Test Bank For Theoretical Basis for Nursing
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6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills Chapter
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1 - 23 Complete
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,Unit I: Introduction to Theory
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Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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Chapter 2 Overview of Theory in Nursing
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Chapter 3 Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
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Chapter 4 Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nu
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Chapter 5 Theory Analysis and Evaluation
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Unit II: Nursing Theories
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Chapter 6 Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
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Chapter 7 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
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Chapter 8 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
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Chapter 9 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
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Chapter 10 Introduction to Middle-Range Nursing Theories
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Chapter 11 Overview of Selected Middle-Range Nursing Theories
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Chapter 12 Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory
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Unit III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
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Chapter 13 Theories From the Sociologic Sciences
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Chapter 14 Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
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Chapter 15 Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
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Chapter 16 Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and Manag
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Chapter 17 Learning Theories
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Chapter 18 Ethical Theories and Principles
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Unit IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
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Chapter 19 Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
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Chapter 20 Application of Theory in Nursing Research
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Chapter 21 Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Manageme
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Chapter 22 Application of Theory in Nursing Education
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Chapter 23 Future Issues in Nursing Theory
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,Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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1. bNursingbhasbbeenbconsideredbbothbabprofessionbandbanboccupation.bWhichbofbthebf
ollowingbsupportsbdefiningbnursingbasbabprofession?
A) Autonomy
B) Learnedbvocation
C) Variedblevelbofbskill
D) Careerbwithbvariedbknowledge
2. Howbmanyblevelsbofbentrybintobpracticebexistbforbregisteredbnurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursingbisbclassifiedbasbwhichbtypebofbscience?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. Inbdefiningbthebphilosophybofbnursing,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbwouldbnotbbebincluded?
A) Purposebofbhumanblife
B) Naturebofbbeing
C) Theorybofbknowledge
D) Scientificbmethod
5. Whenbdiscussingbthebsciencebandbphilosophybofbabdiscipline,bhowbwouldbonebdefinebthebtw
obinbrelationbtobeachbother?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy'sbdefinitionbincludesbwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Studybofbproblemsbthatbarebabstractbandbgeneral
B) Measuresbobservablebphenomenabofbinterestbinbabdiscipline
C) Empiricalbwaybofbgatheringbdata
D) Groundedbandbtestedbinbexperience
, 7. Basedbonbthebsciencebandbphilosophicalbschoolsbofbthought,bwhichbonebisbfoundedbonbthebbeli
efbthatbwhatbisbexperiencedbisbwhatbexistsbandbthatbexperiencesbbebverifiedbthroughbscienti
ficbmethodology?
A) Receivedbview
B) Humanbscience
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Basedbonbthebsciencebandbphilosophicalbschoolsbofbthought,bwhichbonebcentersbonbdesc
riptionsbthatbarebderivedbfrombcollectivelyblivedbexperiences,binterrelatedness,bhuma
nbinterpretation,bandblearnedbreality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceivedbview
9. Whenbdefiningbnursingbphilosophy,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbisbappropriate?
A) Refersbtobthebbeliefbsystembofbthebprofessionbandbprovidesbperspectivesbforbpractice,bs
cholarship,bandbresearch.
B) Thebsubstantive,bdiscipline-
specificbknowledgebthatbfocusesbonbthebhuman-universe-
healthbprocess.
C) Refersbtobthebsystembofbrelationshipbofbhumanbresponsebinbhealthbandbillness.
D) Responsiblebforbgenerationbofbknowledge,bwhichbprovidesbdirectionbforbfuture.
10. Whenbdiscussingbthebknowledgebdevelopmentb inbnursingbscience,bthebstudybofbtheorybisbref
erredbtobasbwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. Therebarebseveralbdefinedbwaysbofbknowing.bWhichbwaybofbknowingbisbdefinedbasb“abp
rioribknowledgebthatbpertainbtobknowledgebgainedbfrombthoughtbalone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
,12. Patternsbofbknowledgebinbnursingbincludebusebofbknowledgebfrombnursingbandbotherbdiscipli
nes,babstractedbandbgeneralizedbbeyondbpersonalbexperience.bOfbwhichbpatternbofbknowl
edgebisbthisbrepresentative?
A) Clinicalbknowledge
B) Emancipatorybknowing
C) Conceptualbknowledge
D) Empiricalbknowledge
13. Nursingbisbdescribedbasbabhumanbsciencebbasedbonbinclusionbofbwhichbofbthebfollowingbinbtheb
discipline?
