Nursing 1170 questions well answered
to pass 205/2026
what is the essence of nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔opportunity to make a difference,
change lives and the healthcare system, and do our work by establishing relationships
what is the purpose of the nursing metaparadigm - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔summarize the
intellectual and social missions of a discipline
place a boundary on the subject of matter of that discipline
what is the nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔aims to describe, predict and explain the
phenomena of nursing
offers nursing a sense of identity and provides an understanding of nurses and their
purpose/role in healthcare
helps organize knowledge about nursing practice
rooted in disciplines history and traditions
theories develop over time in response to changing knowledge, changes within the healthcare
system and society
nursing - as an art and a science - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔todays nursing practice is built on the
foundation of early nursing theories
florence nightingale (1860) first nursing theorist, described the nature of nursing and delineated
the scope of nursing practice as separate from medicine
what is nursing really about?
Art vs science - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔nursing is more than compassion and instead is about
understanding the human condition, in all its complexity to help people deal with daily life
choices that affect their health and recover from harm to the body.
, what does skilled nursing require - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔depth of knowledge
skill in clinical reasoning and judgment
broad range of technical and thinking skills that have been honored through years of practice
that blend the art and science of caring
why is the nursing theory important - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔encourages us to:
think creatively and look beyond the norms
examine day to day practice in order to understand the complexities of nursing
provides nursing with an identity, clarity and direction
gives a sense of pride tat our work is meaningful and valued
classification of nursing theories - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔metatheory, grand theory, middle
range theory, practice theory, other
metatheory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔abstract concepts and phenomena
grand theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔conceptual frameworks- explain how nurses organize
knowledge about nursing in order to understand a clients situation
middle range theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔more precise and specific to limited situations
practice theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔explores a particular situation found in nursing
ex. comfort theory
to pass 205/2026
what is the essence of nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔opportunity to make a difference,
change lives and the healthcare system, and do our work by establishing relationships
what is the purpose of the nursing metaparadigm - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔summarize the
intellectual and social missions of a discipline
place a boundary on the subject of matter of that discipline
what is the nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔aims to describe, predict and explain the
phenomena of nursing
offers nursing a sense of identity and provides an understanding of nurses and their
purpose/role in healthcare
helps organize knowledge about nursing practice
rooted in disciplines history and traditions
theories develop over time in response to changing knowledge, changes within the healthcare
system and society
nursing - as an art and a science - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔todays nursing practice is built on the
foundation of early nursing theories
florence nightingale (1860) first nursing theorist, described the nature of nursing and delineated
the scope of nursing practice as separate from medicine
what is nursing really about?
Art vs science - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔nursing is more than compassion and instead is about
understanding the human condition, in all its complexity to help people deal with daily life
choices that affect their health and recover from harm to the body.
, what does skilled nursing require - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔depth of knowledge
skill in clinical reasoning and judgment
broad range of technical and thinking skills that have been honored through years of practice
that blend the art and science of caring
why is the nursing theory important - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔encourages us to:
think creatively and look beyond the norms
examine day to day practice in order to understand the complexities of nursing
provides nursing with an identity, clarity and direction
gives a sense of pride tat our work is meaningful and valued
classification of nursing theories - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔metatheory, grand theory, middle
range theory, practice theory, other
metatheory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔abstract concepts and phenomena
grand theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔conceptual frameworks- explain how nurses organize
knowledge about nursing in order to understand a clients situation
middle range theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔more precise and specific to limited situations
practice theory - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔explores a particular situation found in nursing
ex. comfort theory
