Test Bank Philosophies andTheories for Adva
j j j j jj
nced Nursing practice 3rd edition Butts
j j j j j
Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
j j j j j j j
1. Whyjarejnaturalj sciencesjalsojreferredjtojasj―pure‖j sciences?
A. Theyjarejconsideredjstand-alonejbodiesjofjuniquejknowledge.
B. Theyjarejthejonlyjsciencesjtojwhichjthejscientificjmethodjcanjbejapplied.
C. Theyjarejthejoriginaljsciencesjuponjwhichjalljothersjarejbased.
D. Theyjarejnotjaffectedjbyjsubjectivityjinjthejwayjotherjsciencesjare.
Ans:j A
2. Whichjisjnotjanjexamplejofjanjappliedjsciencejasjusedjinjhealthjcarejtoday?
A. Socialjwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationjofjcarejdisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:j D
j
3. Robertajfirmlyjbelievesjthatjindividualjexperiencesjarejthejsourcejofjalljknowledgejinjthejwor
ld.jAsjajscientist,jshejacknowledgesjherjrolejasjajparticipantjinjthejexperimentsjshejperformsjand
jdoesjconsiderjherself j merely j ajdisconnected jobserverj ofj phenomenon.
Roberta’sj viewsj arej mostj closTeE
lySreTfB
leA
ctN
ivKe SoE LhLiE
fj w chRs.
chCoOolMofj scientificj thought?
A. Naturalj Science
B. Humanj Science
C. Appliedj Science
D. SoftjSciencej
Ans:j B
4. Whatjisjthejultimatejgoaljofjthejscientificjmethod?
A. Applicationjofjscientificjresultsjtojajrelatedjbodyjofjknowledgejinjorderjtojmeetjsomejtypej
ofjhumanjneed.
B. Examinationjofjthejdecisionsjmadejbyjajscientistjtojunderstandjthejwaysjinjwhichjsubj
ectivityjwasjintroducedjtojthejexperiment.
C. Reproduciblej experimentalj resultsj thatj doj notj takej researcherj individualityj intoj account.
D. Improvingjthejsituationjorjprocessjusedjinjthejexperimentjtojyieldjmorejaccuratejresultsjinjre
peatjexperiments.
Ans:j C
5. Whichjofjthejfollowingjbestjdescribesjthejaimjofjnaturaljsciences?
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
, TESTBANKSELLER.COM
PhilosophiesjandjTheoriesjforjAdvancedjNursingjPracticej3rdjEditionjButtsjTestjBank
A. Affirmationjofjthejimportancejofjculturaljunderstandingjbyjuncoveringjthejcommonjsu
bjectivejbiasesjofjdifferentjdisciplines.
B. Improvementjofjthejqualityjofjlifejbyjunderstandingjwhatjhelpsjpeoplejmaximizejtheirjfun
ctionaljabilities.
C. Utilizationjofjknowledgejbyjapplyingjitjtojajspecificjpurposejinjorderjtojbetterjajsituationjorjch
angejviewpoints.
D. Developmentjofjknowledgejforjthejsakejofjdevelopingjknowledge,jdiscoveringjtruth,jandjcon
trollingjoutcomes.
Ans:j D
6. GretchenjandjPeterjarejgraduatejstudentsjinjthejsamejPhysicsjlab.jTheirjsupervisorjhasjaske
djbothjofjthemjtojperformjthejsamejexperimentjusingjthejsamejprocedurejandjequipment.j Afte
rjthey’vejbothjcompletedjtheirjtask,jthejcomparejtheirjresultsjandjdiscoverjthatjtheyjarejnearlyjid
entical.j WhichjofjthejfivejcriteriajforjsciencejdoesjGretchenjandjPeter’sjdiscoveryjexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivej testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessj andj precision
D. Coherence
Ans:j A TESTBANKSELLER.COM
7. Whichjstatementjdoesjnotjdescribejajgeneraljcharacteristicjofjphilosophy?
A. Thinkingjforjthejsakejofjthinking.
B. Utilizationj ofj processj andj outcome.
C. Demarcationj ofj wholenessj andj holism.
D. Applicationj ofj epistemologyj andj ontology.
Ans:j C
8. Repetitivejpatternsjofjbehaviorjdictatedjbyjpastjexperiencesjisjanjexamplejofjwhichjsourcejofjk
nowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commonj sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:j C
j
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
, TESTBANKSELLER.COM
PhilosophiesjandjTheoriesjforjAdvancedjNursingjPracticej3rdjEditionjButtsjTestjBank
9. Franciscojisjajchemistjwhojrigidlyjappliesjthejscientificjmethodjtojalljthatjhejdoes,jwhetherji
njthejlabjorjoutjofjit,jandjstronglyjbelievesjthatjalljrelationships jarejgovernedjbyjcausejandjeffect.