A) Physiology
B) Humanbhealth
C) Anthropology
D) Allbofbthebabove
14. Abstudybisbconductedbandbthebmethodologybusedbforbthebdatabcollectionbisbfocusedbonbte
stingbabhypothesisbandbseekingbtobproveborbdisprovebthebhypothesis.bWhichbtypebofbmet
hodologybisbbeingbused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologicbpluralism
15. Duringbthebcoursebofbabnursingbresearchbstudy,bthebresearchbselectsbabtheorybwithbabphen
omenologicalbfoundationbseekingbtobexplorebthebexperiencesbofbteensblivingbwithbHIV.b
Whichbtypebofbmethodologybisbbeingbused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologicbpluralism
,Answer Key
b
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. A
,1. MyrabLevinebexpressedbnursesbareboftenbconfusedbaboutbtheory.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbw
asbgivenbasbonebreasonbforbthebconfusionbrelatedbtobnursingbtheory?
A) Clearlybunderstandable
B) Obscurebconcepts
C) Applicationbtobpractice
D) Newbconcepts
2. Ifbabtheorybisbtobbebusefulbinbnursing,bitbmustbincludebwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Broadbconcepts
B) Understandablebconcepts
C) Conceptsbspecificbtobnursing
D) Operationallybdefinedbconcepts
3. Theoriesbdevelopedbforbnursingbincludeballbofbthebfollowingbexceptbwhichbofbthebfol
lowing?
A) Identifybstandardsbforbnursingbpractice
B) Guidebdevelopmentbofbclientbcares
C) Directbqualitybassurancebprograms
D) Alignbwithbotherbhealthbcarebdisciplines
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbwasbthebfirstbstagebinbthebdevelopmentbofbabnursingbtheorybandbph
ilosophy?
A) Silentbknowledge
B) Receivedbknowledge
C) Subjectivebknowledge
D) Proceduralbknowledge
5. Thebsilentbknowledgebstagebofbtheorybandbphilosophybdevelopmentbwasbdrivenbbasedbonb
whichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Nursingbasbanbindependentbdiscipline
B) Medicalbmodel,bdependentbonbphysicians
C) Interdisciplinarybteambdesign
D) Nursingbasbanbacademicbdiscipline
, 6. Duringbtheb1970s,bthebnursingbprofessionbviewedbitselfbasbabscientificbdisciplinebevolvingbtow
ardbabtheoreticallybbasedbpracticebfocusingbonbthebclient.bWhichbstagebofbtheorybandbphilo
sophybdevelopmentbisbthisbthebcorrectbdescription?
A) Silentbknowledge
B) Receivedbknowledge
C) Subjectivebknowledge
D) Proceduralbknowledge
7. Whatbisbthebcurrentbstagebofbknowledgebdevelopmentbforbthebdisciplinebofbnursing?
A) Silentbknowledge
B) Receivedbknowledge
C) Subjectivebknowledge
D) Constructedbknowledge
8. Developmentbofbabmetatheorybincludesbwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Broadbprocessesbandbgeneralizedbunderstanding
B) Specificbapplicationbofbtheory
C) Developmentbofbtheorybthroughbpractice
D) Usebofbonlybnursingbconcepts
9. Whichbtypebofbtheorybisbthebmostbbroadbandbcomplexbinbscope?
A) Grandbtheory
B) Middlebrangebtheory
C) Practicebtheory
D) Microtheory
10. Whichbtypebofbtheorybmaybdescribebabphenomenon,bexplainbrelationshipsbofbconceptsborbp
redictbeffectsbofbabphenomenon?
A) Metatheory
B) Grandbtheory
C) Middlebrangebtheory
D) Practicebtheory
11. Whichbtypebofbtheorybisbthebleastbcomplexbandbisbsituationbspecific?
A) Methatheory
B) Grandbtheory
C) Middlebrangebtheory
D) Practicebtheory
,12. Abnursingbtheorybdesignedbtobexplainborbrelatebconceptsbinbabtheorybtobonebanotherbisbc
onsideredbwhichbtypeborbpurposebofbtheory?
A) Factor-isolatingbtheories
B) Factor-relatingbtheories
C) Situation-relatingbtheories
D) Situation-producingbtheories
13. Abnursingbtheorybwhichbprescribesbactivitiesbtobreachbabgoalbisbwhichbtypebofbtheory?
A) Factor-isolatingbtheories
B) Factor-relatingbtheories
C) Situation-relatingbtheories
D) Situation-producingbtheories
14. Whichbofbthebfollowingbdisciplineborbdisciplinesbmaybbebusedbinbthebdesignbofbabnursingbthe
ory?
A) Psychology
B) Physicalbbiology
C) Sociology
D) Psychology,bphysicalbbiology,bandbsociology
15. BasedbonbthebworkbbybFawcett,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbpartbofbthebdefinedbnursingbme
taparadigm?
