations and cyanosis?

Physiological Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a nurse using Nightingale's theory to plan care?

Creating a healthy environment for patients Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of output in the context of the nursing process?

The end product of nursing care Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why nursing theories are essential in nursing practice?

Theories provide well-grounded rationales for nursing interventions and care measures. Signup and view all the answers

What level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes esteem and self-esteem needs?

Fourth level Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of applying Orem's theory in nursing practice?

To design interventions that promote self-care. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of a nurse using the stress/adaptation theory to plan care?

To help patients adapt to threats and maintain function and life Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of patients who participate in self-care activities according to Orem's theory?

Patients are more likely to improve their health outcomes. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of feedback in the context of the nursing process?

The response of the patient to nursing interventions Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the nurse in Orem's self-care theory?

To continually assess a patient's ability to perform self-care and intervene as needed. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a nurse using educational theory to plan care?

To educate patients about their condition and treatment Signup and view all the answers

Why are nursing theories essential in nursing education?

They provide a foundation for nursing practice and expand scientific knowledge. Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of applying nursing theories in nursing practice?

They provide a basis for predicting and prescribing nursing care measures. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Leininger's culture care theory?

Providing culturally specific nursing care. Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of applying nursing theories in nursing practice?

Patients are more likely to improve their health outcomes. Signup and view all the answers

According to Maslow's hierarchy, which need comes after physiological needs?

Safety and security Signup and view all the answers

What concepts are part of the nursing metaparadigm?

Person, health, environment, and nursing Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a concept included in the nursing metaparadigm?

Disease Signup and view all the answers

When incorporating psychosocial theories into nursing practice, which needs are NOT considered?

Cognitive needs of the patient Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct order of Maslow's hierarchy?

Physiological, safety, love, self-esteem, self-actualization Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order of love and belonging in Maslow's hierarchy?

4 Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is focused on promoting and restoring health and preventing illness?

Watson’s theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Orem’s nursing theory?

To help patients perform self-care Signup and view all the answers

What type of definition states how concepts are measured?

Operational definition Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?

To deliver nursing care using a systematic approach Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of theoretical knowledge?

Reading about different concepts Signup and view all the answers

Which level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the most basic priority?

Physiological Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of Watson’s theory?

Concern with promoting and restoring health and preventing illness Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a nursing theory?

To conceptualize an aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict, or prescribe nursing care Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of experiential knowledge?

Reflecting on clinical experiences Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of a nurse using theoretical knowledge in practice?

To stimulate thinking and create a broad understanding of nursing science and practices Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Nightingale's theory?

Nightingale views nursing as limited to the administration of medications and treatments. Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is most concerned with the nurse-patient relationship?

Peplau's theory Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is most concerned with cultural sensitivity and providing culturally specific nursing care?

Leininger's theory Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is most concerned with helping the patient perform self-care?

Orem's self-care deficit theory Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is most concerned with adapting to changes in physiological needs, self-concept, role function, and interdependence domains?

Roy's theory Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is most concerned with understanding the interrelationship between health, illness, and human behavior?

Watson's theory Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is most concerned with assisting the patient with 14 activities until patients can meet these needs for themselves?

Henderson's theory Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following nursing theories is most concerned with the environment?

Nightingale's theory Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing theory is most concerned with providing holistic care to patients?

Watson's theory Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following nursing theories is most concerned with the nurse-patient relationship and the interactive process?

Peplau's theory Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Nursing Theory and Practice

Theories help explain why nurses do what they do, and they are an important basis for the nurse's approach to daily patient care, expanding scientific knowledge of the profession.
Theories can direct how a nurse uses the nursing process, which is a systematic approach for the delivery of nursing care.

Types of Nursing Theories

Grand theories: broad in scope and complex, require further specification through research, and do not provide guidance for specific nursing interventions.
Prescriptive theories: detail nursing interventions for a specific phenomenon and the expected outcome of the care, but do not explain why.
Descriptive theories: help to explain patient assessment, but do not direct specific nursing activities.
Middle-range theories: tend to focus on a concept found in a specific field of nursing, rather than reflecting on a wide variety of nursing care situations.

Applying Nursing Theories

Orem's self-care deficit theory: focuses on helping patients perform self-care, assessing a patient's ability to perform self-care, and intervening as needed.
Nightingale's theory: views nursing not as limited to the administration of medications and treatments, but rather as oriented toward providing fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and adequate nutrition.
Peplau's theory: focuses on the individual, the nurse, and the interactive process or nurse-patient relationship, serving as a resource person, counselor, and surrogate.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Physiological needs: basic priority, includes needs such as food, water, and shelter.
Safety and security needs: second priority, includes needs such as protection and stability.
Love and belonging needs: third priority, includes needs such as relationships and social connections.
Self-esteem needs: fourth priority, includes needs such as recognition and respect.
Self-actualization needs: highest priority, includes needs such as personal growth and fulfillment.

