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Chapterg1g–gPhilosophygofgScience:gAngIntroduction
1. Whygaregnaturalg sciencesgalsogreferredgtogasg―pure‖g sciences?
A. Theygaregconsideredgstand-alonegbodiesgofguniquegknowledge.
B. Theygaregthegonlygsciencesgtogwhichgthegscientificgmethodgcangbegapplied.
C. Theygaregthegoriginalgsciencesgupongwhichgallgothersgaregbased.
D. Theygaregnotgaffectedgbygsubjectivitygingthegwaygothergsciencesgare.
Ans:g A
2. Whichgisgnotgangexamplegofgangappliedgsciencegasgusedginghealthgcaregtoday?
A. Socialgwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationgofgcaregdisparities
D. Pathology
g Ans:g D
3. Robertagfirmlygbelievesgthatgindividualgexperiencesgaregthegsourcegofgallgknowledgeging
thegworld.gAsgagscientist,gshegacknowledgesghergrolegasgagparticipantgingthegexperimentsgsh
egperformsgandgdoesgconsidergherselfgmerelygagdisconnectedgobservergofgphenomenon.
Roberta’sg viewsg areg mostg closTeElySreTfBleActNivKe SoEfg wLhLiEchRs.chCoOolMofg sci
entificg thought?
A. Naturalg Science
B. Humang Science
C. Appliedg Science
D. SoftgScienc
egAns:g B
4. Whatgisgthegultimateggoalgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A. Applicationgofgscientificgresultsgtogagrelatedgbodygofgknowledgegingordergtogmeetgso
megtypegofghumangneed.
B. Examinationgofgthegdecisionsgmadegbygagscientistgtogunderstandgthegwaysgingwh
ichgsubjectivitygwasgintroducedgtogthegexperiment.
C. Reproducibleg experimentalg resultsg thatg dog notg takeg researcherg individualityg intog account.
D. Improvinggthegsituationgorgprocessgusedgingthegexperimentgtogyieldgmoregaccurategres
ultsgingrepeatgexperiments.
Ans:g C
5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgthegaimgofgnaturalgsciences?
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A. Affirmationgofgthegimportancegofgculturalgunderstandinggbyguncoveringgthegcomm
ongsubjectivegbiasesgofgdifferentgdisciplines.
B. Improvementgofgthegqualitygofglifegbygunderstandinggwhatghelpsgpeoplegmaximizegth
eirgfunctionalgabilities.
C. Utilizationgofgknowledgegbygapplyinggitgtogagspecificgpurposegingordergtogbettergagsituat
iongorgchangegviewpoints.
D. Developmentgofgknowledgegforgthegsakegofgdevelopinggknowledge,gdiscoveringgtruth,ga
ndgcontrollinggoutcomes.
Ans:g D
6. GretchengandgPetergareggraduategstudentsgingthegsamegPhysicsglab.gTheirgsupervisorgh
asgaskedgbothgofgthemgtogperformgthegsamegexperimentgusinggthegsamegproceduregandgeq
uipment.g Aftergthey’vegbothgcompletedgtheirgtask,gthegcomparegtheirgresultsgandgdiscover
gthatgtheygaregnearlygidentical.g WhichgofgthegfivegcriteriagforgsciencegdoesgGretchengandg
Peter’sgdiscoverygexemplify?
A. Intersubjectiveg testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessg andg precision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichgstatementgdoesgnotgdescribegaggeneralgcharacteristicgofgphilosophy?
