Nrsg 351:Nursing Theories And Professionalism Question Paper

Nrsg 351:Nursing Theories And Professionalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2013 (FT) EXAMINATION
SCHOOL : MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : NURSING
UNIT CODE : NRSG 351
UNIT TITLE : NURSING THOERIES & PROFESSIONALISM
TIME : 3 HOURS

Instructions:

Answer all questions in the booklet provided

PART A: MCQs (20 marks)

Question One

Priorities of planning in nursing processing are done by;

Information processing model
Interpersonal theory
Stages of illness model
Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs

Question Two

An example of the application of callista Roy’s nursing model is

Instill hope and faith
Assisting an individual to explore adaptive response
Assisting the individual to take responsibilities for patterns of personal health.
Assisting the individual to uncover the past and the future and its meaning.

Question Three

The following are the purpose of nursing theories except

To promote enhanced salaries and benefits for nurses
To help establish criteria to measure the quality of nursing care
To offer a framework for generating knowledge and new ideas
To help build a common nursing terminology

Question Four

The nurse theorist who developed a conceptual model based on the belief that all persons strive to achieve self-care is?

Martha Rogers
Dorothea Orem
Florence Nightingale
Sister Callista Roy

Question Five

Watson’s carative factors include all of the following except

Forming humanistic – altruistic value system
Instilling faith-hope
Cultivating sensitivity to self and others
Strengthening flexible lines of defence

Question Six

Informed consent is important because

It enables the participant to understand vital information about their condition
It promotes clinical research
Its voluntary but uninformed decision making
Not a principle of autonomy

Question Seven

Which of the following is not an attribute of a professional?

Concerned with quantity
Self-directed
Committed to sprit of inquiry
Independent

Question Eight

The type of patient care model most common for student nurse is

Total patient care
Team nursing
Primary nursing
Case management

Question Nine

The principles that govern right and proper conducts of a person regarding life, biology and health profession is;

Morality
Religion
Values
Bio-ethics

Question Ten

The major nursing responsibilities of nursing research is

Encouraging participation of the clients in nursing research
Exposing the client to the possibility of injury from research
Being aware of and advocating on behaviour of clients rights
Nursing the client into participation in the study

Question Eleven

In the daily practice of nursing, nurses use critical thinking in;

Setting priorities for the day
Every decision that is made
Calling the pharmacy to obtain a medication
Checking supplies in the client room.

Question Twelve

In Hildegard Peplau’s of interpersonal relation model the focus is on;

Individual
Community
Large society
Family

Question Thirteen

A supposition or system of ideas that is proposed to explain a given phenomena is

Conceptual model
Concept
Theory
Paradigm

Question Fourteen

The process that determines and maintains competence in nursing practice is

License
Credentialing
Registration
Consultation

Question Fifteen

Which situation is an example of an intentional tort?

Forcibly restraining a client for a procedure
Telling another nurse that the client is gay
Administering a medication that causes client harm
Documenting in the chart that the client is incompetent

Question Sixteen

Match the options in Column A with corresponding statement in Column B (½ mark each)
COLUMN A COLUMN B

Manages client care and the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency.

Autonomy

Independent nursing interventions that the nurse initiates without medical orders

Advocate

Explains, demonstrates, reinforces and evaluates the client’s progress in learning.

Educator

Is essential for all nursing rates and activities

Communicator

Helps the client regain health and maximum level of independent function.

Manager

Caregiver

Question Seventeen

State whether the following are true (T) or false (F) (½ a mark each)

About nursing practice and profession

The nurse practice acts are an example of civillaw.
Client right to refuse treatment is an example of criminal law.
Code of ethics or care can best be resolved by attention to relationship
Caring is the most unique characteristic of nursing as a profession.
A profession like nursing always serves the interest of a specific group.

PART B: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (40 marks)

Question One
Define the following terms (2 marks)

Ethical principles
Metaparadigm

Question Two
State four characteristics of developmental models. (4 marks)

Question Three
Explain three importance of value clarification. (3 marks)

Question Four
Explain four levels of a nursing theory citing examples to each. (8 marks)

Question Five
State three types of nursing systems as identified by Dorothea Orem. (6 marks)

Question Six
Describe three ways in which nurses can actively be involved in nursing and in healthcare policy. (6 marks)

Question Seven
State two categories of nursing interventions. (2 marks)

Question Eight
Explain three factors affecting the nurse patient relationship according to Hildegard peplau’s interpersonal models. (3 marks)

Question Nine
State three categories of negligence that can result to malpractice in nursing profession. (3 marks)

Question Ten
List six personal bioethical issues in health care profession. (3 marks)

PART C: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (40 marks)

Question One

Ethical decision making process provides a method for nurses to answer key question about ethical dilemmas:

Define the following terms

(2 marks)

Ethical dilemma
Ethical decision making

Discuss the various steps involved in the ethical decision making model.

(12 marks)

Question Two
Discuss Madeleine Leininger’s cultural care diversity model in line with the major concepts of nursing profession. (20 marks)

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