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Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice
6th Edition
Marlaine C. SmithPhD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, FAAN
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Chapter 1: Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing
Multiple Choice
1. The purpose of theory is to:
A. Explain experience.
B. Describe relationships.
C. Project outcomes.
D. All of the above
ANS: D
2. Members of a community of scholars share a commitment to all of the following except:
A. Values.
B. Knowledge.
C. Geographic location.
D. Processes.
ANS: C
3. and structures are essential to any
discipline and are inherent in nursing theories.
A. Paradigm and metaparadigm
B. Syntactical and conceptual
C. Middle and grand
D. Language and symbol
ANS: B
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4. Books and periodicals are examples of:
A. Communication networks.
B. Heritage of literature.
C. Nursing organizations.
D. Nursing discipline.
ANS: B
5. The basic building blocks of theories are:
A. Concepts and their definitions.
B. Statements of relationships.
C. Concepts and statements of relationships.
D. Empirical indicators.
ANS: C
6. Nursing theories:
A. Are discovered in nature.
B. Serve as exact representations of reality.
C. Are invented by humans.
D. Cannot be modified.
ANS: C
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7. A paradigm is defined as a:
A. Worldview.
B. General framework.
C. Set of shared perspectives held by members of a discipline.
D. All of the above
ANS: D
8. The dependence of nursing theory development on human imagination is an attribute of nursing
as a(n):
A. Occupation.
B. Discipline.
C. Vocation.
D. Profession.
ANS: B
9. The primary purpose of nursing theory is to:
A. Structure nursing knowledge.
B. Demonstrate creativity in nursing.
C. Guide the thinking about, being, and doing of nursing.
D. Organize nursing curricula.
ANS: C
10. The first nursing theorist who identified the importance of theory in nursing was:
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Marlaine Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice Nursing
6e Test Theories and1 Nursing
bank, of 175 Practice 6e ©2025 Test bank 2026-04-04
Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice
6th Edition
Marlaine C. SmithPhD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, FAAN
|
©2025
|
Testbank
eBook on
task_altDigital Only
ISBN-13: EBK49896
+ Online Resources
Print Book
task_altAvailable
ISBN-13: 978-1-7196-4989-6
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Marlaine Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice Nursing
6e Test Theories and2 Nursing
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Marlaine: Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 6e ©2025 Test bank
Chapter 1: Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing
Multiple Choice
1. The purpose of theory is to:
A. Explain experience.
B. Describe relationships.
C. Project outcomes.
D. All of the above
ANS: D
2. Members of a community of scholars share a commitment to all of the following except:
A. Values.
B. Knowledge.
C. Geographic location.
D. Processes.
ANS: C
3. and structures are essential to any
discipline and are inherent in nursing theories.
A. Paradigm and metaparadigm
B. Syntactical and conceptual
C. Middle and grand
D. Language and symbol
ANS: B
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4. Books and periodicals are examples of:
A. Communication networks.
B. Heritage of literature.
C. Nursing organizations.
D. Nursing discipline.
ANS: B
5. The basic building blocks of theories are:
A. Concepts and their definitions.
B. Statements of relationships.
C. Concepts and statements of relationships.
D. Empirical indicators.
ANS: C
6. Nursing theories:
A. Are discovered in nature.
B. Serve as exact representations of reality.
C. Are invented by humans.
D. Cannot be modified.
ANS: C
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Marlaine Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice Nursing
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7. A paradigm is defined as a:
A. Worldview.
B. General framework.
C. Set of shared perspectives held by members of a discipline.
D. All of the above
ANS: D
8. The dependence of nursing theory development on human imagination is an attribute of nursing
as a(n):
A. Occupation.
B. Discipline.
C. Vocation.
D. Profession.
ANS: B
9. The primary purpose of nursing theory is to:
A. Structure nursing knowledge.
B. Demonstrate creativity in nursing.
C. Guide the thinking about, being, and doing of nursing.
D. Organize nursing curricula.
ANS: C
10. The first nursing theorist who identified the importance of theory in nursing was:
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