Free Nursing Theories MCQs with Answers
49 Nursing Theories MCQs from Nursing Management and Ethics, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Nursing theories explain relationships among the person, environment, health and nursing, and provide frameworks for assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Coverage includes the ideas of Nightingale, Orem, Roy, Neuman, Peplau, Watson and other major theorists, with attention to how a theory differs from a conceptual model.
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- A. The cognator subsystem
- B. The regulator subsystem
- C. The interdependence mode
- D. The role function mode
Explanation: The regulator subsystem produces automatic neural, chemical and endocrine responses to stimuli.
Correct answer: The regulator subsystem- A. Preventing a stressor before it affects the client system
- B. Returning toward system stability after treatment
- C. Identifying the stressor that first caused the reaction
- D. Strengthening the flexible line of defense
Explanation: Reconstitution is the process of returning to, or moving beyond, the previous level of system stability after a stress reaction and…
Correct answer: Returning toward system stability after treatment- A. Conservation of energy
- B. Conservation of structural integrity
- C. Conservation of personal integrity
- D. Conservation of social integrity
Explanation: Conservation of personal integrity protects the patient's identity, privacy, values and sense of self.
Correct answer: Conservation of personal integrity- A. Administering prescribed antibiotics
- B. Assisting with bathing and comfort measures
- C. Exploring the patient's feelings about illness
- D. Selecting the patient's surgical treatment
Explanation: The care component involves bodily care and comfort provided by nursing.
Correct answer: Assisting with bathing and comfort measures- A. Relief
- B. Ease
- C. Transcendence
- D. Social integration
Explanation: Relief occurs when a specific comfort need is met, such as pain reduction after analgesia.
Correct answer: Relief- A. A diagnosis that can be made without further assessment
- B. An expression that may indicate an immediate need for help
- C. A fixed personality trait that guides all nursing care
- D. A medical symptom requiring treatment by the physician
Explanation: Orlando viewed patient behaviour as potentially signalling an immediate need for help, but the nurse must interpret it carefully and…
Correct answer: An expression that may indicate an immediate need for help- A. The patient's ability to perform activities of living
- B. The nurse's use of transpersonal caring relationships
- C. The effect of stressors on an open client system
- D. The stages of a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship
Explanation: The Roper, Logan and Tierney model assesses activities of living and the person's position on the dependence-independence continuum.
Correct answer: The patient's ability to perform activities of living- A. Developing maternal identity and confidence in the mothering role
- B. Maintaining physiological stability during critical illness
- C. Reducing environmental stressors around the hospitalized patient
- D. Improving communication during the working phase of care
Explanation: Mercer's theory explains how a woman develops maternal identity, competence and confidence over time.
Correct answer: Developing maternal identity and confidence in the mothering role- A. Perceived benefits of action
- B. Perceived barriers to action
- C. Interpersonal influences
- D. Activity-related affect
Explanation: Perceived barriers are anticipated obstacles, such as cost, lack of transport or fear of harm, that reduce the likelihood of…
Correct answer: Perceived barriers to action