Practice Questions

The stimuli that immediately confront the individual and are the focus of adaptation, according to Roy, are called:

A. Focal stimuli
B. Contextual stimuli
C. Residual stimuli
D. Environmental stimuli
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A nurse helps a new mother learn how to care for her infant. According to Roy’s model, the nurse is promoting adaptation in which mode?

A. Physiological-physical mode
B. Self-concept-group identity mode
C. Role function mode
D. Interdependence mode
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A patient who has recently had a leg amputated is feeling depressed and says, “I am no longer a whole person.” This represents a problem in which of Roy’s adaptive modes?

A. Physiological-physical mode
B. Self-concept-group identity mode
C. Role function mode
D. Interdependence mode
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According to Roy’s Adaptation Model, the goal of nursing is to:

A. Promote the patient's adaptation in four specific modes.
B. Meet the patient's self-care deficits.
C. Assist the patient in meeting their 14 basic needs.
D. Create a healing environment for the patient.
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Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model views the person as a(n):

A. Set of 14 basic needs.
B. System that adapts to internal and external environmental stimuli.
C. Being who is capable of self-care.
D. Participant in a therapeutic interpersonal relationship.
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A key difference between Henderson’s theory and Orem’s theory is that:

A. Henderson focuses on 14 basic needs, while Orem focuses on the concept of self-care.
B. Orem's theory is a grand theory, while Henderson's is a practice theory.
C. Henderson's theory is only for well individuals, while Orem's is only for sick individuals.
D. Henderson's theory is not applicable in modern hospital settings.
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How does Henderson’s theory view the role of the patient?

A. As a passive recipient of care.
B. As a collection of 14 basic needs.
C. As a partner in the care process whose independence is the ultimate goal.
D. As an adaptive system trying to maintain equilibrium.
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A nurse is caring for a patient who is terminally ill and expresses a desire to see a religious leader. By facilitating this visit, the nurse is addressing which of Henderson’s 14 needs?

A. The need to play or participate in various forms of recreation.
B. The need to worship according to one's faith.
C. The need to learn, discover, or satisfy the curiosity that leads to normal development.
D. The need to avoid dangers in the environment.
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Henderson’s theory identifies 14 basic needs. Which of the following is an example of a need from the psychosocial category?

A. Breathe normally.
B. Eat and drink adequately.
C. Communicate with others in expressing emotions, needs, fears, or opinions.
D. Move and maintain desirable postures.
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Virginia Henderson’s Nursing Need Theory defines the unique function of the nurse as:

A. Assisting the individual, sick or well, in the performance of activities they would perform unaided if they had the necessary strength, will, or knowledge.
B. Helping the patient achieve a high level of self-care.
C. Fostering a therapeutic interpersonal relationship.
D. Manipulating the environment to promote health.
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