competencies

Question 1

Practice of coming into balance, aware of the forces that are pulling us one way and then the other

Answer 1

Self-centering

Question 2

According to this nursing theory, health is not defined by the presence or absence of disease, but rather by the transformation through chaos to a higher order of complexity and understanding. “Embrace the unfolding pattern of the whole whatever it is and grown with it.”

Answer 2

Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness

Question 3

This theory embraces multiple approaches to inquiry and is open to exploring other ways of knowing such as aesthetic, poetic, personal, intuitive, and spiritual among others.

Answer 3

Watson’s Caring Science

Question 4

exploratory, open to unknowing, coparticipative rather than diagnostic, explanatory, and paternal; self-reflection and reflective practice are integral to this process

Answer 4

Holistic Caring Process

Question 5

An awareness practice involving being present to another’s distress without trying to “fix” the person; acknowledging the forces that pull us one way and then the other, maintaining or regaining our harmony

Answer 5

self-centering

Question 6

An advanced level of listening and reflecting back, not simply repeating what was said.

Answer 6

Mirroring

Question 7

the practice of being awake and aware of one’s breath, thoughts, feelings, and sensations as they occur; a self-reflection focused-attention strategy to help still the mind with the intention of dropping into our authentic self

Answer 7

Mindfulness meditation

Question 8

Originally based in spiritual traditions, the practice of awareness, focus, and concentration while maintaining a passive yet awake attitude; evolves with discipline and practice and is known to provide health benefits as well as being a road to personal and spiritual transformation

Answer 8

Meditation

Question 9

Is deep relaxation the most helpful and appropriate intervention for PTSD (characterized by avoidance, numbness, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness)?

Answer 9

No - conversational induction and therapeutic suggestion may be more helpful to support defenses associated with PTSD while promoting comfort

Question 10

Is deep relaxation an appropriate intervention for psychotic or pre-psychotic individuals?

Answer 10

No - deep relaxation may exacerbate symptoms for these individuals.

Question 11

The oldest part of the brain; it contains the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, and hypothalamus

Answer 11

Limbic system

Question 12

What are the two methods to extract essential oils that involve no additional solvent and produces a pure oil?

Answer 12

steam-distilled or expressed

Question 13

the part of the brain where fear and anger are analyzed

Answer 13

amygdala (part of the Limbic system)

Question 14

the part of the brain were pain is analyzed

Answer 14

Thalamus (part of the Limbic system)

Question 15

the part of the brain involved in the formation and retrieval of explicit memories

Answer 15

Hippocampus (part of the Limbic system)

Question 16

Nursing theory that emphasizes nurses showing their caring at a deep level

Answer 16

Watson’s Theory of Human Caring

Question 17

Nursing theory with emphasis on allowing the patient to participate knowingly in change and a model for change through empowerment.

Answer 17

Barrett’s Theory of Power

Question 18

Nursing theory with emphasis on putting the patient in the best condition for Nature to act; creating an environmental space conducive to healing

Answer 18

Florence Nightingale

Question 19

Nursing theory which requires building trust, promoting positive orientation, promoting strength, and setting mutual health-directed goals

Answer 19

Erickson’s Modeling Theory

Question 20

Nursing theory that suggests human beings are more than just physical entities and have specific energy fields

Answer 20

Roger’s Theory of Unitary Human Beings

Question 21

Use of essential oils should be avoided with which populations?

Answer 21

Those with severe asthma or multiple allergies. (People allergic to ragweed may be allergic to chamomile.)

Question 22

This essential oil may be used for tx of burns, wound healing, insect bites, and mild eczema. It is calming, good for insomnia and depression, stress, reduces agitation in dementia, enhances sense of well-being and is fungistatic - inhibits growth (not fungicidal) and effective against ticks.

Answer 22

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Question 23

This essential oil is used as an analgesic, for migraine, postherpetic neuralgia, antinausea, opiate detoxification, useful in tx of IBD (antispasmodic), antibacterial, useful in sinusitis, and effective against MRSA and TB; viriducidal.

Answer 23

Peppermint (Mentha piperita)

Question 24

This essential oil is useful for: bacterial infections, acne, fungal infections (including athlete’s foot, tinea), most skin infections (including impetigo, cold sores, herpes, and warts), mouth infections, MRSA, antiviral (including influenza), antitumoral, vaginal infections (especially candida albicans)

Answer 24

Tea Tree (Meleleuca alternifolia)

Question 25

This essential oil is useful for: respiratory complaints (including TB), against pna in ventilated pts, antibacterial, effective against MRSA, effective against head lice

Answer 25

Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)

Question 26

This essential oil is good for relaxation, meditation, spiritual renewal, useful in terminal agitation, good for scars, anti-inflammatory, useful in asthma, antiparasitic, anticancer

Answer 26

Frankincense (Boswellia carteri)

Question 27

caring moments when nurses intentionally interact with a pt for the purpose of a deeper human-to-human connection

Answer 27

Caring consciousness (Watson)

Question 28

synthesized in the hypothalamus and released in response to stress; creates a sense of calmness & diminishes the sensation of pain

Answer 28

Oxytocin

Question 29

physics theory used to understand the body's response to music - music is a natural pacemaker; involves the synchronization process whereby the vibrations of one object cause the vibrations of another object (usually the less powerful) to oscillate at the same tempo or rate

Answer 29

Entrainment theory

Question 30

Nursing theory that posits a person's physiologic and social responses to music influence health outcomes

Answer 30

Music, Mood, and Movement (MMM) Theory

Question 31

the process of connecting to the Earth and Earth's energy field to calm the mind and focus one's inner flow of energy as a means to enhance healing endeavors.

Answer 31

Grounding - centering and grounding may be considered a single continuous process because one flows into the other

Question 32

This process provides the nurse with a steady physical (a connection between an electric circuit and the Earth), psychological (helps establish a feeling of self-awareness and provides a connection to the consciousness of one's own self), and energetic (establishes an awareness of the unit of body, mind, and spirit) platform on which to anchor the communication process

Answer 32

grounding

Question 33

a powerful way for the nurse to create an optimal environment for a caring-healing interaction

Answer 33

creating an intention

Question 34

a way of being, a way of relating, a way of being with, and a way of being there

Answer 34

presence

Question 35

a perceived inner knowing and insight into things and events without the conscious use of rational process; the ability to be present to another dimension of knowing

Answer 35

Intuition

Question 36

what are some ways to cultivate intuition (4 ways)

Answer 36

1. listening to music, 2. engaging in relaxation techniques, 3. journal writing, 4. meditating - increasing one's intuitive and spiritual development

Question 37

a quiet turning inward - the practice of focusing one's attention internally to achieve clearer consciousness and inner stillness; a state of mind and a method

Answer 37

Meditation

Question 38

a series of brief phrases designed to focus attention on various parts of the bod and induce a body-mind shift in those parts

Answer 38

autogenic training

Question 39

centering, being aware of internal reactions, gratefully acknowledging these reactions, and responding from the higher Self - central to the transpersonal caring process and communicating from a holistic perspective

Answer 39

Engaging your observer

Question 40

what does being CLEAR in communication stand for?

Answer 40

``` Center, Listen, Empathize, Attentiveness, Respect ```

Question 41

chemicals that facilitate the transmission of impulses through nerves in the body

Answer 41

neurotransmitters