j Hejsees jlittlejneedjforjsubjectivity jin janyjarea jofjhisjlife, jbelieving jinstead jthatjthej worldjis janjext
ernaljconceptjcompletelyjindependentjofjindividualjthoughtsjorjdesires.j Whichjphilosophicaljs
chooljbestjdescribesjFrancisco’sjoutlookjonjthejworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicaljpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismjAns:j B
10. Whichj statementjwouldjanjadherentjofjthejperceivedjviewjmostjlikelyjmake?
A. ―Observationjisjcompletelyjunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptivejlawjisjthejgoldjstandardjofjscience.‖
C. ―Individualj phenomenonjmakejupjthejwholejthatjisjthejuniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriesjarejneitherjrightjnorjwrong.‖jA
ns:j D
11. Whichjphilosophyjsubscribesjtojthejideajthatjthejuniversejisjajwholejmadejofjinterrelated
parts? TESTBANKSELLER.COM
A. Logicaljpositivism
B. Chaosjandj Complexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneuticsj
Ans:j B
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
, TESTBANKSELLER.COM
PhilosophiesjandjTheoriesjforjAdvancedjNursingjPracticej3rdjEditionjButtsjTestjBank
Chapter 2 – The Evolution of Nursing Science
j j j j j j j
1. Historically,jnursingjpreparationjwasjreferredjtojasj―training,‖jandjmanyjnursesjeducatedjthr
oughjthej1970sjstilljusejthisjtermjtojreferjtojtheirjeducation.jWhyjisjthisjterminologyjparticularlyj
problematicjinjlightjofjthejadvancesjmadejinjnursingjsciencejinjthejlastj30jyears?
A. On-the-
jobjapprenticeships jarejnojlongerjasjprevalentjasjtheyjwerejupjthroughjthejlatej1970sjandjearlyj
1980s.
B. Itjplacesjemphasisjonjnurses’jabilitiesjtojperformjtasksjratherjthanjreasonjthroughjandjund
erstandjthejpurposejofjtheirjactions.
C. MostjmodernjnursesjpursuejMaster’sjleveljeducationjbeyondjtheirjpractice-
basedjBachelor’sjeducation.
D. Thejlastj30jyearsjhavejseenjnursingjeducationjmovejawayjfromjphysician-
taughtjcoursesjinjhospitalsjtojprofessor-taughtjcoursesjatjuniversities.
Ans:j B
2. Duringjthej1960s,jwhyjdidjnursingjscholarsjheavilyjemphasizejajfocusjonjthejtheoreticaljdev
elopmentjofjnursingjasjitsjown,jindependentjdiscipline?
A. Tojsupportjdoctoraljeducationjforjnursesjthatjwasjdisciplinejspecific
B. Tojprovejthatjthejlogicaljpositivistjapproachjwasjajpoorjfitjforjthejdiscipline
C. Tojencouragejandjenhancejthejcontinuedjdevelopmentjofjnursingjscience
D.
TESTBANKSELLER.COM
Tojpromotejresearchjbyjnursesjinjalljfields,jnotjmerelyjnursingjsciencejAn
s:j C
3. Whichjargumentjbestjsupportsjthejideajofjnursingjasjajprofessional jdisciplinejratherjthanjanja
cademicjdiscipline?
A. ―Nursingjisjanjappliedjscience.j Itsjpracticejcomponentjplacesjanjemphasisjonjthejdeliv
eryjofjservicejbyjnursesjratherjthanjthejdevelopmentjofjacademicjknowledge.‖
B. ―Nursingjisjajdisciplinejwithjuniquejsubstance.jItjborrowsjveryjlittlejfromjotherjdiscipline
sjand,jasjajresult,jisjbeyondjthejrealmjofjmostjacademicjprogramsjinjthejsciencesjthatjacknowle
dgejideajsharingjacrossjdisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursingjisjajconceptjwithjajlengthyjunofficialjhistory.jIndividualsjhavejbeenjprovidingjnur
singjcarejtojothersjsincejthejCrusades,jandjthisjprofessional jprovisionjofjservicesjpredatesjformalj
educationjinjthejfield.‖
D. ―Nursingjisjajrelativejnewcomerjtojadvancedjeducation.jForjmanyjyears,jnursesjwerejeducat
edjorjtrainedjonlyjatjajBachelor’sjlevel,jandjadvancedjpracticejthereforejhasjitsjrootsjinjthejprofessi
