Question 1
A statement of beliefs and values about human beings and their world is:
A philosophy
Definition of the term philosophy from McEwen & Wills textbook (5th ed) pg 28.
Question 2 A set of l
A theory
Definition of the term theory from McEwen & Wills textbook (5th ed) pg. 28
Question 3
is a theory that has been developed by another discipline (not nursing)
butmay be adapted to use in nursing and other fields
Borrowed theory
Definition of a borrowed theory from McEwen & Wills text books (5th ed) pg. 27A
Borrowed theory is a theory developed in another discipline but applied to the
practice of nursing.
Question 4 The mos
A metaparadigm
Definition of metaparadigm from the McEwen & Wills 5 th ed pg. 27
, Question 5 A theory
A nursing theory
McEwan & Wills pg. 40
Question 6
The nursing paradigm identifies four concepts of interest to the nursing profession.
These four concepts are:
The person, health, environment/situation, and nursing
Question 7
Description, explanation, prediction, and prescription of an interrelationship of nursing
McEwen & Wills (5th ed) pgs. 41-44
A group of theories that are broad in scope, complex, and provide broad and abstract
views about nursing are called:
A grand theory
McEwen & Wills 5th ed pg. 37 & chap. 6
Question 8
A group of theories that are more limited in scope, less abstract, reflect practice, and
addresses a specific phenomenon are called:
A middle range theory
McEwen & Wills (5th ed) pgs. 37-38 & Chap. 10
Question 9
A central construct in nursing would be:
Caring
Question 10
What do the following theories written by Watson, Swanson, Duffy, Boykin &
Schoenhofer, and Hall have in common?
They focus on care and caring
Question 11