Theory
Nursing theories are the ______ to decision making
Framework
Rationale: Nursing theories are the framework to decision-making, facilitate the communication between nurses and other care-team members, and aid to develop patient care goals
What are the 4 key concepts common to nursing models?
Client or patient, health, environment, and nursing
Rationale: A theory used the patient, health, environment and nursing connected in different ways. This helps with nursing education and nursing care.
Which theories focus on a specific phenomena, are testable and verifiable?
Middle Theory
Rationale: Middle theories focus on a particular phenomena, are testable and verifiable and are based on research and real life nursing.
Grand theories are used to direct what?
Nursing education and nursing care
Rationale: These theories are used to direct care and education in nursing connecting the patient, health, environment and the nurse.
What theory does Mr. X's behavior reflect?
Grief Theory
Rationale: This shows that the importance of nurses to acknowledge and support his grief, in order to help him move past the anger stag
Traditionally, health was thought of as an absence of what?
Disease
Rationale: In the early days of nursing, the information was based on their knowledge at the time but has expanded with the use of technology.
What middle theory model promotes patient self efficacy?
Pender's Health Promotional Model
Rationale: Pender's Health Promotional Model is defined by relating individual experiences and motivations to help incentivize health promotion.
Which model considers a patient's healthcare as their own responsibility?
Orem Self Care Model
Rationale: The Orem Self Care Model looks at healthcare as the individual's own responsibility and promotes self care.