A. Thinkinggforgthegsakegofgthinking.
B. Utilizationg ofg processg andg outcome.
C. Demarcationg ofg wholenessg andg holism.
D. Applicationg ofg epistemologyg andg ontology.
Ans:g C
8. Repetitivegpatternsgofgbehaviorgdictatedgbygpastgexperiencesgisgangexamplegofgwhichgsou
rcegofgknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commong sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
g Ans:g C
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9. Franciscogisgagchemistgwhogrigidlygappliesgthegscientificgmethodgtogallgthatghegdoes,gwh
ethergingtheglabgorgoutgofgit,gandgstronglygbelievesgthatgallgrelationshipsgareggovernedgbygc
ausegandgeffect.g Hegseesglittlegneedgforgsubjectivityginganygareagofghisglife,gbelievingginste
adgthatgthegworldgisgangexternalgconceptgcompletelygindependentgofgindividualgthoughtsgor
gdesires.g WhichgphilosophicalgschoolgbestgdescribesgFrancisco’sgoutlookgongthegworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicalgpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismgAns:g B
10. Whichg statementgwouldgangadherentgofgthegperceivedgviewgmostglikelygmake?
A. ―Observationgisgcompletelygunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptiveglawgisgtheggoldg standardgofgscience.‖
C. ―Individualg phenomenong makeg upgthegwholegthatgisgtheguniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriesgaregneithergrightgnorgwrong.
‖gAns:g D
11. Whichgphilosophygsubscribesgtogthegideagthatgtheguniversegisgagwholegmadegofginterrelat
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B. Chaosgandg Complexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneutics
g Ans:g B
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Chapterg2g–gThegEvolutiongofgNursinggScience
1. Historically,gnursinggpreparationgwasgreferredgtogasg―training,‖gandgmanygnursesgeducat
edgthroughgtheg1970sgstillgusegthisgtermgtogrefergtogtheirgeducation.gWhygisgthisgterminology
gparticularlygproblematicginglightgofgthegadvancesgmadegingnursinggsciencegingtheglastg30gye
ars?
A. On-the-
jobgapprenticeshipsgaregnoglongergasgprevalentgasgtheygweregupgthroughgtheglateg1970sga
ndgearlyg1980s.
B. Itgplacesgemphasisgongnurses’gabilitiesgtogperformgtasksgrathergthangreasongthroughga
ndgunderstandgthegpurposegofgtheirgactions.
C. MostgmoderngnursesgpursuegMaster’sglevelgeducationgbeyondgtheirgpractice-
basedgBachelor’sgeducation.
D. Theglastg30gyearsghavegseengnursinggeducationgmovegawaygfromgphysician-
taughtgcoursesginghospitalsgtogprofessor-taughtgcoursesgatguniversities.
Ans:g B
2. Duringgtheg1960s,gwhygdidgnursinggscholarsgheavilygemphasizegagfocusgongthegtheoreti
calgdevelopmentgofgnursinggasgitsgown,gindependentgdiscipline?
A. Togsupportgdoctoralgeducationgforgnursesgthatgwasgdisciplinegspecific
B. Togprovegthatgtheglogicalgpositivistgapproachgwasgagpoorgfitgforgthegdiscipline
C. Togencouragegandgenhancegthegcontinuedgdevelopmentgofgnursinggscience
D.
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3. Whichgargumentgbestgsupportsgthegideagofgnursinggasgagprofessionalgdisciplinegrathergt
hangangacademicgdiscipline?
A. ―Nursinggisgangappliedgscience.g Itsgpracticegcomponentgplacesgangemphasisgongthe
gdeliverygofgservicegbygnursesgrathergthangthegdevelopmentgofgacademicgknowledge.
‖
B. ―Nursinggisgagdisciplinegwithguniquegsubstance.gItgborrowsgveryglittlegfromgothergdis
ciplinesgand,gasgagresult,gisgbeyondgthegrealmgofgmostgacademicgprogramsgingthegsciences
gthatgacknowledgegideagsharinggacrossgdisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursinggisgagconceptgwithgaglengthygunofficialghistory.gIndividualsghavegbeengprovidi
nggnursinggcaregtogothersgsincegthegCrusades,gandgthisgprofessionalgprovisiongofgservicesgpr
edatesgformalgeducationgingthegfield.‖
D. ―Nursinggisgagrelativegnewcomergtogadvancedgeducation.gForgmanygyears,gnursesgwereg
educatedgorgtrainedgonlygatgagBachelor’sglevel,gandgadvancedgpracticegthereforeghasgitsgroots
gingthegprofessiongitselfgrathergthangingacademia.‖
Ans:g A
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Chapterg1g–gPhilosophygofgScience:gAngIntroduction
