Nursing Theory Quiz

Who is considered the mother of the nursing profession?

• Virginia Henderson

• Martha Rogers

• Florence Nightingale

• Dorothea Orem

Which nurse-scientist theorist published 'Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What it is not?' in 1860?

• Florence Nightingale

• Dorothea Orem

• Martha Rogers

• Virginia Henderson

According to Florence Nightingale, what is the main idea of nursing?

• To promote self-care agency

• To provide necessary intervention for recovery

• To assist the client to stay in balance

• To manipulate the environment for the client's response

What is the role of the nurse in Virginia Henderson's theory when the behavior pattern conforms with expectations and demands of others?

• Collaborative

• Supportive

• Complementary

• Supplementary

According to Martha Rogers, what is the first assumption in the Science of Unitary Human Beings?

• Humans have the capacity for abstraction and imagery

• Life patterns identify individuals

• Individual and environment are continuously exchanging matter and energy

• Man is a unified whole

In Dorothea Orem's theory, what is the purpose of self-care requisites?

• To regulate discomforts

• To seek medical assistance

• To maintain life, health, and well-being

• To promote self-care behaviors

What is the main idea of Virginia Henderson's theory regarding the unique function of a nurse?

• To assist the individual in self-care activities

• To provide medical assistance

• To promote spiritual well-being

• To enhance coping strategies

What is the goal of nursing according to Florence Nightingale?

• To promote self-care agency

• To manipulate the environment for the client's response

• To provide necessary intervention for recovery

• To assist the client to stay in balance

What is the theoretical framework presented by Virginia Henderson showing the interrelationship of a person, nursing, and environment?

• Supportive Compensatory

• Wholly Compensatory

• Interrelationship of a person, nursing, and environment

• Partly Compensatory

According to Martha Rogers, what is the second assumption in the Science of Unitary Human Beings?

• Humans have the capacity for abstraction and imagery

• Man is a unified whole

• Life patterns identify individuals

• Individual and environment are continuously exchanging matter and energy