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1. Whycarecnaturalcsciencescalsocreferredctocasc―pure‖c sciences?
A. Theyc arec consideredc stand-alonec bodiesc ofc uniquec knowledge.
B. Theycarectheconlycsciencesctocwhichcthecscientificcmethodccancbecapplied.
C. Theycarecthecoriginalcsciencescuponcwhichcallcotherscarecbased.
D. Theycarecnotcaffectedcbycsubjectivity cincthecwaycothercsciencescare.
Ans:c A
2. Whichciscnotcancexamplecofcancappliedcsciencecascusedcinchealthccarectoday?
A. Socialcwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationcofccarecdisparities
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Ans:c D
3. Robertacfirmlycbelievescthatcindividualcexperiencescarecthecsourcecofcallcknowledgecincthecw
orld.cAscacscientist,cshecacknowledgeschercrolecascacparticipantcincthecexperimentscshecperform
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4. Whatciscthecultimatecgoalcofcthecscientificcmethod?
A. Applicationc ofc scientificc resultsc toc ac relatedc bodyc ofc knowledgec inc orderc toc meetc somecty
pecofchumancneed.
B. Examinationcofcthecdecisionscmadecbycacscientistctocunderstandcthecwayscincwhichcs
ubjectivitycwascintroducedctocthecexperiment.
C. Reproduciblecexperimentalcresultscthatcdocnotctakecresearchercindividualitycintocaccount.
D. Improvingcthecsituationcorcprocesscusedcincthecexperimentctocyieldcmorecaccuratecresultscin
crepeatc experiments.
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5. Whichc ofcthec followingc bestc describesc thec aimc ofc naturalc sciences?
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A. Affirmationc ofc thec importancec ofc culturalc understandingc byc uncoveringc thec commoncs
ubjectivecbiasescofcdifferentcdisciplines.
B. Improvementcofcthecqualitycofclifecbycunderstandingcwhatchelpscpeoplecmaximizectheircf
unctionalcabilities.
C. Utilizationc ofcknowledgec byc applyingc itc toc ac specificc purposec inc orderc toc betterc ac situationcorc
changecviewpoints.
D. Developmentcofcknowledgecforcthecsakecofcdevelopingcknowledge,cdiscoveringctruth,candcc
ontrollingcoutcomes.
Ans:c D
6. GretchencandcPetercarecgraduatecstudentscincthecsamecPhysicsclab.cTheircsupervisorchasca
skedcbothcofcthemctocperformcthecsamecexperimentcusingcthecsamecprocedurecandcequipment
.c Aftercthey’vecbothccompletedctheirctask,ctheccomparectheircresultscandcdiscovercthatctheycarec
nearlycidentical.cWhichcofcthecfiveccriteriacforcsciencecdoescGretchencandcPeter’scdiscoveryc
exemplify?
A. Intersubjectivec testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenesscandcprecision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichcstatementcdoescnotcdescribecacgeneralccharacteristiccofcphilosophy?
A. Thinkingcforcthecsakecofcthinking.
B. Utilizationc ofc processc andc outcome.
C. Demarcationc ofc wholenessc andc holism.
D. Applicationcofcepistemologycandcontology.
Ans:c C
8. Repetitivecpatternscofcbehaviorcdictatedcbycpastcexperiencesciscancexamplecofcwhichcsourcecof
cknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commoncsense
C. Tradition
D. Authorityc
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9. Franciscociscacchemistcwhocrigidlycappliescthecscientificcmethodctocallcthatchecdoes,cwhethe
rcinctheclabcorcoutcofcit,candcstronglycbelievescthatcallcrelationships carecgovernedcbyccausecandc
effect.c Hecseesclittlecneedcforcsubjectivitycincanycareacofchisclife,cbelievingcinsteadcthatcthecworl
dciscancexternalcconceptccompletelycindependentcofcindividual cthoughtscorcdesires.c Whichcph
ilosophicalcschoolcbestcdescribescFrancisco’scoutlookconcthecworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicalcpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismcAns:cB
10. Whichc statementc wouldc anc adherentc ofc thec perceivedc viewc mostc likelyc make?
A. ―Observationcisccompletelycunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptiveclawciscthecgoldc standardcofcscience.‖
C. ―Individualc phenomenoncmakecupcthecwholecthatciscthecuniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriescarecneithercrightc norc wrong.‖c
Ans:c D
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1. Historically,cnursingcpreparationcwascreferredctocasc―training,‖c andcmanycnursesceducatedcth
roughcthec1970scstillcusecthisctermctocreferctoctheirceducation.cWhyciscthiscterminology cparticula
rlycproblematiccinclightcofcthecadvancescmadecincnursingcsciencecinctheclastc30cyears?
A. On-the-
jobc apprenticeshipsc arec noc longerc asc prevalentc asc theyc werec upc throughc thec latec1970scandcea
rlyc1980s.
