NURS 5350 M2L3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NURS 5350 M2L3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Historically,A2nursingA2preparationA2wasA2referredA2toA2asA2"training,"A2andA2manyA2nurse
sA2educatedA2throughA2theA21970sA2stillA2useA2thisA2termA2toA2referA2toA2theirA2education.A
2WhyA2isA2thisA2terminologyA2particularlyA2problematicA2inA2lightA2ofA2theA2advancesA2mad
eA2inA2nursingA2scienceA2inA2theA2lastA230A2years?
A)A2On-the-
jobA2apprenticeshipsA2areA2noA2longerA2asA2prevalentA2asA2theyA2wereA2upA2throughA2theA
2lateA21970sA2andA2earlyA21980s.
B)A2ItA2placesA2emphasisA2onA2nurses'A2abilitiesA2toA2performA2tasksA2ratherA2thanA2reaso
nA2throughA2andA2understandA2theA2purposeA2ofA2theirA2actions.
C)A2MostA2modernA2nursesA2pursueA2Master'sA2levelA2educationA2beyondA2theirA2practice
-basedA2Bachelor'sA2education.
D)A2TheA2lastA230A2yearsA2haveA2seenA2nursingA2educationA2moveA2awayA2fromA2physicia
n-taughtA2coursesA2inA2hospitalsA2toA2professor-taughtA2coursesA2atA2universities.A2-
A2Ans--B


DuringA2theA21960s,A2whyA2didA2nursingA2scholarsA2heavilyA2emphasizeA2aA2focusA2onA2th
eA2theoreticalA2developmentA2ofA2nursingA2asA2itsA2own,A2independentA2discipline?
A)A2ToA2supportA2doctoralA2educationA2forA2nursesA2thatA2wasA2disciplineA2specific
B)A2ToA2proveA2thatA2theA2logicalA2positivistA2approachA2wasA2aA2poorA2fitA2forA2theA2discip
line
C)A2ToA2encourageA2andA2enhanceA2theA2continuedA2developmentA2ofA2nursingA2science
D)A2ToA2promoteA2researchA2byA2nursesA2inA2allA2fields,A2notA2merelyA2nursingA2scienceA2-
A2Ans--C


WhichA2argumentA2bestA2supportsA2theA2ideaA2ofA2nursingA2asA2aA2professionalA2disciplin
eA2ratherA2thanA2anA2academicA2discipline?
A)A2"NursingA2isA2anA2appliedA2science.A2ItsA2practiceA2componentA2placesA2anA2emphasi
sA2onA2theA2deliveryA2ofA2serviceA2byA2nursesA2ratherA2thanA2theA2developmentA2ofA2acad
emicA2knowledge."
B)A2"NursingA2isA2aA2disciplineA2withA2uniqueA2substance.A2ItA2borrowsA2veryA2littleA2fromA2
otherA2disciplinesA2and,A2asA2aA2result,A2isA2beyondA2theA2realmA2ofA2mostA2academicA2pr
ogramsA2inA2theA2sciencesA2thatA2acknowledgeA2ideaA2sharingA2acrossA2disciplines."
C)A2"NursingA2isA2aA2conceptA2withA2aA2lengthyA2unofficialA2history.A2IndividualsA2haveA2be
enA2providingA2nursingA2careA2toA2othersA2sinceA2theA2Crusades,A2andA2thisA2professional
A2provisionA2ofA2servicesA2predatesA2formalA2educationA2inA2theA2field."
D)A2"NursingA2isA2aA2relativeA2newcomerA2toA2advancedA2education.A2ForA2manyA2years,A2
nursesA2wereA2educatedA2orA2trainedA2onlyA2atA2aA2Bachelor'sA2level,A2andA2advancedA2pr
acticeA2thereforeA2hasA2itsA2rootsA2inA2theA2professionA2itseA2-A2Ans--A

WhichA2statementA2mostA2accuratelyA2encapsulatesA2ThomasA2Kuhn'sA2proposedA2philos
ophyA2ofA2science?

, A)A2ScienceA2philosophyA2shouldA2addressA2bothA2theA2conceptualA2andA2empiricalA2prob
lemsA2ofA2scienceA2andA2serveA2asA2merelyA2aA2problem-solvingA2activity.
B)A2ScienceA2philosophyA2shouldA2focusA2onA2conceptA2clarificationA2andA2conceptA2analy
sisA2basedA2onA2theoryA2developmentA2andA2synthesis.
C)A2ScienceA2philosophyA2shouldA2resolveA2conceptualA2problemsA2inA2scienceA2withoutA2
beingA2limitedA2toA2theA2developmentA2ofA2theories.
D)A2ScienceA2philosophyA2shouldA2examineA2theA2processA2ofA2science,A2ratherA2thanA2th
eA2productA2ofA2science,A2accordingA2toA2aA2disciplinaryA2matrixA2knownA2asA2aA2paradig
m.A2-A2Ans--D

TheA2consensusA2statementA2craftedA2atA2theA2KnowledgeA2ConsensusA2ConferenceA2inA
2BostonA2inA21998A2addressedA2theA2followingA2areasA2except:
A)A2TheA2natureA2ofA2theA2humanA2person
B)A2TheA2roleA2ofA2nursingA2theory
C)A2TheA2natureA2ofA2theA2nurseA2asA2anA2individual
D)A2TheA2linksA2ofA2eachA2areaA2ofA2understandingA2toA2nursingA2practiceA2-A2Ans--C

InA2whichA2areaA2isA2thereA2aA2needA2forA2increasedA2attention?
A)A2AcceptanceA2ofA2pluralism
B)A2LinkingA2feminismA2toA2modernA2trends
C)A2IncreasingA2empiricalA2orientationA2inA2conceptualA2work
D)A2TheoryA2developmentA2-A2Ans--D

ClinicalA2researchA2focusesA2primarilyA2on:
A)A2resultsA2ofA2patients'A2medicalA2careA2inA2aA2specifiedA2timeA2period.
B)A2stepsA2inA2theA2processA2ofA2medicalA2careA2suchA2asA2earlyA2detection,A2diagnosis,A2
andA2treatmentA2ofA2diseaseA2orA2injury.
C)A2careA2forA2theA2chronicallyA2ill.
D)A2cost-effectivenessA2ofA2experimentalA2interventions.A2-A2Ans--B

InA2conductingA2experimentalA2studies,A2ethicalA2issuesA2mayA2ariseA2about:
A)A2exposingA2researchA2subjectsA2toA2unknownA2risksA2orA2withholdingA2beneficialA2treat
mentsA2fromA2controlA2groups.
B)A2randomizationA2inA2theA2selectionA2ofA2theA2researchA2population.
C)A2requirementsA2forA2long-termA2participation.
D)A2personalA2inconveniencesA2ofA2studyA2participants.A2-A2Ans--A

TheA2AgencyA2forA2HealthcareA2ResearchA2andA2QualityA2(AHRQ)A2isA2aA2federalA2agenc
yA2chargedA2with:
A)A2establishingA2MedicareA2paymentA2policies.
B)A2updatingA2diagnosticA2groupA2definitionsA2forA2MedicaidA2paymentA2ofA2clinicalA2treat
ment.
C)A2improvingA2outcomesA2andA2qualityA2ofA2healthcareA2services,A2reducingA2costs,A2imp
rovingA2patientA2safety,A2andA2fosteringA2effectiveA2services.
D)A2challengingA2interestA2groups'A2definitionsA2ofA2"qualityA2care."A2-A2Ans--C