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NURS 3082 Final Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
What is the level of abstraction and type of Watson's human caring theory? (select 2)
a) Grand Theory
b) Situation-specific theory
c) Needs-based
d) Interaction- Based
e) Middle-range Theory
f) Outcome-based - Ans:✔✔-a) Grand theory
d) Interaction-based
According to Watson a patient placed in isolation who receives minimal interaction will not have this
inherent need met:
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a) The need to participate in caring exchanges
b) The need to maintain independence
c) The need to achieve human developmental tasks
d) The need to learn about the outside world - Ans:✔✔-a) The need to participate in caring exchanges
Nurse Janet wants to transform her nursing practice when caring for persons in the LGBTQ+ community.
She begins by deeply examining her own beliefs, biases, and experiences concerning this community.
This is an example of:
a) Compassion
b) Reflexivity
c) Advocacy
d) Politicization - Ans:✔✔-b) Reflexivity
Nurse Ella learns about Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The main purpose of theories is to:
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a) Describe what is happening now
b) Predict what will happen in the future
c) Explain what happened in the past
d) Question why something is happening - Ans:✔✔-b) Predict what will happen in the future
Nurse Levi is caring for a patient and family who disagree about the plan for treatment. Nurse Levi is
aware of the moral standards in nursing and maintains a neutral position. What nursing pattern of
knowing is this?
a) Ethics
b) Empiricists
c) Emancipatory
d) Esthetics - Ans:✔✔-a) Ethics
Nurses developed nursing theories to: (select 4)
a) Advance nursing as a scholarly profession
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b) Generate nursing knowledge
c) Improve the quality of nursing practice
d) Describe and explain phenomenon of interest to nurses
e) Force students to study theories in nursing school
f) Compete with other disciplines - Ans:✔✔-a) Advance nursing as a scholarly profession
b) Generate nursing knowledge
c) Improve the quality of nursing practice
d) Describe and explain phenomenon of interest to nurses
Nurse Sam feels uneasy, sad and worried that a resident she cares for Mr. Smith will die this evening.
What type of knowing is this?
a) Scientific Method
b) Authority
c) Empiricism
d) Intuition - Ans:✔✔-d) Intuition
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