B. Itc placesc emphasisc onc nurses’c abilitiesc toc performc tasksc ratherc thanc reasonc throughc andcu
nderstandcthecpurposecofctheircactions.
C. Mostc modernc nursesc pursuec Master’sc levelc educationc beyondc theirc practice-
basedcBachelor’sc education.
D. Theclastc30cyearschavecseencnursingceducationcmovecawaycfromcphysician-
taughtccoursescinchospitalsctocprofessor-taughtccoursescatcuniversities.
Ans:c B
2. Duringcthec1960s,cwhycdidcnursingcscholarscheavilycemphasizecacfocusconcthectheoreticalcd
evelopmentcofcnursingcascitscown,cindependentc discipline?
A. Tocsupportcdoctoralceducationcforcnursescthatcwascdisciplinecspecific
B. Tocprovecthatctheclogicalcpositivistcapproachcwascacpoorcfitcforcthecdiscipline
C. Toc encouragec andc enhancec thec continuedc developmentc ofc nursingc science
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ncacademiccdiscipline?
A. ―Nursingciscancappliedcscience.cc Itscpracticeccomponentc placescancemphasisconcthecd
eliverycofcservicecbycnursescrathercthancthecdevelopmentcofcacademiccknowledge.‖
B. ―Nursingciscac disciplinecwithcuniquec substance.cItcborrowscveryclittlecfromcothercdisciplin
escand,cascacresult,ciscbeyondcthecrealmcofcmostcacademiccprogramscincthecsciencescthatcackno
wledgecideac sharingcacrosscdisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursingciscac conceptcwithcaclengthycunofficialchistory.cIndividualschavecbeencprovidingcnu
rsingccarectocotherscsincecthecCrusades,candcthiscprofessionalcprovisioncofcservicescpredatescfor
malceducationcincthecfield.‖
D. ―Nursingciscacrelativecnewcomerctocadvancedceducation.cForc manycyears,cnursescwereceduca
tedcorctrainedconlycatcacBachelor’sclevel,candcadvancedcpracticecthereforechascitscrootscincthecprof
essioncitselfcrathercthancincacademia.‖
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1. Whycarecnaturalcsciencescalsocreferredctocasc―pure‖c sciences?
A. Theyc arec consideredc stand-alonec bodiesc ofc uniquec knowledge.
B. Theycarectheconlycsciencesctocwhichcthecscientificcmethodccancbecapplied.
C. Theycarecthecoriginalcsciencescuponcwhichcallcotherscarecbased.
D. Theycarecnotcaffectedcbycsubjectivity cincthecwaycothercsciencescare.
Ans:c A
2. Whichciscnotcancexamplecofcancappliedcsciencecascusedcinchealthccarectoday?
A. Socialcwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationcofccarecdisparities
D. Pathologyc
Ans:c D
3. Robertacfirmlycbelievescthatcindividualcexperiencescarecthecsourcecofcallcknowledgecincthecw
orld.cAscacscientist,cshecacknowledgeschercrolecascacparticipantcincthecexperimentscshecperform
scandcdoescconsidercherselfcmerelycacdisconnectedcobservercofcphenomenon.
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lcofcscientificcthought?
A. Naturalc Science
B. HumancScience
C. AppliedcScience
D. Softc Sciencec
Ans:c B
4. Whatciscthecultimatecgoalcofcthecscientificcmethod?
A. Applicationc ofc scientificc resultsc toc ac relatedc bodyc ofc knowledgec inc orderc toc meetc somecty
pecofchumancneed.
B. Examinationcofcthecdecisionscmadecbycacscientistctocunderstandcthecwayscincwhichcs
ubjectivitycwascintroducedctocthecexperiment.
C. Reproduciblecexperimentalcresultscthatcdocnotctakecresearchercindividualitycintocaccount.
D. Improvingcthecsituationcorcprocesscusedcincthecexperimentctocyieldcmorecaccuratecresultscin
crepeatc experiments.
Ans:c C
5. Whichc ofcthec followingc bestc describesc thec aimc ofc naturalc sciences?
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A. Affirmationc ofc thec importancec ofc culturalc understandingc byc uncoveringc thec commoncs
ubjectivecbiasescofcdifferentcdisciplines.
B. Improvementcofcthecqualitycofclifecbycunderstandingcwhatchelpscpeoplecmaximizectheircf
unctionalcabilities.
C. Utilizationc ofcknowledgec byc applyingc itc toc ac specificc purposec inc orderc toc betterc ac situationcorc
changecviewpoints.
D. Developmentcofcknowledgecforcthecsakecofcdevelopingcknowledge,cdiscoveringctruth,candcc
ontrollingcoutcomes.
