1. Select the scientific theory used in several nursing theories to explain the following scenario: One nurse, whose adult son died in the ER 11 years ago, contends that she can never walk into a hospital again and quits her job. A second nurse, whose husband died in the hospital, continues to work her shifts responsibly and compassionately without incident.
a.Role theory
b.Adaptation theory
c.Developmental theories
d.Systems theory

2. Identify the catalyst of Jean Watson‘s Theory of Care.
a.Personal values and beliefs
b.Belief that nursing practice should be autonomous
c.Changes in health care delivery and patient satisfaction survey responses
d.Theories promoting the capacity of self-care

3. Which of the following is an example of the application of Madeleine Leininger‘s Cultural Care Theory of Diversity and Universality?
a.Preparing a patient for a medical procedure by using medical terminology
b.Learning about diverse ethnic patient populations
c.Planning nursing care in a standardized manner ensuring that everyone is treated the same way
d.Asking a non-English-speaking patient to provide an English-speaking person to trSELECTED ANSWERlate details of care

4. Which is an example of Dorothea Orem‘s Theory of Self-Care Deficit?
a.A nurse asks a patient how much she can do for herself following a stroke.
b.A nurse performs total care on a stroke patient to conserve the patient‘s energy.
c.A nurse leaves a stroke patient to walk to the bathroom and shower by herself.
d.A nurse enables a stroke patient to wash up in bed by providing bath wipes.

5.The goal of Ida Jean Orlando‘s theory of effective nursing practice is to
a.focus on relationships among the environment, nurse, and patient.
b.reduce the duration of hospital stays.
c.meet the immediate needs of the patient and relieve distress or discomfort.
d.integrate holism into nursing.

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