Values, Beliefs, And Caring

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Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice
Values, Beliefs, and Caring
Communication
Critical Thinking in Nursing
Introduction to the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation and Evaluation
Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting
Ethical and Legal Considerations
Leadership and Management
Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
Health Literacy and Patient Education
Nursing Informatics
Health and Wellness
Human Development: Conception through Adolescence
Human Development Young Adult to Older Adult
Vital Signs
Health History and Physical Assessment
Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment
Spiritual Health
Public Health, Community Base, and Home Health Care
Human Sexuality
Safety
Asepsis and Infection Control
Hygiene and Personal Care
Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement
Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Nutrition
Cognitive and Sensory Alterations
Stress and Coping
Sleep
Diagnostic Testing
Medication Administration
Pain Management
Perioperative Nursing Care
Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion
Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance
Bowel Elimination
Urinary Elimination
Death and Loss

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Question 1

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Enduring ideas about what a person considers is desirable or has worth in life is known as a:

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value.

first-order belief

higher order belief

stereotype

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Question 2

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A group of students are discussing the history of nursing. A student states, "Yea, nurses used to be called the doctor's handmaiden." This type of comment is known as a:

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prejudice.

generalization.

stereotype.

belief.

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Question 3

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A values system is a set of somewhat consistent values and measures that are organized hierarchically into a belief system on a continuum of relative importance. A value system is also:

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culturally based.

unique to each individual.

a poor basis for making decisions.

rigid and uniform within a culture.

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Question 4

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The nurse is caring for a patient who is under arrest for murder. She is attempting to perform her duties while, at the same time, feeling a sense of repugnance toward the patient. The nurse is undergoing:

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value clarification

value conflict

first-order beliefs

higher-order beliefs

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Question 5

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While helping patients with values clarification and care decisions, nurses should:

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convince the patient to do what the nurse believes is best.

give advice about what the nurse would do.

tell the patient what the right thing to do is.

provide information so that the patient can make informed decisions.

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Question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient with terminal cancer says to the nurse, "I just don't know if I should allow CPR in the event I quit breathing. What do you think?" Which statement by the nurse would be most beneficial to the patient?

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"If it were me, I would want to live no matter what."

"Don't worry. You have plenty of time to decide that later on."

"It's totally up to you. Have you discussed this with your family?"

"Let's talk about what CPR means to you."

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Question 7

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The nurse is observed sitting at the bedside of a patient discussing the nursing care plan for the shift. Which theory or model most accurately reflects this nurse-patient relationship?

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Swanson's Theory of Caring

Travelbee's Human-to-Human Relationship Model

Watson's Theory of Caring

Leininger Cultural Care Theory

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Question 8

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The student nurse is planning care for a patient who believes that Western medicine is effective but not always accurate. Nursing theory would best explain the patient's health practices?

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Nursing: Human Science and Human Care

Cultural Care Theory

Human-to-Human Relationship Model

Five Caring Processes

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Question 9

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Which nursing theorist describes the nurse-patient relationship as interpersonal with a focus on compassion and empathy?

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Kristen Swanson

Jean Watson

Madeleine Leininger

Joyce Travelbee

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Question 10

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The nurse on a busy medical-surgical floor contacts a social worker requesting a home care referral prior to a patient's discharge. This action is best illustrated by which of Swanson's Five Caring Processes?

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Enabling

Knowing

Doing For

Being with

Maintaining Belief

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Question 11

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Which action observed by a nurse manager may be indicative of codependency behavior?

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A staff nurse orders extra desserts for a patient diagnosed with morbid obesity.

A medication nurse administers scheduled pain medication to patients as ordered.

A respiratory therapist teaches a patient's wife how to adjust an oxygen mask.

A nursing assistant encourages a patient to assist with the morning bath.

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Question 12

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When developing a nursing practice, it is important for the nurse to:

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be exposed to negative as well as positive role models.

avoid negative role models as much as possible.

understand that caring and compassion are taught in class.

consider another profession if he/she is not naturally compassionate.

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Question 13

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The nurse is discussing the use of a values clarification tool with a patient. The patient asks, "What is the goal of the values clarification tool?" Which is the best response by the nurse?

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"The tool will help change your value system so that you can make the right decision."

"The tool will dispel your current beliefs and formulate brand new ones."

"The tool will assist you in prioritizing your value preferences and help you make decisions."

"The tool allows you to make decisions without the need of self-awareness."

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Question 14

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The nurse is preparing to perform a health history interview with a non-English speaking patient. An interpreter has been assigned to assist in the translation. Which action by the nurse indicates understanding the guidelines for working with an interpreter?

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Use short sentences and allow time for translation.

Ask the interpreter to use third person.

Look at the interpreter during the interview.

Suggest the use of paraphrasing whenever possible.

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Question 15

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Patients who enter the health care system have two reasonable expectations. The first is not to be harmed, and the second is that the nurses providing care will be both competent and compassionate. Provision of care that is consistent and delivered in a predictable way can make the experience less intimidating for the patient. The nurse provides predictable care by:

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Explaining what is going to take place beforehand.

Never making promises to patients.

Assuring the patient that his/her requests will get done eventually.

Protect the patient from knowing why things are happening.

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Question 16

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The nurse is planning to change a dressing on an anxious patient. The best approach for the nurse is to:

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ask another staff member to perform the task.

tell the patient the dressing change will take 30 minutes.

schedule a time in collaboration with the patient.

review the physician's order prior to the procedure.

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Question 17

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Nurses must collaborate effectively with patients to find treatment methods that are congruent with the patients' belief systems and that promote healthy outcomes. This approach requires:

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focusing on patient values only and disregard family desires in setting goals.

relying more and more on their scientific background.

listening carefully to how the patient's beliefs impact their health beliefs.

Understanding that the nurse's beliefs are the most important.

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Question 18

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The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for heart surgery. Which statement made by the patient requires further discussion?

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"My friend died on the operating table several months ago."

"The surgeon has a great reputation in the community."

"I believe that this surgery is going to make me better."

"Yesterday I asked my pastor to visit me after the procedure."

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Question 19

Multiple Choice

A vital aspect of providing effective and appropriate nursing care is being able to actively listen to a patient. This requires the nurse to:

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pay attention as if in a social conversation with the patient.

practice and develop this skill over many years.

focus on what the patient is saying.

passively listen with the ears.

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Question 20

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The nurse is caring for a patient with lung disease. The patient tells the nurse that the most important thing to do during the shift is to walk down to the nurses' station and back without having shortness of breath. The patient's request is an example of which nursing theory?

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Leininger's Cultural Care Theory

Travelbee's Human-to-Human Relationship Model

Swanson's Theory of Caring

Watson's Human Science and Human Care Theory

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