1. Whygaregnaturalg sciencesgalsogreferredgtogasg―pure‖g sciences?
A. Theygaregconsideredgstand-alonegbodiesgofguniquegknowledge.
B. Theygaregthegonlygsciencesgtogwhichgthegscientificgmethodgcangbegapplied.
C. Theygaregthegoriginalgsciencesgupongwhichgallgothersgaregbased.
D. Theygaregnotgaffectedgbygsubjectivitygingthegwaygothergsciencesgare.
Ans:g A
2. Whichgisgnotgangexamplegofgangappliedgsciencegasgusedginghealthgcaregtoday?
A. Socialgwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examinationgofgcaregdisparities
D. Pathology
g Ans:g D
3. Robertagfirmlygbelievesgthatgindividualgexperiencesgaregthegsourcegofgallgknowledgeging
thegworld.gAsgagscientist,gshegacknowledgesghergrolegasgagparticipantgingthegexperimentsgsh
egperformsgandgdoesgconsidergherselfgmerelygagdisconnectedgobservergofgphenomenon.
Roberta’sg viewsg areg mostg closTeElySreTfBleActNivKe SoEfg wLhLiEchRs.chCoOolMofg sci
entificg thought?
A. Naturalg Science
B. Humang Science
C. Appliedg Science
D. SoftgScienc
egAns:g B
4. Whatgisgthegultimateggoalgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A. Applicationgofgscientificgresultsgtogagrelatedgbodygofgknowledgegingordergtogmeetgso
megtypegofghumangneed.
B. Examinationgofgthegdecisionsgmadegbygagscientistgtogunderstandgthegwaysgingwh
ichgsubjectivitygwasgintroducedgtogthegexperiment.
C. Reproducibleg experimentalg resultsg thatg dog notg takeg researcherg individualityg intog account.
D. Improvinggthegsituationgorgprocessgusedgingthegexperimentgtogyieldgmoregaccurategres
ultsgingrepeatgexperiments.
Ans:g C
5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgthegaimgofgnaturalgsciences?
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A. Affirmationgofgthegimportancegofgculturalgunderstandinggbyguncoveringgthegcomm
ongsubjectivegbiasesgofgdifferentgdisciplines.
B. Improvementgofgthegqualitygofglifegbygunderstandinggwhatghelpsgpeoplegmaximizegth
eirgfunctionalgabilities.
C. Utilizationgofgknowledgegbygapplyinggitgtogagspecificgpurposegingordergtogbettergagsituat
iongorgchangegviewpoints.
D. Developmentgofgknowledgegforgthegsakegofgdevelopinggknowledge,gdiscoveringgtruth,ga
ndgcontrollinggoutcomes.
Ans:g D
6. GretchengandgPetergareggraduategstudentsgingthegsamegPhysicsglab.gTheirgsupervisorgh
asgaskedgbothgofgthemgtogperformgthegsamegexperimentgusinggthegsamegproceduregandgeq
uipment.g Aftergthey’vegbothgcompletedgtheirgtask,gthegcomparegtheirgresultsgandgdiscover
gthatgtheygaregnearlygidentical.g WhichgofgthegfivegcriteriagforgsciencegdoesgGretchengandg
Peter’sgdiscoverygexemplify?
A. Intersubjectiveg testability
B. Reliability
C. Definitenessg andg precision
D. Coherence
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7. Whichgstatementgdoesgnotgdescribegaggeneralgcharacteristicgofgphilosophy?
A. Thinkinggforgthegsakegofgthinking.
B. Utilizationg ofg processg andg outcome.
C. Demarcationg ofg wholenessg andg holism.
D. Applicationg ofg epistemologyg andg ontology.
Ans:g C
8. Repetitivegpatternsgofgbehaviorgdictatedgbygpastgexperiencesgisgangexamplegofgwhichgsou
rcegofgknowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Commong sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
g Ans:g C
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9. Franciscogisgagchemistgwhogrigidlygappliesgthegscientificgmethodgtogallgthatghegdoes,gwh
ethergingtheglabgorgoutgofgit,gandgstronglygbelievesgthatgallgrelationshipsgareggovernedgbygc
ausegandgeffect.g Hegseesglittlegneedgforgsubjectivityginganygareagofghisglife,gbelievingginste
adgthatgthegworldgisgangexternalgconceptgcompletelygindependentgofgindividualgthoughtsgor
gdesires.g WhichgphilosophicalgschoolgbestgdescribesgFrancisco’sgoutlookgongthegworld?