A) Person
B) Health
C) Environment
D) Caring
, Answer Key
b
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. D
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6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills Chapter
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1 - 23 Complete
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,Unit I: Introduction to Theory
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Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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Chapter 2 Overview of Theory in Nursing
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Chapter 3 Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
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Chapter 4 Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nu
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Chapter 5 Theory Analysis and Evaluation
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Unit II: Nursing Theories
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Chapter 6 Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
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Chapter 7 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
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Chapter 8 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
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Chapter 9 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
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Chapter 10 Introduction to Middle-Range Nursing Theories
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Chapter 11 Overview of Selected Middle-Range Nursing Theories
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Chapter 12 Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory
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Unit III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
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Chapter 13 Theories From the Sociologic Sciences
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Chapter 14 Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
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Chapter 15 Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
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Chapter 16 Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and Manag
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Chapter 17 Learning Theories
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Chapter 18 Ethical Theories and Principles
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Unit IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
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Chapter 19 Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
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Chapter 20 Application of Theory in Nursing Research
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Chapter 22 Application of Theory in Nursing Education
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Chapter 23 Future Issues in Nursing Theory
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,Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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1. bNursingbhasbbeenbconsideredbbothbabprofessionbandbanboccupation.bWhichbofbthebf
ollowingbsupportsbdefiningbnursingbasbabprofession?
A) Autonomy
B) Learnedbvocation
C) Variedblevelbofbskill
D) Careerbwithbvariedbknowledge
2. Howbmanyblevelsbofbentrybintobpracticebexistbforbregisteredbnurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursingbisbclassifiedbasbwhichbtypebofbscience?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. Inbdefiningbthebphilosophybofbnursing,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbwouldbnotbbebincluded?
A) Purposebofbhumanblife
B) Naturebofbbeing
C) Theorybofbknowledge
D) Scientificbmethod
5. Whenbdiscussingbthebsciencebandbphilosophybofbabdiscipline,bhowbwouldbonebdefinebthebtw
obinbrelationbtobeachbother?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy'sbdefinitionbincludesbwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Studybofbproblemsbthatbarebabstractbandbgeneral
B) Measuresbobservablebphenomenabofbinterestbinbabdiscipline
C) Empiricalbwaybofbgatheringbdata
D) Groundedbandbtestedbinbexperience
, 7. Basedbonbthebsciencebandbphilosophicalbschoolsbofbthought,bwhichbonebisbfoundedbonbthebbeli
efbthatbwhatbisbexperiencedbisbwhatbexistsbandbthatbexperiencesbbebverifiedbthroughbscienti
ficbmethodology?
A) Receivedbview
B) Humanbscience
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Basedbonbthebsciencebandbphilosophicalbschoolsbofbthought,bwhichbonebcentersbonbdesc
riptionsbthatbarebderivedbfrombcollectivelyblivedbexperiences,binterrelatedness,bhuma
nbinterpretation,bandblearnedbreality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceivedbview
9. Whenbdefiningbnursingbphilosophy,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbisbappropriate?
A) Refersbtobthebbeliefbsystembofbthebprofessionbandbprovidesbperspectivesbforbpractice,bs
cholarship,bandbresearch.
B) Thebsubstantive,bdiscipline-
specificbknowledgebthatbfocusesbonbthebhuman-universe-
healthbprocess.
C) Refersbtobthebsystembofbrelationshipbofbhumanbresponsebinbhealthbandbillness.
D) Responsiblebforbgenerationbofbknowledge,bwhichbprovidesbdirectionbforbfuture.
10. Whenbdiscussingbthebknowledgebdevelopmentb inbnursingbscience,bthebstudybofbtheorybisbref
erredbtobasbwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. Therebarebseveralbdefinedbwaysbofbknowing.bWhichbwaybofbknowingbisbdefinedbasb“abp
rioribknowledgebthatbpertainbtobknowledgebgainedbfrombthoughtbalone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
,12. Patternsbofbknowledgebinbnursingbincludebusebofbknowledgebfrombnursingbandbotherbdiscipli
nes,babstractedbandbgeneralizedbbeyondbpersonalbexperience.bOfbwhichbpatternbofbknowl
edgebisbthisbrepresentative?
A) Clinicalbknowledge
B) Emancipatorybknowing
C) Conceptualbknowledge
D) Empiricalbknowledge
13. Nursingbisbdescribedbasbabhumanbsciencebbasedbonbinclusionbofbwhichbofbthebfollowingbinbtheb
discipline?
