MN502 Unit 1 Quiz
Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in the world. As a
scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she performs and does consider
herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon. Roberta’s views are most closely reflective of
which school of scientific thought?
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ence
nce
ence
e
What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
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of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some type of human need.
n of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
e experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account.
he situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate results in repeat experiments.
Which statement best describes the role that logical positivism plays in modern philosophical thought
about nursing science and science in general?
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t the forefront of the understanding of science and dictates the ways in which scientific research is performed.
concert with humanistic philosophies of science, with the opposing ideologies functioning as a system of philosophical checks and balan
holds sway over the sciences, but its influence is so deeply ingrained in the field that it continues to impact modern ideas about scienc
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, completely discredited by postmodern philosophers and is regarded as a flawed relic of past scientific thinking.
During the 1960s, why did nursing scholars heavily emphasize a focus on the theoretical development of
nursing as its own, independent discipline?
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doctoral education for nurses that was discipline specific
at the logical positivist approach was a poor fit for the discipline
ge and enhance the continued development of nursing science
research by nurses in all fields, not merely nursing science
Why are natural sciences also referred to as “pure” sciences?
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nsidered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
e only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
e original sciences upon which all others are based.
ot affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
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?
Question options:
apprenticeships are no longer as prevalent as they were up through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
mphasis on nurses’ abilities to perform tasks rather than reason through and understand the purpose of their actions.
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Roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge in the world. As a
scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she performs and does consider
herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon. Roberta’s views are most closely reflective of
which school of scientific thought?
Question options:
ence
nce
ence
e
What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
Question options:
of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some type of human need.
n of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
e experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into account.
he situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate results in repeat experiments.
Which statement best describes the role that logical positivism plays in modern philosophical thought
about nursing science and science in general?
Question options:
t the forefront of the understanding of science and dictates the ways in which scientific research is performed.
concert with humanistic philosophies of science, with the opposing ideologies functioning as a system of philosophical checks and balan
holds sway over the sciences, but its influence is so deeply ingrained in the field that it continues to impact modern ideas about scienc
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, completely discredited by postmodern philosophers and is regarded as a flawed relic of past scientific thinking.
During the 1960s, why did nursing scholars heavily emphasize a focus on the theoretical development of
nursing as its own, independent discipline?
Question options:
doctoral education for nurses that was discipline specific
at the logical positivist approach was a poor fit for the discipline
ge and enhance the continued development of nursing science
research by nurses in all fields, not merely nursing science
Why are natural sciences also referred to as “pure” sciences?
Question options:
nsidered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
e only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
e original sciences upon which all others are based.
ot affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
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?
Question options:
apprenticeships are no longer as prevalent as they were up through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
mphasis on nurses’ abilities to perform tasks rather than reason through and understand the purpose of their actions.
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