onjitselfjratherjthanjinjacademia.‖
Ans:j A
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
j j j j jj
nced Nursing practice 3rd edition Butts
j j j j j
Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
j j j j j j j
1. Whyjarejnaturalj sciencesjalsojreferredjtojasj―pure‖j sciences?
A. Theyjarejconsideredjstand-alonejbodiesjofjuniquejknowledge.
B. Theyjarejthejonlyjsciencesjtojwhichjthejscientificjmethodjcanjbejapplied.
C. Theyjarejthejoriginaljsciencesjuponjwhichjalljothersjarejbased.
D. Theyjarejnotjaffectedjbyjsubjectivityjinjthejwayjotherjsciencesjare.
Ans:j A
2. Whichjisjnotjanjexamplejofjanjappliedjsciencejasjusedjinjhealthjcarejtoday?
A. Socialjwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationjofjcarejdisparities
D. Pathology
Ans:j D
j
3. Robertajfirmlyjbelievesjthatjindividualjexperiencesjarejthejsourcejofjalljknowledgejinjthejwor
ld.jAsjajscientist,jshejacknowledgesjherjrolejasjajparticipantjinjthejexperimentsjshejperformsjand
jdoesjconsiderjherself j merely j ajdisconnected jobserverj ofj phenomenon.
Roberta’sj viewsj arej mostj closTeE
lySreTfB
leA
ctN
ivKe SoE LhLiE
fj w chRs.
chCoOolMofj scientificj thought?
A. Naturalj Science
B. Humanj Science
C. Appliedj Science
D. SoftjSciencej
Ans:j B
4. Whatjisjthejultimatejgoaljofjthejscientificjmethod?
A. Applicationjofjscientificjresultsjtojajrelatedjbodyjofjknowledgejinjorderjtojmeetjsomejtypej
ofjhumanjneed.
B. Examinationjofjthejdecisionsjmadejbyjajscientistjtojunderstandjthejwaysjinjwhichjsubj
ectivityjwasjintroducedjtojthejexperiment.
C. Reproduciblej experimentalj resultsj thatj doj notj takej researcherj individualityj intoj account.
D. Improvingjthejsituationjorjprocessjusedjinjthejexperimentjtojyieldjmorejaccuratejresultsjinjre
peatjexperiments.
Ans:j C
5. Whichjofjthejfollowingjbestjdescribesjthejaimjofjnaturaljsciences?
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
, TESTBANKSELLER.COM
PhilosophiesjandjTheoriesjforjAdvancedjNursingjPracticej3rdjEditionjButtsjTestjBank
A. Affirmationjofjthejimportancejofjculturaljunderstandingjbyjuncoveringjthejcommonjsu
bjectivejbiasesjofjdifferentjdisciplines.
B. Improvementjofjthejqualityjofjlifejbyjunderstandingjwhatjhelpsjpeoplejmaximizejtheirjfun
ctionaljabilities.
C. Utilizationjofjknowledgejbyjapplyingjitjtojajspecificjpurposejinjorderjtojbetterjajsituationjorjch
angejviewpoints.
D. Developmentjofjknowledgejforjthejsakejofjdevelopingjknowledge,jdiscoveringjtruth,jandjcon
trollingjoutcomes.
Ans:j D
6. GretchenjandjPeterjarejgraduatejstudentsjinjthejsamejPhysicsjlab.jTheirjsupervisorjhasjaske
djbothjofjthemjtojperformjthejsamejexperimentjusingjthejsamejprocedurejandjequipment.j Afte
rjthey’vejbothjcompletedjtheirjtask,jthejcomparejtheirjresultsjandjdiscoverjthatjtheyjarejnearlyjid
entical.j WhichjofjthejfivejcriteriajforjsciencejdoesjGretchenjandjPeter’sjdiscoveryjexemplify?
A. Intersubjectivej testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessj andj precision
D. Coherence
Ans:j A TESTBANKSELLER.COM
7. Whichjstatementjdoesjnotjdescribejajgeneraljcharacteristicjofjphilosophy?
A. Thinkingjforjthejsakejofjthinking.
B. Utilizationj ofj processj andj outcome.
C. Demarcationj ofj wholenessj andj holism.
D. Applicationj ofj epistemologyj andj ontology.
Ans:j C
8. Repetitivejpatternsjofjbehaviorjdictatedjbyjpastjexperiencesjisjanjexamplejofjwhichjsourcejofjk
nowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commonj sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans:j C
j
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
, TESTBANKSELLER.COM
PhilosophiesjandjTheoriesjforjAdvancedjNursingjPracticej3rdjEditionjButtsjTestjBank
9. Franciscojisjajchemistjwhojrigidlyjappliesjthejscientificjmethodjtojalljthatjhejdoes,jwhetherji
njthejlabjorjoutjofjit,jandjstronglyjbelievesjthatjalljrelationships jarejgovernedjbyjcausejandjeffect.
