NSG 403 Midterm Study Guide Questions With Complete
Solutions
**Categorization of theoretical works in nursing Correct
Answer -philosophies
-conceptual models/grand theories
-middle-range theories
-practice theories
*depending on the level of abstraction
**Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory Correct
Answer -focus is primarily on the patient and the environment,
with the nurse manipulating the environment to enhance patient
recovery.
-she believed that nursing was a calling and that the recipients of
nursing care were holistic individuals with a spiritual dimension
-nurse was expected to care for the spiritual needs of the patients
in spiritual distress.
-believed that nurses should be involved in health promotion and
health teaching with the sick and with those who were well.
**Jean Watson's Philosophy and Science of Caring Correct
Answer -goal of nursing is to help persons attain a higher level
of harmony within the mind-body-spirit, which can potentiate
healing and health.
Abstract concept Correct Answer -one that is not observable
(hope or caring)
, According to Watson, trim is: Correct Answer is not
expendable, but it cannot be the center of professional nursing
practice
Assumptions Correct Answer describe concepts or connect
two concepts and represent values, beliefs, or goals.
-when they are challenged, they become propositions.
Autonomy Correct Answer - involves one's ability to self-rule
and to generate personal decisions independently.
-principle of autonomy refers to RESPECT for AUTONOMY
Beneficence Correct Answer -deeds of mercy, kindness, and
charity.
-actions should benefit patients and facilitate their well-being.
-"paternalism" is the deliberately overriding patient's autonomy.
Betty Neuman's Systems Model Correct Answer - a wellness
model based on general sys-tems theory in which the client
system is exposed to stressors from within and without the
system.
- focus of the model is on the client system in relationship to
stressors.
-is health oriented, with an emphasis on prevention as
intervention,
Bioethics Correct Answer -specific domain of ethics focused
on moral issues in the field of health care.
- evolved into a discipline all its own as a result of life-and-death
moral dilemmas encountered by physicians, nurses, other
healthcare profes-sionals, patients, and families.
Solutions
**Categorization of theoretical works in nursing Correct
Answer -philosophies
-conceptual models/grand theories
-middle-range theories
-practice theories
*depending on the level of abstraction
**Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory Correct
Answer -focus is primarily on the patient and the environment,
with the nurse manipulating the environment to enhance patient
recovery.
-she believed that nursing was a calling and that the recipients of
nursing care were holistic individuals with a spiritual dimension
-nurse was expected to care for the spiritual needs of the patients
in spiritual distress.
-believed that nurses should be involved in health promotion and
health teaching with the sick and with those who were well.
**Jean Watson's Philosophy and Science of Caring Correct
Answer -goal of nursing is to help persons attain a higher level
of harmony within the mind-body-spirit, which can potentiate
healing and health.
Abstract concept Correct Answer -one that is not observable
(hope or caring)
, According to Watson, trim is: Correct Answer is not
expendable, but it cannot be the center of professional nursing
practice
Assumptions Correct Answer describe concepts or connect
two concepts and represent values, beliefs, or goals.
-when they are challenged, they become propositions.
Autonomy Correct Answer - involves one's ability to self-rule
and to generate personal decisions independently.
-principle of autonomy refers to RESPECT for AUTONOMY
Beneficence Correct Answer -deeds of mercy, kindness, and
charity.
-actions should benefit patients and facilitate their well-being.
-"paternalism" is the deliberately overriding patient's autonomy.
Betty Neuman's Systems Model Correct Answer - a wellness
model based on general sys-tems theory in which the client
system is exposed to stressors from within and without the
system.
- focus of the model is on the client system in relationship to
stressors.
-is health oriented, with an emphasis on prevention as
intervention,
Bioethics Correct Answer -specific domain of ethics focused
on moral issues in the field of health care.
- evolved into a discipline all its own as a result of life-and-death
moral dilemmas encountered by physicians, nurses, other
healthcare profes-sionals, patients, and families.
