Deck 31: Swansons Theory or Caring

Question 1

Swanson proposes that it is essential that nurse investigators frame nursing interventions under the framework of caring in order to tie together the essential contributions of the profession to the health of society.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Swanson defines caring as:

A) An approach to patient care in which respect and dignity are central.
B) A nurturing way of relating to a valued "other," toward whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and responsibility.
C) An emotional state that helps to facilitate the art of nursing.
D) A particular type of nursing that is not appropriate for all types of nursing practice.

Answer 2

A nurturing way of relating to a valued "other," toward whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and responsibility.

Question 3

Swanson describes "enabling" as facilitating the "other's" passage through life transitions and unfamiliar events. It involves:

A) Focusing on the event.
B) Informing, explaining, supporting, allowing, and validating feelings.
C) Generating alternatives, thinking things through, and giving feedback.
D) B & C
E) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Swanson states that her original research focus for her dissertation was to study what it was like for women to experience miscarriage. However, she changed her area of focus when:

A) After hearing a lecture by a physician, she became interested in medical causes of miscarriage.
B) Her work in an NICU with premature neonates stimulated an interest in premature labor and miscarriage.
C) Her dissertation chair, Dr. Jean Watson, suggested the need to examine caring within the context of miscarriage.
D) She became interested in the topic after learning that there is a one-in-six chance that a pregnant woman will miscarry.

Question 5

In her meta-analysis of 18 quantitative studies of caring actions, Swanson demonstrated that the top caring behaviors of the nurse valued by patients included all the following EXCEPT:

A) Helps the patient to feel confident that adequate care was provided.
B) Knows how to give shots and manage equipment.
C) Gets to know the patient as a person.
D) Treats the patient with respect.
E) Allows the open expression of feelings.

Question 6

Swanson emphasizes that her program of research has specifically studied which of the following?

A) Nursing interventions and health outcomes
B) Human responses to a specific health problem in a framework that assumed from the start that a clinical therapeutic had to be defined
C) Physiological causes of miscarriage
D) Diagnosis and treatment of illness

Question 7

Swanson's Theory of Caring was developed:

A) From the result of her dissertation research.
B) From a thorough review of the literature.
C) Through a methodical process that integrated multiple research studies, extensive review of the literature, and the application of theory development processes.
D) Through a synthesis of other theorists' works.

Question 8

Swanson's work offers an example of which of the following?

A) A theoretical model based on a thorough review of the literature
B) A theoretical model that integrates knowledge gained from the integration of theory, research, and practice
C) A theoretical model that demonstrates the evolving nature of knowledge development
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 9

Swanson proposed that caring consists of which five basic processes:

A) Respect, regard, reaction, respite, and reflection
B) Knowing, being with, doing for, enabling, and maintaining belief
C) Compassion, concern, creativity, collaboration, and cooperation
D) Other above self, sacrifice, giving, taking care of, and setting clear priorities

Question 10

In her meta-analysis of 18 quantitative studies of caring actions, Swanson demonstrated that the top five caring behaviors valued by nurses included all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Listens to the patient.
B) Allows expression of feelings.
C) Touches when comforting is needed.
D) Knows how to give shots and manage equipment.
E) Realizes the patient knows him- or herself best.