j Hejsees jlittlejneedjforjsubjectivity jin janyjarea jofjhisjlife, jbelieving jinstead jthatjthej worldjis janjext
ernaljconceptjcompletelyjindependentjofjindividualjthoughtsjorjdesires.j Whichjphilosophicaljs
chooljbestjdescribesjFrancisco’sjoutlookjonjthejworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicaljpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismjAns:j B
10. Whichj statementjwouldjanjadherentjofjthejperceivedjviewjmostjlikelyjmake?
A. ―Observationjisjcompletelyjunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptivejlawjisjthejgoldjstandardjofjscience.‖
C. ―Individualj phenomenonjmakejupjthejwholejthatjisjthejuniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriesjarejneitherjrightjnorjwrong.‖jA
ns:j D
11. Whichjphilosophyjsubscribesjtojthejideajthatjthejuniversejisjajwholejmadejofjinterrelated
parts? TESTBANKSELLER.COM
A. Logicaljpositivism
B. Chaosjandj Complexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneuticsj
Ans:j B
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
, TESTBANKSELLER.COM
PhilosophiesjandjTheoriesjforjAdvancedjNursingjPracticej3rdjEditionjButtsjTestjBank
Chapter 2 – The Evolution of Nursing Science
j j j j j j j
1. Historically,jnursingjpreparationjwasjreferredjtojasj―training,‖jandjmanyjnursesjeducatedjthr
oughjthej1970sjstilljusejthisjtermjtojreferjtojtheirjeducation.jWhyjisjthisjterminologyjparticularlyj
problematicjinjlightjofjthejadvancesjmadejinjnursingjsciencejinjthejlastj30jyears?
A. On-the-
jobjapprenticeships jarejnojlongerjasjprevalentjasjtheyjwerejupjthroughjthejlatej1970sjandjearlyj
1980s.
B. Itjplacesjemphasisjonjnurses’jabilitiesjtojperformjtasksjratherjthanjreasonjthroughjandjund
erstandjthejpurposejofjtheirjactions.
C. MostjmodernjnursesjpursuejMaster’sjleveljeducationjbeyondjtheirjpractice-
basedjBachelor’sjeducation.
D. Thejlastj30jyearsjhavejseenjnursingjeducationjmovejawayjfromjphysician-
taughtjcoursesjinjhospitalsjtojprofessor-taughtjcoursesjatjuniversities.
Ans:j B
2. Duringjthej1960s,jwhyjdidjnursingjscholarsjheavilyjemphasizejajfocusjonjthejtheoreticaljdev
elopmentjofjnursingjasjitsjown,jindependentjdiscipline?
A. Tojsupportjdoctoraljeducationjforjnursesjthatjwasjdisciplinejspecific
B. Tojprovejthatjthejlogicaljpositivistjapproachjwasjajpoorjfitjforjthejdiscipline
C. Tojencouragejandjenhancejthejcontinuedjdevelopmentjofjnursingjscience
D.
TESTBANKSELLER.COM
Tojpromotejresearchjbyjnursesjinjalljfields,jnotjmerelyjnursingjsciencejAn
s:j C
3. Whichjargumentjbestjsupportsjthejideajofjnursingjasjajprofessional jdisciplinejratherjthanjanja
cademicjdiscipline?
A. ―Nursingjisjanjappliedjscience.j Itsjpracticejcomponentjplacesjanjemphasisjonjthejdeliv
eryjofjservicejbyjnursesjratherjthanjthejdevelopmentjofjacademicjknowledge.‖
B. ―Nursingjisjajdisciplinejwithjuniquejsubstance.jItjborrowsjveryjlittlejfromjotherjdiscipline
sjand,jasjajresult,jisjbeyondjthejrealmjofjmostjacademicjprogramsjinjthejsciencesjthatjacknowle
dgejideajsharingjacrossjdisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursingjisjajconceptjwithjajlengthyjunofficialjhistory.jIndividualsjhavejbeenjprovidingjnur
singjcarejtojothersjsincejthejCrusades,jandjthisjprofessional jprovisionjofjservicesjpredatesjformalj
educationjinjthejfield.‖
D. ―Nursingjisjajrelativejnewcomerjtojadvancedjeducation.jForjmanyjyears,jnursesjwerejeducat
edjorjtrainedjonlyjatjajBachelor’sjlevel,jandjadvancedjpracticejthereforejhasjitsjrootsjinjthejprofessi
onjitselfjratherjthanjinjacademia.‖
Ans:j A
WWW.NURSYLAB.COM
TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER
j j j j
