Question 1

In the mid-19th century,there were two competing theories regarding the nature and origin of disease.These competing theories were:

Accepted Answer

A) Localization and specificity. 
B) Contagionism and quarantine. 
C) Vectorism and pollution. 
D) Atmosphere and environment. 
A) Localization and specificity. 
B) Contagionism and quarantine. 
C) Vectorism and pollution. 
D) Atmosphere and environment. B

Question 2

Nightingale proposed nursing as:

Accepted Answer

A) An extension of the environment. 
B) An art and a science. 
C) Empirical science. 
D) Physician's handmaiden. 
A) An extension of the environment. 
B) An art and a science. 
C) Empirical science. 
D) Physician's handmaiden. B

Question 3

The goal of nursing as described by Nightingale is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Work collaboratively with the physician to implement the medical orders. 
B) Take care of the patient's environment by cooking,cleaning,and scrubbing the floors. 
C) Assist the patient in his or her retention of "vital powers" by meeting his or her needs,thus putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon. 
D) Give the patient medicine when the medicine is due. 
A) Work collaboratively with the physician to implement the medical orders. 
B) Take care of the patient's environment by cooking,cleaning,and scrubbing the floors. 
C) Assist the patient in his or her retention of "vital powers" by meeting his or her needs,thus putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon. 
D) Give the patient medicine when the medicine is due. C

Question 4

According to Nightingale,a nurse is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) The handmaiden of the physician. 
B) A member of the moral majority. 
C) Any woman who had charge of the personal health of somebody,whether well or sick. 
D) An individual who felt a calling to take charge of the sick. 
A) The handmaiden of the physician. 
B) A member of the moral majority. 
C) Any woman who had charge of the personal health of somebody,whether well or sick. 
D) An individual who felt a calling to take charge of the sick.

Question 5

Cultural feminism is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that women are a product of the culture. 
B) A belief in inherent gender differences. 
C) The emancipation of women as a cultural fad. 
D) The corruption of women by masculine politics. 
A) The idea that women are a product of the culture. 
B) A belief in inherent gender differences. 
C) The emancipation of women as a cultural fad. 
D) The corruption of women by masculine politics.

Question 6

Nightingale isolated five environmental components essential to an individual's health.Select the correct grouping from the following:

Accepted Answer

A) Calming colors,quiet,comfortable temperature,clean air,pure water. 
B) Clean air,pure water,efficient drainage,cleanliness,light. 
C) Light,color,sound,smell,temperature. 
D) Pure food,clean water,cleanliness,quiet,calming color. 
A) Calming colors,quiet,comfortable temperature,clean air,pure water. 
B) Clean air,pure water,efficient drainage,cleanliness,light. 
C) Light,color,sound,smell,temperature. 
D) Pure food,clean water,cleanliness,quiet,calming color.

Question 7

In Nightingale's mind,the specific "scientific" activity of nursing that was the central element in health care,without which medicine and surgery would be ineffective,is which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) Preparing nutritious meals. 
B) Maintaining an aesthetic environment. 
C) Maintaining hygiene. 
D) Sustaining a quiet environment. 
A) Preparing nutritious meals. 
B) Maintaining an aesthetic environment. 
C) Maintaining hygiene. 
D) Sustaining a quiet environment.

Question 8

Nightingale defined a nurse as any woman who had "charge of the personal health of somebody" whether well,as in caring for babies and children,or sick,as an "invalid" (Nightingale,1860/1969).It was assumed that:

Accepted Answer

A) All women,at one time or another in their lives,would nurse. 
B) All women needed to know the laws of health. 
C) Nursing proper,or "sick" nursing,was both an art and a science and required organized,formal education to care for those suffering from disease. 
D) All of the above 
A) All women,at one time or another in their lives,would nurse. 
B) All women needed to know the laws of health. 
C) Nursing proper,or "sick" nursing,was both an art and a science and required organized,formal education to care for those suffering from disease. 
D) All of the above

Exam 4: Florence Nightingales Conceptualizations of Nursing

In the mid-19th century,there were two competing theories regarding the nature and origin of disease.These competing theories were:

Nightingale proposed nursing as:

The goal of nursing as described by Nightingale is to:

According to Nightingale,a nurse is defined as:

Cultural feminism is defined as:

Nightingale isolated five environmental components essential to an individual's health.Select the correct grouping from the following:

In Nightingale's mind,the specific "scientific" activity of nursing that was the central element in health care,without which medicine and surgery would be ineffective,is which of the following:

Nightingale defined a nurse as any woman who had "charge of the personal health of somebody" whether well,as in caring for babies and children,or sick,as an "invalid" (Nightingale,1860/1969).It was assumed that:

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Dorothy Johnsons Behavioral System Model

Dorothea Orems Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

Imogene Kings Theory of Goal Attainment

Callista Roys Adaptation Model

Betty Neumans Systems Model

Helen Erickson,evelyn Tomlin and Mary Ann Swains Theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling

Barbara Dosseys Theory of Integral Nursing

Martha Erogers Science of Unitary Human Beings

Rosemarie Rizzo Parses Humanbecoming Paradigm

Margaret Newmans Theory of Health As Expanding Consciousness

Madeline Leiningers Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Jean Watsons Theory of Unitary Caring Science and Theory of Human Caring

Theory of Nursing As Caring

Afaf Meleis Transitions Theory

Katharine Kolcabas Comfort Theory

Joanne Duffys Quality-Caring Model

Pamela Reeds Theory of Self-Transcendence

Patricia Liehr and Mary Jane Smiths Story Theory

The Community Nursing Practice Model

Rozzano Locsins Technological Competency As Caring in Nursing

Marilyn Anne Rays Theory of Bureaucratic Caring

Troutman-Jordans Theory of Successful Aging

Barretts Theory of Power As Knowing Participation in Change

Marlaine Smiths Theory of Unitary Caring

Kristen Swansons Theory or Caring

Adeline Falk-Rafaels Critical Caring Theory

Katie Erikssons Theory of Caritative Caring

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