Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 5th Edition By Marlaine C. Smith 9780803679917 Chapter 1-33 Complete Guide .
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Test Bank For Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 5th
Edition By Marlaine C. Smith 9780803679917 Chapter 1-33
Complete Guide .
•In a practice discipline (such as nursing), theory and practice are ___________________ - ANSWER:
inseperable
Development and application of theory and research-based practice are _____________ for
development of the profession and autonomous nursing practice. - ANSWER: necessary
_______________ is the basis for nursing theory development and nursing theory must be validated
in practice. - ANSWER: practice
__________ provides the basis for understanding the reality of nursing. - ANSWER: theory
Theory enables the nurse to understand why an event happens—for example:
- ANSWER: Why does a pressure sore develop in a post-CVA older adult?
What causes a postoperative sternal wound infection?
Why do college students engage in unprotected sex?
Why do people continue to gain weight despite all the available information about nutrition and the
negative implications of obesity
How is nursing theory used in nursing practice? Select all that apply.
A.To provide nurses with perspective to organize care.
B.To assist in directing, analysis and interpretation among data.
C.To plan and implement care
D.To broaden the scope of practice of nursing - ANSWER: A
B
C
How Theory Influences Nursing Practice:
- ANSWER:
•Organizes nursing care
•Sets standards for practice
•Specifies actions to be completed by nurses
•Describes clinical problems to be considered
Process when you administer a blood product--> based off of __________ - ANSWER: theory
How Theory Influences Nursing Practice:
•____________ settings and situations in which practice should occur - ANSWER: describes
How Theory Influences Nursing Practice:
•____________ recipients of nursing care - ANSWER: identifies
How Theory Influences Nursing Practice:
•Sets ______________ format and content - ANSWER: nursing process
How Theory Influences Nursing Practice:
•_______________ nursing practice from other disciplines - ANSWER: differentiates
_______________ DIFFERENTIATIES NURSING PRACTICE FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES - ANSWER:
theories
, Which phrase describes nursing practice without theory?
A.Updated and current assessment techniques.
B.Informed clinical paths based on evidence.
C.Rote performance of tasks.
D.Cultural considerations in patient care. - ANSWER: C
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEORY TO BACK UP YOUR ASSESSMENT TOOLS--> YOU WILL ALWAYS DO
THINGS THE _______ WAY AS BEFORE
Ex) blowing up balloon before insertion (WHICH YOU DO NOT DO) - ANSWER: same
Check the _____ instead of blowing air down the NG tube to check the placement
- Insertion of air--->s a rote performance of takes - ANSWER: pH
_________ based nursing practice is the ". . . application to clinical practice of knowledge of various
theories, models and principles from the scientific, behavioral, humanistic and nursing disciplines" -
ANSWER: theory
In nursing, practice ___________ theory becomes rote performance of activities based on tradition
and following orders. - ANSWER: without
Theory offers the nurse a basis for making ______________ - ANSWER: informed decisions
With experience, nurses combine theoretical and clinical knowledge with critical thinking skills to
____________ practice. - ANSWER: improve
__________ has both bactericidal and bacteriostatic properties and needs to stay on for 3 MINUTES
Now we use chlorohexidine - ANSWER: betadine
Practice without theory becomes very __________ performance tasks - ANSWER: rote
Nursing combines theoretical and clinical knowledge which ultimately ___________ critical thinking
skills - ANSWER: creates
•The nurse who uses _________________ will be able to describe, explain, predict, and control
nursing events and initiate preventive action. - ANSWER: theory-based practice
those theories used by practicing nurses during routine client care (ex: hand washing before and after
patient contact) - ANSWER: implied theory
•Frequently, theories used in nursing practice are _______ and ___________ rather than explicitly
stated. - ANSWER: implied and extrapolated
Stimulants ________________ a patient's appetite--> therefore we need to monitor their height and
weight (this is using theory!) - ANSWER: decrease
used everyday in nursing!
-Ex) hand washing
-Ex) alcohol swab with alcohol before insertion of IV to decrease infection
-Ex) administering a NG tube that you flush before and after - ANSWER: implied theory
Does a Gap Exist in the Theory-Practice Relationship? - ANSWER: YES
•Nursing theory and practice have been viewed as _____ separate nursing activities, with theorists
seen as those who write and teach about the ideal, separated from those who implement care to the
patients. - ANSWER: two
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