ADVANCING YOUR CAREER 7TH EDITION BY NUNNERY

test bank Advancing Your Career 7th Edition Nunnery test bank Advancing Your Career 7th Edition Nunnery test bank Advancing Your Career 7th Edition Nunnery Chapter 2. Theory as the Basis for Practice Questions Multiple Choice 1. The nurse researcher is planning a research study. For which reason should the nurse identify a theory as a basis of this study before proceeding? 1. It can represent graphically the phenomenon being studied. 2. It can explain how the definitions within the study are linked. 3. It can identify a broader scope of the phenomenon being studied. 4. It can validate the application of the theory to the nursing knowledge base. Answer: _____ 2. The nurse researcher is analyzing the use of a theory as a basis for a study. For which reason should the nurse outline the phenomenon being studied with words, symbols, and lines? 1. To identify the population of interest for the study 2. To reduce the need to define the parts of the theory 3. To display the components and relationships of the theory 4. To reduce the amount of work needed to explain the theory Answer: _____ 3. The nurse researcher is designing a study. For which reason should the nurse avoid using a conceptual model or framework instead of a theory as a basis for the study? 1. A conceptual model provides a broad scope of the propositions. 2. A conceptual model uses a graphic representation for the phenomenon. 3. A conceptual model limits the interpretation of the intent of the theory. 4. A conceptual model explains the phenomenon as the focus of the theory. Answer: _____ 4. The nurse would like to use a conceptual model as a basis for a study. Which needs to occur before the model can be viewed as a viable theory? 1. The generalities of the concepts should be explained.Test Bank, Chapter 2 Kearney-Nunnery, Advancing Your Career, 7e Page 2 of 13 2. The broad scope of the concepts should be described. 3. The groups to which the concepts apply should be identified. 4. The interrelatedness of the concepts should be demonstrated. Answer: _____ 5. The nurse researcher is planning to use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as the theory for a study. Which need should the nurse identify as the base for the entire hierarchy? 1. Safety 2. Physiologic 3. Self-actualization 4. Love and belonging Answer: _____ 6. The nurse researcher is considering the use of a developmental theory for a study. Which should the nurse identify as a characteristic of these types of theories? 1. They are based upon a specific population. 2. They focus on personality development. 3. They progress through stages in the life cycle. 4. They are developed through mathematical validation. Answer: ____ Questions, Answers, and Rationales Multiple Choice 1. The nurse researcher is planning a research study. For which reason should the nurse identify a theory as a basis of this study before proceeding? 1. It can represent graphically the phenomenon being studied. 2. It can explain how the definitions within the study are linked. 3. It can identify a broader scope of the phenomenon being studied. 4. It can validate the application of the theory to the nursing knowledge base. ANS: 4 Page: 21 Feedback 1. This is incorrect. A model is a graphic representation of the phenomenon being studied. This is not the reason a theory is identified as a basis for a study. 2. This is incorrect. Definitions within a theory are concepts which are linked through constructs. However, this is not the reason a theory is selected as a basis before completing a study. 3. This is incorrect. A conceptual model or framework is a broader scope of the phenomenon being studied and is not the reason a theory is selected as a basis for a study. 4. This is correct. A theory is selected so that is can be evaluated for potential use in nursing practice. 2. The nurse researcher is analyzing the use of a theory as a basis for a study. For which reason should the nurse outline the phenomenon being studied with words, symbols, and lines? 1. To identify the population of interest for the study 2. To reduce the need to define the parts of the theory 3. To display the components and relationships of the theory 4. To reduce the amount of work needed to explain the theory ANS: 3 Page: 21 Feedback 1. This is incorrect. Using a model to outline the phenomenon being studied with Test Bank, Chapter 2 Kearney-Nunnery, Advancing Your Career, 7e Page 6 of 13 words, symbols, and lines is not done to identify the population of interest for the study. The population of interest is identified through a conceptual model or framework. 2. This is incorrect. A model is not used to reduce the need to define the parts of the theory. 3. This is correct. A model is a graphic representation of some phenomenon that can be explained through the use of words, symbols, and lines. 4. This is incorrect. A model is not used to reduce the amount of work needed to explain the theory. 3. The nurse researcher is designing a study. For which reason should the nurse avoid using a conceptual model or framework instead of a theory as a basis for the study? 1. A conceptual model provides a broad scope of the propositions. 2. A conceptual model uses a graphic representation for the phenomenon. 3. A conceptual model limits the interpretation of the intent of the theory. 4. A conceptual model explains the phenomenon as the focus of the theory. ANS: 1 Page: 21 Feedback 1. This is correct. A conceptual model represents some phenomenon of interest; however, the concepts and propositions are broad in scope, less defined, and less specific to the phenomenon of concern. 2. This is incorrect. A model provides a graphic representation of the phenomenon. 3. This is incorrect. A framework limits the use of words and narrative; however, this is not the reason it should not be used as a basis for the study. 4. This is incorrect. In a conceptual model or framework, the concepts are abstract, general, and cannot be directly observed in the real world. The phenomenon cannot be specifically identified in the conceptual model or framework.