A) Physiology
B) Humanbhealth
C) Anthropology
D) Allbofbthebabove
14. Abstudybisbconductedbandbthebmethodologybusedbforbthebdatabcollectionbisbfocusedbonbte
stingbabhypothesisbandbseekingbtobproveborbdisprovebthebhypothesis.bWhichbtypebofbmet
hodologybisbbeingbused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologicbpluralism
15. Duringbthebcoursebofbabnursingbresearchbstudy,bthebresearchbselectsbabtheorybwithbabphen
omenologicalbfoundationbseekingbtobexplorebthebexperiencesbofbteensblivingbwithbHIV.b
Whichbtypebofbmethodologybisbbeingbused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologicbpluralism
,Answer Key
b
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. A
,1. MyrabLevinebexpressedbnursesbareboftenbconfusedbaboutbtheory.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbw
asbgivenbasbonebreasonbforbthebconfusionbrelatedbtobnursingbtheory?
A) Clearlybunderstandable
B) Obscurebconcepts
C) Applicationbtobpractice
D) Newbconcepts
2. Ifbabtheorybisbtobbebusefulbinbnursing,bitbmustbincludebwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Broadbconcepts
B) Understandablebconcepts
C) Conceptsbspecificbtobnursing
D) Operationallybdefinedbconcepts
3. Theoriesbdevelopedbforbnursingbincludeballbofbthebfollowingbexceptbwhichbofbthebfol
lowing?
A) Identifybstandardsbforbnursingbpractice
B) Guidebdevelopmentbofbclientbcares
C) Directbqualitybassurancebprograms
D) Alignbwithbotherbhealthbcarebdisciplines
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbwasbthebfirstbstagebinbthebdevelopmentbofbabnursingbtheorybandbph
ilosophy?
A) Silentbknowledge
B) Receivedbknowledge
C) Subjectivebknowledge
D) Proceduralbknowledge
5. Thebsilentbknowledgebstagebofbtheorybandbphilosophybdevelopmentbwasbdrivenbbasedbonb
whichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Nursingbasbanbindependentbdiscipline
B) Medicalbmodel,bdependentbonbphysicians
C) Interdisciplinarybteambdesign
D) Nursingbasbanbacademicbdiscipline
, 6. Duringbtheb1970s,bthebnursingbprofessionbviewedbitselfbasbabscientificbdisciplinebevolvingbtow
ardbabtheoreticallybbasedbpracticebfocusingbonbthebclient.bWhichbstagebofbtheorybandbphilo
sophybdevelopmentbisbthisbthebcorrectbdescription?
A) Silentbknowledge
B) Receivedbknowledge
C) Subjectivebknowledge
D) Proceduralbknowledge
7. Whatbisbthebcurrentbstagebofbknowledgebdevelopmentbforbthebdisciplinebofbnursing?
A) Silentbknowledge
B) Receivedbknowledge
C) Subjectivebknowledge
D) Constructedbknowledge
8. Developmentbofbabmetatheorybincludesbwhichbofbthebfollowing?
A) Broadbprocessesbandbgeneralizedbunderstanding
B) Specificbapplicationbofbtheory
C) Developmentbofbtheorybthroughbpractice
D) Usebofbonlybnursingbconcepts
9. Whichbtypebofbtheorybisbthebmostbbroadbandbcomplexbinbscope?
A) Grandbtheory
B) Middlebrangebtheory
C) Practicebtheory
D) Microtheory
10. Whichbtypebofbtheorybmaybdescribebabphenomenon,bexplainbrelationshipsbofbconceptsborbp
redictbeffectsbofbabphenomenon?
A) Metatheory
B) Grandbtheory
C) Middlebrangebtheory
D) Practicebtheory
11. Whichbtypebofbtheorybisbthebleastbcomplexbandbisbsituationbspecific?
A) Methatheory
B) Grandbtheory
C) Middlebrangebtheory
D) Practicebtheory
,12. Abnursingbtheorybdesignedbtobexplainborbrelatebconceptsbinbabtheorybtobonebanotherbisbc
onsideredbwhichbtypeborbpurposebofbtheory?
A) Factor-isolatingbtheories
B) Factor-relatingbtheories
C) Situation-relatingbtheories
D) Situation-producingbtheories
13. Abnursingbtheorybwhichbprescribesbactivitiesbtobreachbabgoalbisbwhichbtypebofbtheory?
A) Factor-isolatingbtheories
B) Factor-relatingbtheories
C) Situation-relatingbtheories
D) Situation-producingbtheories
14. Whichbofbthebfollowingbdisciplineborbdisciplinesbmaybbebusedbinbthebdesignbofbabnursingbthe
ory?
A) Psychology
B) Physicalbbiology
C) Sociology
D) Psychology,bphysicalbbiology,bandbsociology
15. BasedbonbthebworkbbybFawcett,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbpartbofbthebdefinedbnursingbme
taparadigm?
A) Person
B) Health
C) Environment
D) Caring
, Answer Key
b
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. D
