Nursing and the Health Care Environment

Nursing and the Health Care Environment
9. A patient is admitted to an acute care area. The patient is
an active business man who is worried about getting back
to work. He has had severe diarrhea and vomiting for the
last week. He is weak, and his breathing is labored. Using
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, identify this patient’s immediate
priority.
1. Self-actualization
2. Air, water, and nutrition
3. Safety
4. Esteem and self-esteem needs
10. Which of the following is closely aligned with Leininger’s
theory?
1. Caring for patients from unique cultures
2. Understanding the humanistic aspects of life
3. Variables affecting a patient’s response to a stressor
4. Caring for patients who cannot adapt to internal and external environmental demands
11. Match the following theories with their definitions.
1. Grand theory
2. Middle-range theory
3. Descriptive theory
4. Prescriptive theory
A. Addresses specific phenomena
and reflect practice
B. First level in theory
development and describes a
phenomenon
C. Provides a structural
framework for broad concepts
about nursing
D. Linked to outcomes
(consequences of specific
nursing interventions
12. A nurse is applying Henderson’s theory as a basis for theory
based-nursing practice. Which other elements are important
for theory-based nursing practice? (Select all that apply.)
1. Knowledge of nursing science
2. Knowledge of related sciences
3. Knowledge about current health care issues
4. Knowledge of standards of practice
13. Which of the following statements apply to theory generation?
(Select all that apply.)
1. Builds scientific knowledge base of nursing
2. Discovers relationships of phenomena to practice
3. Tests specific phenomena
4. Identifies observations about a phenomenon
14. Which of the following statements about theory-based nursing
practice is incorrect?
1. Contributes to evidence-based practice
2. Provides a systematic process for designing nursing interventions
3. Is not linked to nursing outcomes
4. Guides the nurse’s assessment
15. As an art nursing relies on knowledge gained from practice
and reflection on past experiences. As a science nursing relies
on (select all that apply):
1. Experimental research.
2. Nonexperimental research.
3. Research from other disciplines.
4. Professional opinions.