While Working on a Postoperative Unit,the Nurse Is Applying Elements

question 5

Multiple Choice

While working on a postoperative unit,the nurse is applying elements of self-care theory,and is assisting a patient to attain and manage self-care in wound management.Which one of the following nursing pioneers developed this theory?

• A) Florence Nightingale
• B) Virginia Henderson
• C) Dorothea Orem
• D) Hildegard Peplau

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Definitions:

Milgram's Obedience Study

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study the extent to which individuals would obey an authority figure when instructed to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Learner

An individual engaged in acquiring knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences, often in an educational context.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals expend less effort when working in a group than when working alone.

Teamwork

The collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way.