NURS 5350 M2L3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Historically, nursing preparation was referred to as "training," and
many nurses educated through the 1970s still use this term to refer
to their education. Why is this terminology particularly problematic
in light of the advances made in nursing science in the last 30
years?
A) On-the-job apprenticeships are no longer as prevalent as they
were up through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
B) It places emphasis on nurses' abilities to perform tasks rather
than reason through and understand the purpose of their actions.
C) Most modern nurses pursue Master's level education beyond
their practice-based Bachelor's education.
D) The last 30 years have seen nursing education move away from
physician-taught courses in hospitals to professor-taught courses at
universities. -
correct answer ✅B
During the 1960s, why did nursing scholars heavily emphasize a
focus on the theoretical development of nursing as its own,
independent discipline?
A) To support doctoral education for nurses that was discipline
specific
B) To prove that the logical positivist approach was a poor fit for the
discipline
,NURS 5350 M2L3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
C) To encourage and enhance the continued development of
nursing science
D) To promote research by nurses in all fields, not merely nursing
science -
correct answer ✅C
Which argument best supports the idea of nursing as a professional
discipline rather than an academic discipline?
A) "Nursing is an applied science. Its practice component places an
emphasis on the delivery of service by nurses rather than the
development of academic knowledge."
B) "Nursing is a discipline with unique substance. It borrows very
little from other disciplines and, as a result, is beyond the realm of
most academic programs in the sciences that acknowledge idea
sharing across disciplines."
C) "Nursing is a concept with a lengthy unofficial history. Individuals
have been providing nursing care to others since the Crusades, and
this professional provision of services predates formal education in
the field."
D) "Nursing is a relative newcomer to advanced education. For
many years, nurses were educated or trained only at a Bachelor's
level, and advanced practice therefore has its roots in the
, NURS 5350 M2L3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
profession itse -
correct answer ✅A
Which statement most accurately encapsulates Thomas Kuhn's
proposed philosophy of science?
A) Science philosophy should address both the conceptual and
empirical problems of science and serve as merely a problem-
solving activity.
B) Science philosophy should focus on concept clarification and
concept analysis based on theory development and synthesis.
C) Science philosophy should resolve conceptual problems in
science without being limited to the development of theories.
D) Science philosophy should examine the process of science,
rather than the product of science, according to a disciplinary
matrix known as a paradigm. -
correct answer ✅D
The consensus statement crafted at the Knowledge Consensus
Conference in Boston in 1998 addressed the following areas except:
A) The nature of the human person
B) The role of nursing theory
C) The nature of the nurse as an individual
Answers (Grade A+)
Historically, nursing preparation was referred to as "training," and
many nurses educated through the 1970s still use this term to refer
to their education. Why is this terminology particularly problematic
in light of the advances made in nursing science in the last 30
years?
A) On-the-job apprenticeships are no longer as prevalent as they
were up through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
B) It places emphasis on nurses' abilities to perform tasks rather
than reason through and understand the purpose of their actions.
C) Most modern nurses pursue Master's level education beyond
their practice-based Bachelor's education.
D) The last 30 years have seen nursing education move away from
physician-taught courses in hospitals to professor-taught courses at
universities. -
correct answer ✅B
During the 1960s, why did nursing scholars heavily emphasize a
focus on the theoretical development of nursing as its own,
independent discipline?
A) To support doctoral education for nurses that was discipline
specific
B) To prove that the logical positivist approach was a poor fit for the
discipline
,NURS 5350 M2L3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
C) To encourage and enhance the continued development of
nursing science
D) To promote research by nurses in all fields, not merely nursing
science -
correct answer ✅C
Which argument best supports the idea of nursing as a professional
discipline rather than an academic discipline?
A) "Nursing is an applied science. Its practice component places an
emphasis on the delivery of service by nurses rather than the
development of academic knowledge."
B) "Nursing is a discipline with unique substance. It borrows very
little from other disciplines and, as a result, is beyond the realm of
most academic programs in the sciences that acknowledge idea
sharing across disciplines."
C) "Nursing is a concept with a lengthy unofficial history. Individuals
have been providing nursing care to others since the Crusades, and
this professional provision of services predates formal education in
the field."
D) "Nursing is a relative newcomer to advanced education. For
many years, nurses were educated or trained only at a Bachelor's
level, and advanced practice therefore has its roots in the
, NURS 5350 M2L3 Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
profession itse -
correct answer ✅A
Which statement most accurately encapsulates Thomas Kuhn's
proposed philosophy of science?
A) Science philosophy should address both the conceptual and
empirical problems of science and serve as merely a problem-
solving activity.
B) Science philosophy should focus on concept clarification and
concept analysis based on theory development and synthesis.
C) Science philosophy should resolve conceptual problems in
science without being limited to the development of theories.
D) Science philosophy should examine the process of science,
rather than the product of science, according to a disciplinary
matrix known as a paradigm. -
correct answer ✅D
The consensus statement crafted at the Knowledge Consensus
Conference in Boston in 1998 addressed the following areas except:
A) The nature of the human person
B) The role of nursing theory
C) The nature of the nurse as an individual