Ans:c D
6. GretchencandcPetercarecgraduatecstudentscincthecsamecPhysicsclab.cTheircsupervisorchasca
skedcbothcofcthemctocperformcthecsamecexperimentcusingcthecsamecprocedurecandcequipment
.c Aftercthey’vecbothccompletedctheirctask,ctheccomparectheircresultscandcdiscovercthatctheycarec
nearlycidentical.cWhichcofcthecfiveccriteriacforcsciencecdoescGretchencandcPeter’scdiscoveryc
exemplify?
A. Intersubjectivec testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenesscandcprecision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichcstatementcdoescnotcdescribecacgeneralccharacteristiccofcphilosophy?
A. Thinkingcforcthecsakecofcthinking.
B. Utilizationc ofc processc andc outcome.
C. Demarcationc ofc wholenessc andc holism.
D. Applicationcofcepistemologycandcontology.
Ans:c C
8. Repetitivecpatternscofcbehaviorcdictatedcbycpastcexperiencesciscancexamplecofcwhichcsourcecof
cknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commoncsense
C. Tradition
D. Authorityc
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9. Franciscociscacchemistcwhocrigidlycappliescthecscientificcmethodctocallcthatchecdoes,cwhethe
rcinctheclabcorcoutcofcit,candcstronglycbelievescthatcallcrelationships carecgovernedcbyccausecandc
effect.c Hecseesclittlecneedcforcsubjectivitycincanycareacofchisclife,cbelievingcinsteadcthatcthecworl
dciscancexternalcconceptccompletelycindependentcofcindividual cthoughtscorcdesires.c Whichcph
ilosophicalcschoolcbestcdescribescFrancisco’scoutlookconcthecworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicalcpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismcAns:cB
10. Whichc statementc wouldc anc adherentc ofc thec perceivedc viewc mostc likelyc make?
A. ―Observationcisccompletelycunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptiveclawciscthecgoldc standardcofcscience.‖
C. ―Individualc phenomenoncmakecupcthecwholecthatciscthecuniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriescarecneithercrightc norc wrong.‖c
Ans:c D
11. Whichcphilosophycsubscribesctocthecideacthatcthecuniverseciscacwholecmadecofcinterrelated
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B. Chaosc andc Complexity
C. Post-Structuralism
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1. Historically,cnursingcpreparationcwascreferredctocasc―training,‖c andcmanycnursesceducatedcth
roughcthec1970scstillcusecthisctermctocreferctoctheirceducation.cWhyciscthiscterminology cparticula
rlycproblematiccinclightcofcthecadvancescmadecincnursingcsciencecinctheclastc30cyears?
A. On-the-
jobc apprenticeshipsc arec noc longerc asc prevalentc asc theyc werec upc throughc thec latec1970scandcea
rlyc1980s.
B. Itc placesc emphasisc onc nurses’c abilitiesc toc performc tasksc ratherc thanc reasonc throughc andcu
nderstandcthecpurposecofctheircactions.
C. Mostc modernc nursesc pursuec Master’sc levelc educationc beyondc theirc practice-
basedcBachelor’sc education.
D. Theclastc30cyearschavecseencnursingceducationcmovecawaycfromcphysician-
taughtccoursescinchospitalsctocprofessor-taughtccoursescatcuniversities.
Ans:c B
2. Duringcthec1960s,cwhycdidcnursingcscholarscheavilycemphasizecacfocusconcthectheoreticalcd
evelopmentcofcnursingcascitscown,cindependentc discipline?
A. Tocsupportcdoctoralceducationcforcnursescthatcwascdisciplinecspecific
B. Tocprovecthatctheclogicalcpositivistcapproachcwascacpoorcfitcforcthecdiscipline
C. Toc encouragec andc enhancec thec continuedc developmentc ofc nursingc science
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3. Whichc argumentc bestc supportsc thec ideac ofc nursingc asc ac professionalc disciplinec ratherc thanca
ncacademiccdiscipline?
A. ―Nursingciscancappliedcscience.cc Itscpracticeccomponentc placescancemphasisconcthecd
eliverycofcservicecbycnursescrathercthancthecdevelopmentcofcacademiccknowledge.‖
B. ―Nursingciscac disciplinecwithcuniquec substance.cItcborrowscveryclittlecfromcothercdisciplin
escand,cascacresult,ciscbeyondcthecrealmcofcmostcacademiccprogramscincthecsciencescthatcackno
wledgecideac sharingcacrosscdisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursingciscac conceptcwithcaclengthycunofficialchistory.cIndividualschavecbeencprovidingcnu
rsingccarectocotherscsincecthecCrusades,candcthiscprofessionalcprovisioncofcservicescpredatescfor
malceducationcincthecfield.‖
D. ―Nursingciscacrelativecnewcomerctocadvancedceducation.cForc manycyears,cnursescwereceduca
tedcorctrainedconlycatcacBachelor’sclevel,candcadvancedcpracticecthereforechascitscrootscincthecprof
essioncitselfcrathercthancincacademia.‖
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