Other Theories

Leininger's culture care theory: focuses on cultural diversity and provides culturally specific nursing care.
Henderson's theory: defines nursing as assisting the patient with 14 activities until patients can meet these needs for themselves, or assisting patients to have a peaceful death.
Watson's theory: believes that the purpose of nursing action is to understand the interrelationship between health, illness, and human behavior.
Roger's theory: considers caring as a fundamental component of professional nursing practice, based on 10 curative factors.

Nursing Process

Provides a systematic approach for the delivery of nursing care.
Involves assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Theories in Nursing Research

Operational definitions: state how concepts are measured.
Conceptual definitions: define a particular concept based on the theorist's perspective.
Paradigm: a pattern of beliefs used to describe a discipline's domain.

Theoretical Knowledge

Acquired through reading, observing, or discussing concepts.
Combines with experiential knowledge to provide safe, comprehensive nursing care.

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This quiz assesses the importance of nursing theory in understanding nursing practices and decision-making. It explores the role of theories in explaining why nurses do what they do.

Chapter 4 Nursing Theory and Practice

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Questions and Answers

What is the primary goal of a nurse using therapeutic communication according to Peplau?

What type of theory is Nightingale's grand theory?

What is the primary focus of a prescriptive theory?

A nurse researcher is testing the effect of meditation on migraine headaches. What type of theory is the nurse using?

What is the primary role of nursing theory in the nursing process?

A nurse views a patient as an open system that needs help in coping with stressors. Which theorist is the nurse using?

What type of theory is focused on a concept found in a specific field of nursing?

A nurse is using a prescriptive theory to test the effect of holding pressure at an injection site on bruising. What is the nurse's rationale for using this theory?

What is the primary difference between a grand theory and a prescriptive theory?

How does a nurse integrate theory into practice using the nursing process?

What is the primary focus of a nurse using the developmental theory to plan care for pediatric patients?

A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with essential hypertension. What is the nurse evaluating when monitoring the patient's blood pressure for several days?

A patient is admitted with possible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and is placed in isolation. What level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the nurse promoting when encouraging family visits?

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which patient need should the nurse address first in a patient exhibiting increased respirations and cyanosis?

What is the primary focus of a nurse using Nightingale's theory to plan care?

What is the definition of output in the context of the nursing process?

What is the primary reason why nursing theories are essential in nursing practice?

What level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes esteem and self-esteem needs?

What is the main goal of applying Orem's theory in nursing practice?

What is the primary goal of a nurse using the stress/adaptation theory to plan care?

What is the outcome of patients who participate in self-care activities according to Orem's theory?

What is the definition of feedback in the context of the nursing process?

What is the role of the nurse in Orem's self-care theory?

What is the primary focus of a nurse using educational theory to plan care?

Why are nursing theories essential in nursing education?

What is the benefit of applying nursing theories in nursing practice?

What is the primary focus of Leininger's culture care theory?

What is the outcome of applying nursing theories in nursing practice?

According to Maslow's hierarchy, which need comes after physiological needs?

What concepts are part of the nursing metaparadigm?

Which of the following is NOT a concept included in the nursing metaparadigm?

When incorporating psychosocial theories into nursing practice, which needs are NOT considered?

Which of the following is a correct order of Maslow's hierarchy?

What is the correct order of love and belonging in Maslow's hierarchy?

Which nursing theory is focused on promoting and restoring health and preventing illness?

What is the primary goal of Orem’s nursing theory?

What type of definition states how concepts are measured?

What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?

Which of the following is an example of theoretical knowledge?

Which level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the most basic priority?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Watson’s theory?

What is the primary purpose of a nursing theory?

Which of the following is an example of experiential knowledge?

What is the primary goal of a nurse using theoretical knowledge in practice?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Nightingale's theory?

Which nursing theory is most concerned with the nurse-patient relationship?

Which nursing theory is most concerned with cultural sensitivity and providing culturally specific nursing care?

Which nursing theory is most concerned with helping the patient perform self-care?

Which nursing theory is most concerned with adapting to changes in physiological needs, self-concept, role function, and interdependence domains?

Which nursing theory is most concerned with understanding the interrelationship between health, illness, and human behavior?

Which nursing theory is most concerned with assisting the patient with 14 activities until patients can meet these needs for themselves?

Which of the following nursing theories is most concerned with the environment?

Which nursing theory is most concerned with providing holistic care to patients?

Which of the following nursing theories is most concerned with the nurse-patient relationship and the interactive process?

Study Notes

Nursing Theory and Practice

Types of Nursing Theories

Applying Nursing Theories

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Other Theories

Nursing Process

Theories in Nursing Research

Theoretical Knowledge

Studying That Suits You

Description

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