A community health nurse has been visiting a postpartum client who suffered domestic violence ...

ANS: A
Correct: In Roy's adaptation model, when the client incurs an insult that renders him or her in need of environmental modification, the nurse will be the change agent in assisting the individual with this adaptation.
Incorrect:
b. The role of translator is not needed. Leininger's theory of cultural care diversity and universality focuses on the concepts of diversity, universality, worldview, and ethnohistory, none of which is relevant in this situation.
c. Peplau's interpersonal relations model explores the interpersonal relationship between the nurse and the client and identifies the client's feelings as a predictor of positive outcomes related to health and wellness. In this acute situation, the case manager conceptual model in not as pertinent as the change agent model.
d. Rogers' science of unitary human beings theory is one in which the nurse, as caregiver, promotes synchronicity between human beings and their environment; it is not relevant to this acute situation.

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ANS: B
Correct: Florence Nightingale investigated the effect of the environment on healing, and this serves as the foundation for nursing science.
Incorrect:
a. Rogers in 1970 proposed the science of unitary human beings.
c. Watson's theory of human caring is a holistic outlook, proposed in 1978, that addresses the effect and importance of altruism, sensitivity, trust, and interpersonal skills.
d. King's theory of goal attainment, proposed in 1971, addresses client systems and includes society, groups, and the individual.

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ANS: C
Correct: A philosophy is the values and beliefs of the discipline.
Incorrect:
a. A concept consists of labels given to ideas, objects, and events; it is a summary of thoughts or a way to categorize thoughts or ideas.
b. A construct is a building part that combines with others to make up a theory.
d. A model is a group of concepts that are associated because of their relevance to a common theme.

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ANS: B
Correct: A model is a group of concepts that are associated because of their relevance to a common theme.
Incorrect:
a. A hypothesis asks the question that is to be the main focus of a theory.
c. A construct is similar to a concept; it is an idea or an object that can be built together with others into a theory.
d. A variable is an object, event, or person that has an effect on a theory; a variable is usually manipulated or measured.

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