N138 FINAL EXAM TESTBANK REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
1. Who is credited with developing the theory on systems?
a. Rogers
b. Maslow
c. Rosenstock
d. von Bertalanffy - ANS: D. von Bertalanffy
Ludwig von Bertalanffy developed the theory of systems.
Carl Rogers developed a theory of personhood.
Abraham Maslow developed a human needs theory.
I. M. Rosenstock developed a health belief model.
2. Which of the following is true of open systems?
a. They have very little interaction with the environment.
b. Parts are independent of each other.
c. Exchange of information is sporadic and intermittent.
d. The whole is greater than the sum of all of its parts. - ANS: D. The whole is greater
than the sum of all of its parts.
In systems the whole is greater than the sum of all of its parts.
Open systems interact with the environment.
Parts of a system are interrelated.
The exchange of information is continuous and dynamic.
3. Dynamic balance between systems and their parts is called
a. synergy.
,b. homeostasis.
c. inertia.
d. suprasystems. - ANS: B. homeostasis.
The dynamic balance within and between open systems and their suprasystems is
homeostasis.
Synergy occurs when all parts of the system are working collaboratively.
Inertia is a term in physics that describes the tendency of matter to continue in its
current state, whether moving or resting.
Suprasystems are the system and all of its subsystems.
7. A school-aged child with spina bifida uses a wheelchair, attends school, and is
actively involved in Scouting and science club. This child is meeting which of Maslows
basic needs?
a. Safety needs
b. Love and belonging needs
c. Esteem needs
d. Self-actualization - ANS: B. Love and belonging needs
Maslow identified the third level of needs as love and belonging. This child has
demonstrated the social relationships and group affiliations.
Maslow identified the second level of needs as safety needs, which include physical and
psychological safety, as well as security.
Maslow identified the fourth level of needs as the need for self-esteem. Lower order
needs need to be fulfilled before meeting higher order needs.
Maslow identified the fifth level of needs as self-actualization. Lower order needs need
to be fulfilled before meeting higher order needs.
11. The nurse is interviewing the mother of a school-aged child. The mother states that
their family consists of herself, her son, a female friend, and two foster children. One
grandparent lives in another city, and one lives within two blocks of them. As the nurse
works with this family, what implication is important to include?
a.
As a single parent, the mother has multiple roles to fill and will become stressed.
, b.
As an extended family, all the children will receive attention from several adults.
c.
This child will lack male attention because he lives in a single-parent family.
d.
The quality of family life will be influenced because they are not a traditional family.
. - ANS: B. As an extended family, all the children will receive attention from several
adults.
The children live in a household with two adults and have a grandparent within two
blocks.
Although the mother does have multiple roles to fill, she seems to have a support
system to help her manage her multiple roles successfully.
There is nothing to indicate that the children will not have a male presence, especially if
the grandparents are men.
Quality of family life can be achieved in a variety of family structures
3. To build the body of knowledge of nursing, a problem amenable to study should be
a.
able to ensure participants that the intervention is a good idea.
b.
based on published research findings and fit logically with what is already known.
c.
an original area of study never researched previously.
d.
able to produce results that are applicable to a variety of situations. - ANS: B. based on
published research findings and fit logically with what is already known.
To build a body of knowledge, one needs to extend what one already knows.
An intervention being a good idea does not mean it will build the body of knowledge
unless it relates to what we already know.
Although original research is excellent, to build the body of knowledge, the foundational
work must be expanded.
Not all problems occur in a variety of settings.
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