NURS 8002 quiz 1 Questions And
Correct Solutions | 2026 Update |
Verified| Passed
competencies to be develop in Theoretical Basis for Clinical
easoning include all of the following except? - Ans--Recognize that in most
situations only one theory is appropriate
to structure a nursing intervention, Recognize that in most situations only
one t
answer.
APN Foster has to provide high quality care to her patients with
decubitus ulcers. She identified a research article by Yap, Miller,
& Kennerly (2013) that described best practices revealed in a
study involving 8 nursing homes. What was just described is an
example of what type of knowing by the APN? - Ans--Empirical knowledge
Mr. Taylor is admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain
injury and fracture left
femur resulting from a motor vehicle accident. His nurse knows
that this patient needs a cognitive assessment to determine his
capability before making decisions pertaining to his care and
preferences. This way of knowing by the nurse would most
appropriately be labeled - Ans--Somatic knowledge
A set of logically interrelated concepts, propositions, and
definitions derived from philosophical beliefs of scientific data
and from the resultant questions and/or hypotheses deduced,
tested, and verified is a definition for? - Ans--Theory
Clinical reasoning involves all of the following except? - Ans--Accepts that
all knowledge is constant and unchanging over
time.
, An organizing framework that contains concepts, theories,
assumptions and beliefs and principles affecting the way a
discipline interprets areas of concern is best labeled as? - Ans--Paradigm
Ms. Faber is at Morton's restaurant eating a thick steak and
suddenly starts choking. Based on your observation and
knowledge, you decide to perform the Heimlich maneuver. This
process that just occurred is most appropriate described as? - Ans--Clinical
reasoning
In the process of theory development, the aspect in which
structure and contextualization of content occurs is labeled - Ans--theory
construction
Going from general reasoning and applying it to specific
situations is called.
Example: In class, you learned that proper positioning could help
with pain reduction so if you reposition all patients for comfort it
should reduce their pain if done correctly. - Ans--Deductive reasoning
A type of theory that is specific and has a limited number of
concepts (i.e., Reed's Theory of Self Transcendence). - Ans--middle
Pain measured on a scale of zero=no pain and 10=high pain is an example
of? - Ans--Operational definition
A graphic or symbolic representation of a phenomena is called - Ans--model
A theory construct is usually considered to be - Ans--O A complex concept
Another name for a relationship statement is - Ans--Hypothesis or
proposition
Which of the following is a not a relationship statement? - Ans--Assumptions
are a necessary part of a theory.
Theories that are nonspecific and composed of primary abstract
concepts are typically labeled as - Ans--Grand theories
Correct Solutions | 2026 Update |
Verified| Passed
competencies to be develop in Theoretical Basis for Clinical
easoning include all of the following except? - Ans--Recognize that in most
situations only one theory is appropriate
to structure a nursing intervention, Recognize that in most situations only
one t
answer.
APN Foster has to provide high quality care to her patients with
decubitus ulcers. She identified a research article by Yap, Miller,
& Kennerly (2013) that described best practices revealed in a
study involving 8 nursing homes. What was just described is an
example of what type of knowing by the APN? - Ans--Empirical knowledge
Mr. Taylor is admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain
injury and fracture left
femur resulting from a motor vehicle accident. His nurse knows
that this patient needs a cognitive assessment to determine his
capability before making decisions pertaining to his care and
preferences. This way of knowing by the nurse would most
appropriately be labeled - Ans--Somatic knowledge
A set of logically interrelated concepts, propositions, and
definitions derived from philosophical beliefs of scientific data
and from the resultant questions and/or hypotheses deduced,
tested, and verified is a definition for? - Ans--Theory
Clinical reasoning involves all of the following except? - Ans--Accepts that
all knowledge is constant and unchanging over
time.
, An organizing framework that contains concepts, theories,
assumptions and beliefs and principles affecting the way a
discipline interprets areas of concern is best labeled as? - Ans--Paradigm
Ms. Faber is at Morton's restaurant eating a thick steak and
suddenly starts choking. Based on your observation and
knowledge, you decide to perform the Heimlich maneuver. This
process that just occurred is most appropriate described as? - Ans--Clinical
reasoning
In the process of theory development, the aspect in which
structure and contextualization of content occurs is labeled - Ans--theory
construction
Going from general reasoning and applying it to specific
situations is called.
Example: In class, you learned that proper positioning could help
with pain reduction so if you reposition all patients for comfort it
should reduce their pain if done correctly. - Ans--Deductive reasoning
A type of theory that is specific and has a limited number of
concepts (i.e., Reed's Theory of Self Transcendence). - Ans--middle
Pain measured on a scale of zero=no pain and 10=high pain is an example
of? - Ans--Operational definition
A graphic or symbolic representation of a phenomena is called - Ans--model
A theory construct is usually considered to be - Ans--O A complex concept
Another name for a relationship statement is - Ans--Hypothesis or
proposition
Which of the following is a not a relationship statement? - Ans--Assumptions
are a necessary part of a theory.
Theories that are nonspecific and composed of primary abstract
concepts are typically labeled as - Ans--Grand theories
