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Nursing Theorists and Their Work
(Alligood)– Test Bank
Edition/Reference: 10th (2022)
Chapter List
1. Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and Significance
2. Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance
3. History of Nursing Science
4. Theory Development Process
5. The Structure and Analysis of Specialized Nursing Knowledge
6. Florence Nightingale: Modern Nursing
7. Watson’s Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring
8. Theory of Bureaucratic Caring
9. Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice
10. Philosophy of Caring
11. Theory of Caritative Caring
12. The Conservation Model
13. Unitary Human Beings
14. Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing
15. Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment
16. Systems Model
17. Adaptation Model
18. Behavioral System Model
19. The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice
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20. Transitions Theory
21. Health Promotion Model
22. Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality
23. Health as Expanding Consciousness
24. Humanbecoming
25. Modeling and Role-Modeling
26. Symphonological Bioethical Theory
27. Maternal Role Attainment—Becoming a Mother
28. Uncertainty in Illness Theory
29. Self-Transcendence Theory
30. Theory of Illness Trajectory
31. Theory of Chronic Sorrow
32. The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery
33. Theory of Comfort
34. Postpartum Depression Theory
35. Theory of Caring
36. Peaceful End-of-Life Theory
37. State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and
Significance
Question 1. A nurse educator is introducing Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its
History and Significance. Which teaching point best reflects the central emphasis
of this chapter?
A. Prioritizing history of theory so assessment, planning, and intervention remain
conceptually consistent.
B. Basing care solely on physician preferences without a nursing framework.
C. Reducing the situation to tasks and documentation requirements alone.
D. Choosing interventions mainly because they are familiar on the unit.
✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A is correct because Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and
Significance emphasizes history of theory. In practice, that means the nurse
organizes assessment cues, priorities, and follow-up around that idea instead of
treating care as a checklist. The distractors are less appropriate because they rely
on habit, external authority, or fragmented task completion rather than nursing
reasoning grounded in the chapter’s conceptual emphasis.
DIF: Easy
TOP: history of theory
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care
Question 2. During clinical conference, a student asks how Introduction to Nursing
Theory: Its History and Significance should influence nursing decisions. Which
response is most accurate?
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Nursing Theorists and Their Work
(Alligood)– Test Bank
Edition/Reference: 10th (2022)
Chapter List
1. Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and Significance
2. Nursing Theorists of Historical Significance
3. History of Nursing Science
4. Theory Development Process
5. The Structure and Analysis of Specialized Nursing Knowledge
6. Florence Nightingale: Modern Nursing
7. Watson’s Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring
8. Theory of Bureaucratic Caring
9. Caring, Clinical Wisdom, and Ethics in Nursing Practice
10. Philosophy of Caring
11. Theory of Caritative Caring
12. The Conservation Model
13. Unitary Human Beings
14. Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing
15. Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment
16. Systems Model
17. Adaptation Model
18. Behavioral System Model
19. The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice
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20. Transitions Theory
21. Health Promotion Model
22. Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality
23. Health as Expanding Consciousness
24. Humanbecoming
25. Modeling and Role-Modeling
26. Symphonological Bioethical Theory
27. Maternal Role Attainment—Becoming a Mother
28. Uncertainty in Illness Theory
29. Self-Transcendence Theory
30. Theory of Illness Trajectory
31. Theory of Chronic Sorrow
32. The Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery
33. Theory of Comfort
34. Postpartum Depression Theory
35. Theory of Caring
36. Peaceful End-of-Life Theory
37. State of the Art and Science of Nursing Theory
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and
Significance
Question 1. A nurse educator is introducing Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its
History and Significance. Which teaching point best reflects the central emphasis
of this chapter?
A. Prioritizing history of theory so assessment, planning, and intervention remain
conceptually consistent.
B. Basing care solely on physician preferences without a nursing framework.
C. Reducing the situation to tasks and documentation requirements alone.
D. Choosing interventions mainly because they are familiar on the unit.
✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A is correct because Introduction to Nursing Theory: Its History and
Significance emphasizes history of theory. In practice, that means the nurse
organizes assessment cues, priorities, and follow-up around that idea instead of
treating care as a checklist. The distractors are less appropriate because they rely
on habit, external authority, or fragmented task completion rather than nursing
reasoning grounded in the chapter’s conceptual emphasis.
DIF: Easy
TOP: history of theory
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care
Question 2. During clinical conference, a student asks how Introduction to Nursing
Theory: Its History and Significance should influence nursing decisions. Which
response is most accurate?
