NUR 206 Exam 1 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What are the essential characteristics of the nursing discipline? -
correct answer ✅relational and creative
specialized knowledge and skills with prudent clinical judgment
collaborative
evolving
Why is nursing a science? -
correct answer ✅because of knowledge
nursing theories and models
Why is nursing an art? -
correct answer ✅because of caring
the blend of knowledge, skills, and scientific understandings of their
individualized knowledge of each client as a unique human being
with physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual needs
What are the core constructs of professional nursing's meta-
paradigm? -
correct answer ✅person - recipient of nursing care; complex
, NUR 206 Exam 1 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
environment - internal and external
health - whole; multidimensional
nursing - giver of care; goal is to help people
What are the different models of communication? -
correct answer ✅linear models - sender, message, receiver, and
context
transactional models of communication - expanded form of linear;
sender, receiver, input, output, feedback loop, context
What are the theoretical frameworks used in nursing relationships?
-
correct answer ✅developmental theory (Erikson) - used to assess
developmental client needs and design developmentally age-
appropriate nursing interventions
(Grade A+)
What are the essential characteristics of the nursing discipline? -
correct answer ✅relational and creative
specialized knowledge and skills with prudent clinical judgment
collaborative
evolving
Why is nursing a science? -
correct answer ✅because of knowledge
nursing theories and models
Why is nursing an art? -
correct answer ✅because of caring
the blend of knowledge, skills, and scientific understandings of their
individualized knowledge of each client as a unique human being
with physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual needs
What are the core constructs of professional nursing's meta-
paradigm? -
correct answer ✅person - recipient of nursing care; complex
, NUR 206 Exam 1 Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
environment - internal and external
health - whole; multidimensional
nursing - giver of care; goal is to help people
What are the different models of communication? -
correct answer ✅linear models - sender, message, receiver, and
context
transactional models of communication - expanded form of linear;
sender, receiver, input, output, feedback loop, context
What are the theoretical frameworks used in nursing relationships?
-
correct answer ✅developmental theory (Erikson) - used to assess
developmental client needs and design developmentally age-
appropriate nursing interventions
