Author Question: The nurse is caring for an adolescent who is complaining of difficulty falling asleep. Which ... (Read 53 times)

vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is caring for an adolescent who is complaining of difficulty falling asleep. Which intervention would be most appropriate?

a. Adjust the temperature in the patient's room to 21 C (70 F).
b. Ensure that the night light in the patient's room is working.
c. Encourage the discontinuation of soda and chocolate nightly snack.
d. Close the door to decrease noise from unit activities.

Question 2

Which one of the following represents a goal of theoretical knowledge?

a. To stimulate thinking and create a broad understanding of the science and prac-tice of the nursing discipline
b. To orient theorizing toward three levels of abstraction: knowing the case, the cli-ent, and the person
c. Applying the multiple sources of knowledge to a diverse range of client situations
d. To determine the interrelationships between clinical practice and theorizing

ambernicolefink · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Cola and chocolate contain caffeine, which interferes with the ability to fall asleep. Personal preference influences the temperature of the room, as well as the lighting of the room. Noise can be a factor in the unit and can awaken the patient, but caffeine can make it difficult to fall asleep.

Answer to Question 2

A
According to King and Fawcett (1997), the goals of theoretical knowledge are to stimulate thinking and create a broad understanding of the science and practice of the nursing discipline.
Liaschenko (1997) and Liaschenko & Fisher (1999) have oriented theorizing toward three levels of abstraction: knowing the case, the client, and the person.
Many nurse philosophers and scientists are using new ways of tackling the main problem in nursing theoryapplying expanding, dynamic, and multiple sources of knowledge to a diverse range of client situations.
Praxis is a term used to determine the interrelationships between clinical practice and theoriz-ing.