A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About the Application of Peplau's

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about the application of Peplau's theory to nursing care.Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?

• A)"The nurse assumes the role of a parenting figure,instructing the client in good health practices."
• B) "The nurse is concerned more about psychosocial functioning than physiological functioning."
• C) "The nurse bases the client care plan on standardized nursing approaches and physician orders."
• D) "The nurse applies principles of human relations to the problems that arise at all levels of experience."

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Definitions:

Vision

The ability to interpret the surrounding environment using light in the visible spectrum reflected by the objects in the environment.

Hearing

Hearing is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations through an organ such as the ear.

Proximal Stimulus

The stimulus registered by the sensory receptors (e.g., the pattern of light hitting the retina), as opposed to the actual object or event in the external world.

Information Processing

A cognitive approach that likens the mind to a computer, focusing on how people process, store, and retrieve information.