NURS 136 Exam 1 - CH. 1, 2, 4, 5 with
complete solutions
Respite care - correct answerIt is a service that provides short-term relief or "time off" for people
providing homecare to an individual who is ill, disabled, or frail
Hospice - correct answerIs a system of family centered care that allows patients to live with comfort,
independence, and dignity while easing the pain of terminal illness
Assisted living - correct answerOffers and attractive long term care setting with an environment more
like home and greater resident autonomy
Restorative care - correct answerAre to help individuals regain maximal functional status and enhance
quality of life through promotion of independence and self-care
Home care - correct answerIs the provision of medical related professionals and paraprofessionals
services and equipment to patients and families in their homes for health maintenance education,
illness prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, palliation, and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation - correct answerRestore a person to the fullest physical, mental, social, vocational and
economic potential possibility
Extended care facility - correct answerProvides intermediate medical, nursing, or custodial care for
patients recovering from acute illness or those with chronic illness or disability
Skilled nursing facility - correct answerOffers skilled care from a licensed nursing staff
Nursing - correct answerIs the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities;
prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response; and advocation in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations
Theory - correct answerHelps explain event by defining ideas or concepts, explaining relationships
among the concepts, and predicting outcomes
, NURS 136 Exam 1 - CH. 1, 2, 4, 5 with
complete solutions
Nursing theory - correct answerConceptualizes an aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict, and
prescribe nursing care
phenomenon - correct answerIs the term, description, or label given to describe an idea or response
about an event, a situation, a process, a group of events, or a group of situations
Nursing metaparadigm - correct answerAllows nurses to understand and explain what nursing is, when
nursing does, why nurses do what they do
Assumptions - correct answerAre the "taken for granted" statements that explain the nature of the
concept, definitions, purpose, relationships, and the structure of a theory
Paradigm - correct answerIs a pattern of beliefs used to describe the domain of a discipline
Conceptual framework - correct answerProvides a way to organize major concepts and visualize the
relationship among phenomena
Grand Theory - correct answerAre abstract, broad in scope, and complex; therefore they require further
clarification through research so they can be applied to nursing practice
Practice theories - correct answerAlso known as a situation specific theory, bring theories to the bedside
Descriptive theories - correct answerAre the first level of theory development
Prescriptive theories - correct answerAddress nursing interventions for a phenomenon, guide practice
change, and predict the consequences
shared theory - correct answerExplains a phenomenon specific to the discipline that developed the
theory
complete solutions
Respite care - correct answerIt is a service that provides short-term relief or "time off" for people
providing homecare to an individual who is ill, disabled, or frail
Hospice - correct answerIs a system of family centered care that allows patients to live with comfort,
independence, and dignity while easing the pain of terminal illness
Assisted living - correct answerOffers and attractive long term care setting with an environment more
like home and greater resident autonomy
Restorative care - correct answerAre to help individuals regain maximal functional status and enhance
quality of life through promotion of independence and self-care
Home care - correct answerIs the provision of medical related professionals and paraprofessionals
services and equipment to patients and families in their homes for health maintenance education,
illness prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, palliation, and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation - correct answerRestore a person to the fullest physical, mental, social, vocational and
economic potential possibility
Extended care facility - correct answerProvides intermediate medical, nursing, or custodial care for
patients recovering from acute illness or those with chronic illness or disability
Skilled nursing facility - correct answerOffers skilled care from a licensed nursing staff
Nursing - correct answerIs the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities;
prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response; and advocation in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations
Theory - correct answerHelps explain event by defining ideas or concepts, explaining relationships
among the concepts, and predicting outcomes
, NURS 136 Exam 1 - CH. 1, 2, 4, 5 with
complete solutions
Nursing theory - correct answerConceptualizes an aspect of nursing to describe, explain, predict, and
prescribe nursing care
phenomenon - correct answerIs the term, description, or label given to describe an idea or response
about an event, a situation, a process, a group of events, or a group of situations
Nursing metaparadigm - correct answerAllows nurses to understand and explain what nursing is, when
nursing does, why nurses do what they do
Assumptions - correct answerAre the "taken for granted" statements that explain the nature of the
concept, definitions, purpose, relationships, and the structure of a theory
Paradigm - correct answerIs a pattern of beliefs used to describe the domain of a discipline
Conceptual framework - correct answerProvides a way to organize major concepts and visualize the
relationship among phenomena
Grand Theory - correct answerAre abstract, broad in scope, and complex; therefore they require further
clarification through research so they can be applied to nursing practice
Practice theories - correct answerAlso known as a situation specific theory, bring theories to the bedside
Descriptive theories - correct answerAre the first level of theory development
Prescriptive theories - correct answerAddress nursing interventions for a phenomenon, guide practice
change, and predict the consequences
shared theory - correct answerExplains a phenomenon specific to the discipline that developed the
theory
