chapter 8 theory practice questions

What phrase best describes the science of nursing?

• application of clinical skills

• body of nursing knowledge

• holistic patient care

• art of individualized nursing

The practice of changing patients bedclothes each day in acute care settings is an example of what type of knowledge?

• authoritative

• traditional

• scientfic

• applied

A student nurse learns how to give injections from the nurse manager. This is an example of the acquisition of what type of knowledge?

• authoritative

• traditional

• scientific

• applied

Which of the following sources of knowledge is based on objective data?

• authoritative

• traditional

• scientific

• applied

A patient undergoing chemotherapy for a brain tumor believes that having a good attitude will help in the healing process. This is an example of what type of knowledge?

• science

• philosophy

• process

• virtue

Which of the following examples represents the type of knowledge known as process? Select all that apply.

• A nurse consults an ethics committee regarding an ethical dilemma.

• A nurse changes the linens on a patient's bed.

• A nurse studies a nursing journal article on infection control.

• A nurse dispenses medications to patients.

• A nurse monitors the vital signs of a postoperative patient.

During the first half of the 20th century, a change in the structure of society resulted in changed roles for women and, in turn, for nursing. What was one of these changes?

• More women retired from the workforce to raise families.

• Women became more dependent and sought higher education.

• The focus of nursing changed to hands-on training.

• Nursing research was conducted and published.

Who was the first nurse to develop a nursing theory?

• Clara Barton

• Dorothea Dix

• Florence Nightingale

• Virginia Henderson

A nurse observes that certain patients have less pain after procedures than do others, and forms a theory of why this happens. What is a theory?

• a concept used to directly prove a fact or a group of facts.

• an understanding borrowed from other disciplines.

• a best guess based on intangible ideas.

• a statement of an occurrence based on observed facts.

A staff nurse asks a student, "Why in the world are you studying nursing theory?" How would the student best respond?

• Our school requires we take it before we can graduate.

• We do it so we know more than your generation did.

• I think it explains how we should collaborate with others.

• It helps explain how nursing is different from medicine.