NSG3103 Nursing Theory mid-term prep
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Epistemology - correct answer ✔✔the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its
methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified
belief from opinion.
What is the definition of a profession? - correct answer ✔✔To be a profession there must be a
group of scholars, investigators, or researchers who are working to advance the knowledge of
the profession with a goal of improving practice.
What is the definition of an occupation? - correct answer ✔✔A job or career where there are
no advances made in the occupation.
Is nursing a profession or an occupation? - correct answer ✔✔Both. It is a profession in that it
has specialized knowledge, formal education and training, code of ethics, autonomy, and
theories to advance practice. It is an occupation because the profession is not completely
autonomous and there are different levels of education.
What is the definition of a discipline? - correct answer ✔✔A term for a branch of knowledge in
a professional setting.
What are the 6 characteristics of a discipline? - correct answer ✔✔A distinct perspective
Phenomena of interest
Context in which phenomena is viewed
Questions to ask
Methods of study are used
What evidence is proof
,What is the difference between an academic discipline and a professional discipline? - correct
answer ✔✔An academic discipline aims to know and their theories are descriptive.
A professional discipline is more practical in nature and their research tends to be more
perspective and descriptive
What is a focus statement? - correct answer ✔✔A focus statement is a specific area of study
that defines social relevance and value orientated to the discipline... so it should say why do
people care about it and how is it relevant.
What are some focus statements in nursing? Explain your reasoning. - correct answer ✔✔This is
asking us what nurses do and why it is socially relevant.
Nurses Care for pts and people: relevant because everyone needs to be looked after when they
get sick.
Nurses Develop therapeutic relationships: relevant because people need to feel a bond with you
in order to want to get your help.
Knowledge development within a discipline comes from what? - correct answer ✔✔Multiple
philosophical and scientific perspectives and worldviews.
In nursing, knowledge can divide and segregate members of a discipline, like NP vs. RN vs. RPN.
How does knowledge do this? - correct answer ✔✔The PN who has 7 plus years of experience
has more formal knowledge than the RPN and may have more experience. They may have
different ideas on how to treat different types of people.
What is self knowledge? Why is it important in nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Self Knowledge is
knowing who you are and what your values are. It is important in nursing because your values
and beliefs shape how we care of certain individuals.
Acquiring scientific knowledge is both a process and a product. Explain why. - correct answer
✔✔It is a process in that you do research, observe a phenomenon, and then you advance your
, knowledge. It is a systematic inquiry that relies on empirical observation in the natural world. It
is a product in that you can use the process to explain the phenomena which can explain the
knowledge.
Explain why Nursing is a science. - correct answer ✔✔Nursing uses a process to gain new
information about what is happening around us and gets a product from it.
What are the approaches to science? What are the approaches to philosophy? - correct answer
✔✔The approaches used in science are: observation, verification, and experience.
The approaches used in philosophy are: intuition, introspection and reasoning.
Philosophy of a discipline studies the ______ that structure the thought process to recognize
and reveal foundations of presuppositions. - correct answer ✔✔Concepts
What is the main difference between Science and Philosophy? - correct answer ✔✔Science is
concerned with natural phenomena, while philosophy attempts to understand the nature of
man, existence, and the relationship that exists between the two concepts.
Metaphysics - correct answer ✔✔the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of
things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and
space.
Ontology - correct answer ✔✔the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being
Axiology - correct answer ✔✔he study of the nature of value and valuation, and of the kinds of
things that are valuable.
Logic - correct answer ✔✔reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of
validity
correctly answered already passed
Epistemology - correct answer ✔✔the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its
methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified
belief from opinion.
What is the definition of a profession? - correct answer ✔✔To be a profession there must be a
group of scholars, investigators, or researchers who are working to advance the knowledge of
the profession with a goal of improving practice.
What is the definition of an occupation? - correct answer ✔✔A job or career where there are
no advances made in the occupation.
Is nursing a profession or an occupation? - correct answer ✔✔Both. It is a profession in that it
has specialized knowledge, formal education and training, code of ethics, autonomy, and
theories to advance practice. It is an occupation because the profession is not completely
autonomous and there are different levels of education.
What is the definition of a discipline? - correct answer ✔✔A term for a branch of knowledge in
a professional setting.
What are the 6 characteristics of a discipline? - correct answer ✔✔A distinct perspective
Phenomena of interest
Context in which phenomena is viewed
Questions to ask
Methods of study are used
What evidence is proof
,What is the difference between an academic discipline and a professional discipline? - correct
answer ✔✔An academic discipline aims to know and their theories are descriptive.
A professional discipline is more practical in nature and their research tends to be more
perspective and descriptive
What is a focus statement? - correct answer ✔✔A focus statement is a specific area of study
that defines social relevance and value orientated to the discipline... so it should say why do
people care about it and how is it relevant.
What are some focus statements in nursing? Explain your reasoning. - correct answer ✔✔This is
asking us what nurses do and why it is socially relevant.
Nurses Care for pts and people: relevant because everyone needs to be looked after when they
get sick.
Nurses Develop therapeutic relationships: relevant because people need to feel a bond with you
in order to want to get your help.
Knowledge development within a discipline comes from what? - correct answer ✔✔Multiple
philosophical and scientific perspectives and worldviews.
In nursing, knowledge can divide and segregate members of a discipline, like NP vs. RN vs. RPN.
How does knowledge do this? - correct answer ✔✔The PN who has 7 plus years of experience
has more formal knowledge than the RPN and may have more experience. They may have
different ideas on how to treat different types of people.
What is self knowledge? Why is it important in nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Self Knowledge is
knowing who you are and what your values are. It is important in nursing because your values
and beliefs shape how we care of certain individuals.
Acquiring scientific knowledge is both a process and a product. Explain why. - correct answer
✔✔It is a process in that you do research, observe a phenomenon, and then you advance your
, knowledge. It is a systematic inquiry that relies on empirical observation in the natural world. It
is a product in that you can use the process to explain the phenomena which can explain the
knowledge.
Explain why Nursing is a science. - correct answer ✔✔Nursing uses a process to gain new
information about what is happening around us and gets a product from it.
What are the approaches to science? What are the approaches to philosophy? - correct answer
✔✔The approaches used in science are: observation, verification, and experience.
The approaches used in philosophy are: intuition, introspection and reasoning.
Philosophy of a discipline studies the ______ that structure the thought process to recognize
and reveal foundations of presuppositions. - correct answer ✔✔Concepts
What is the main difference between Science and Philosophy? - correct answer ✔✔Science is
concerned with natural phenomena, while philosophy attempts to understand the nature of
man, existence, and the relationship that exists between the two concepts.
Metaphysics - correct answer ✔✔the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of
things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and
space.
Ontology - correct answer ✔✔the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being
Axiology - correct answer ✔✔he study of the nature of value and valuation, and of the kinds of
things that are valuable.
Logic - correct answer ✔✔reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of
validity
