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Test Bank for Interpersonal
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Communication Skills for Nurses 6th
Edition Arnold A+

,Test Bank for Interpersonal Relationships Professional Communication

Skills for Nurses 6th Edition Arnold

Chapter 1: Theoretical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues



MULTIPLE CHOICES



1. Which of the following best describes the role of theory in the nurse-client relationship?

a. Theory provides a common language.

b. Theory is the essence of the nurse-client relationship.

c. Theory varies with changes in health care delivery.

d. Theory guides nursing practice.



ANS: D

Theory provides nurses with a systematic way to view client situations and a logical way to organize

and interpret data. Incorrect answers: 1. Theory does provide a common language for nurses, but this

question asks what best describes the role of theory in the nurse-client relationship. 2. Theory acts as a

framework or guide; it is not the essence of the relationship. 3. Theory provides a common framework

for describing practice.



DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Text Page Reference: p. 3 TOP: Step of the

Nursing Process: All phases

MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care




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,2. Nurse Jones demonstrates the application of modern nursing theory when she:

a. Administers insulin to a client with diabetes

b. Assists a physician with a pelvic examination

c. Teaches a client techniques of self breast examination

d. Makes up a client’s bed



ANS: C

Modern nursing theory has broadened the definition of health with a strong emphasis on disease

prevention and health promotion. Incorrect answers: 1,2,4. These are all nursing tasks, and modern

nursing theory puts less emphasis on tasks and systems.



DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Text Page Reference: p. 22 TOP: Step of the Nursing

Process: Implementation

MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance




3. Nursing theory originated with which of the following nursing leaders?



a. Virginia Henderson

b. Martha Rogers




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, c. Dorothea Orem

d. Florence Nightingale



ANS: D

Theory development began when Florence Nightingale published her notes on nursing in 1859.

Incorrect answers: 1,2,3. These nursing theorists began their theory development from the 1940s

onward.



DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Text Page Reference: p. 3

TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care




4. Virginia Henderson, Sister Callista Roy, Jean Watson, Dorothea Orem, and Rosemary Parse

are best known for:

a. Developing nursing theories

b. Linking theory to practice

c. Validating existing theory

d. Measuring clinical outcomes



ANS: A

These are some of the nursing leaders who developed the original theories of nursing. Incorrect

answers: 2,3,4. Linking theory to practice, validating existing theory, and measuring clinical outcomes

are modern practice based theories.




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