HNB-BC Test Prep (Holistic Nurse Board Exam Prep)
Questions With Complete Solutions
5 core values of holistic nursing Correct Answers 1. Holistic
philosophy, theories, and ethics
2. Holistic caring process
3. Holistic communication- healing environment- cultural
diversity
4. Holistic education & research
5. Holistic nurse self-reflection and care
A 53-year-old woman with recurrent breast cancer confides to a
holistic nurse that she plans to stop her medical treatments that
no longer seem to be helping her, and to try an herbal
preparation a friend told her cures cancer. She says she does not
plan to tell her family right away because they might be against
her plan. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?
Correct Answers 1. Tell her it would be best to talk with her
physician first
2. Inform her family and physicians as soon as possible
3. Accept her decision without question and say nothing more 4.
Explore further with her what made her come to this decision
(4 is correct. Although holistic nurses support their client's
world view, without further clarification, it is impossible to
understand why she made this decision.)
Barbara Dossey Correct Answers Theory of Integral Nursing-
comprehensive health nurse/pt/family/community/health are
system
Carl Pribram Correct Answers Holographic Universe
, Centering Correct Answers The Holistic Nurse uses self as
instrument of healing. Specifically, the Holistic Nurse:
a) Centers self before interacting with client.
(#1) i) Understands and states the purpose of centering
ii) Acquires knowledge and skills related to self-centering
iii) Recognizes that centering may need to be repeated
David Bohm Correct Answers Theory of Implicate Explicate
order, Psychoneuroimmunology
Dorothea Orem Correct Answers Self-Care Deficity Theory:
The act of assisting others in the provision and management of
self-care to maintain or improve human functioning at the home
level of effectiveness." It focuses on each individual's ability to
perform self-care, defined as "the practice of activities that
individuals initiate and perform on their own behalf in
maintaining life, health, and well-being
Florence Nightingale 6 Values of Decent Care Correct Answers
1.Agency
2.Dignity
3.Interdependence
4.Solidarity
5.Subsidiarity
6.Sustainability
Framework Principles Holistic Nursing Correct Answers
1.Person
2.Healing/health
3.Practice
Questions With Complete Solutions
5 core values of holistic nursing Correct Answers 1. Holistic
philosophy, theories, and ethics
2. Holistic caring process
3. Holistic communication- healing environment- cultural
diversity
4. Holistic education & research
5. Holistic nurse self-reflection and care
A 53-year-old woman with recurrent breast cancer confides to a
holistic nurse that she plans to stop her medical treatments that
no longer seem to be helping her, and to try an herbal
preparation a friend told her cures cancer. She says she does not
plan to tell her family right away because they might be against
her plan. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?
Correct Answers 1. Tell her it would be best to talk with her
physician first
2. Inform her family and physicians as soon as possible
3. Accept her decision without question and say nothing more 4.
Explore further with her what made her come to this decision
(4 is correct. Although holistic nurses support their client's
world view, without further clarification, it is impossible to
understand why she made this decision.)
Barbara Dossey Correct Answers Theory of Integral Nursing-
comprehensive health nurse/pt/family/community/health are
system
Carl Pribram Correct Answers Holographic Universe
, Centering Correct Answers The Holistic Nurse uses self as
instrument of healing. Specifically, the Holistic Nurse:
a) Centers self before interacting with client.
(#1) i) Understands and states the purpose of centering
ii) Acquires knowledge and skills related to self-centering
iii) Recognizes that centering may need to be repeated
David Bohm Correct Answers Theory of Implicate Explicate
order, Psychoneuroimmunology
Dorothea Orem Correct Answers Self-Care Deficity Theory:
The act of assisting others in the provision and management of
self-care to maintain or improve human functioning at the home
level of effectiveness." It focuses on each individual's ability to
perform self-care, defined as "the practice of activities that
individuals initiate and perform on their own behalf in
maintaining life, health, and well-being
Florence Nightingale 6 Values of Decent Care Correct Answers
1.Agency
2.Dignity
3.Interdependence
4.Solidarity
5.Subsidiarity
6.Sustainability
Framework Principles Holistic Nursing Correct Answers
1.Person
2.Healing/health
3.Practice