A. Phenomenology
B. Logicalgpositivism
C. Hermeneutics
D. Post-
structuralismgAns:g B
10. Whichg statementgwouldgangadherentgofgthegperceivedgviewgmostglikelygmake?
A. ―Observationgisgcompletelygunbiased.‖
B. ―Descriptiveglawgisgtheggoldg standardgofgscience.‖
C. ―Individualg phenomenong makeg upgthegwholegthatgisgtheguniverse.‖
D. ―Theoriesgaregneithergrightgnorgwrong.
‖gAns:g D
11. Whichgphilosophygsubscribesgtogthegideagthatgtheguniversegisgagwholegmadegofginterrelat
ed
parts? TESTBANKSELLER.COM
A. Logicalgpositivism
B. Chaosgandg Complexity
C. Post-Structuralism
D. Hermeneutics
g Ans:g B
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Chapterg2g–gThegEvolutiongofgNursinggScience
1. Historically,gnursinggpreparationgwasgreferredgtogasg―training,‖gandgmanygnursesgeducat
edgthroughgtheg1970sgstillgusegthisgtermgtogrefergtogtheirgeducation.gWhygisgthisgterminology
gparticularlygproblematicginglightgofgthegadvancesgmadegingnursinggsciencegingtheglastg30gye
ars?
A. On-the-
jobgapprenticeshipsgaregnoglongergasgprevalentgasgtheygweregupgthroughgtheglateg1970sga
ndgearlyg1980s.
B. Itgplacesgemphasisgongnurses’gabilitiesgtogperformgtasksgrathergthangreasongthroughga
ndgunderstandgthegpurposegofgtheirgactions.
C. MostgmoderngnursesgpursuegMaster’sglevelgeducationgbeyondgtheirgpractice-
basedgBachelor’sgeducation.
D. Theglastg30gyearsghavegseengnursinggeducationgmovegawaygfromgphysician-
taughtgcoursesginghospitalsgtogprofessor-taughtgcoursesgatguniversities.
Ans:g B
2. Duringgtheg1960s,gwhygdidgnursinggscholarsgheavilygemphasizegagfocusgongthegtheoreti
calgdevelopmentgofgnursinggasgitsgown,gindependentgdiscipline?
A. Togsupportgdoctoralgeducationgforgnursesgthatgwasgdisciplinegspecific
B. Togprovegthatgtheglogicalgpositivistgapproachgwasgagpoorgfitgforgthegdiscipline
C. Togencouragegandgenhancegthegcontinuedgdevelopmentgofgnursinggscience
D.
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cegAns:g C
3. Whichgargumentgbestgsupportsgthegideagofgnursinggasgagprofessionalgdisciplinegrathergt
hangangacademicgdiscipline?
A. ―Nursinggisgangappliedgscience.g Itsgpracticegcomponentgplacesgangemphasisgongthe
gdeliverygofgservicegbygnursesgrathergthangthegdevelopmentgofgacademicgknowledge.
‖
B. ―Nursinggisgagdisciplinegwithguniquegsubstance.gItgborrowsgveryglittlegfromgothergdis
ciplinesgand,gasgagresult,gisgbeyondgthegrealmgofgmostgacademicgprogramsgingthegsciences
gthatgacknowledgegideagsharinggacrossgdisciplines.‖
C. ―Nursinggisgagconceptgwithgaglengthygunofficialghistory.gIndividualsghavegbeengprovidi
nggnursinggcaregtogothersgsincegthegCrusades,gandgthisgprofessionalgprovisiongofgservicesgpr
edatesgformalgeducationgingthegfield.‖
D. ―Nursinggisgagrelativegnewcomergtogadvancedgeducation.gForgmanygyears,gnursesgwereg
educatedgorgtrainedgonlygatgagBachelor’sglevel,gandgadvancedgpracticegthereforeghasgitsgroots
gingthegprofessiongitselfgrathergthangingacademia.‖
Ans:g A
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