Test Bank for Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 4th Edition by Smith Marlaine Smith, Marilyn Parker.

Test Bank for Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 4th Edition by Smith Marlaine Smith,
Marilyn Parker.




Test Bank for Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 4th Edition by Smith Marlaine Smith,
Marilyn Parker.

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Chapter 1: Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing

Multiple Choice




1. The purpose of theory is to:

A. Explain experience.

B. Describe relationships.

C. Project outcomes.

D. All of the above



ANS: D




2. Members of a community of scholars share a commitment to all of the following except:

A. Values.

B. Knowledge.

C. Geographic location.

D. Processes.




Test Bank for Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 4th Edition by Smith Marlaine Smith, Marilyn Parker.

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ANS: C




3. and structures are essential to any

discipline and are inherent in nursing theories.

A. Paradigm and metaparadigm

B. Syntactical and conceptual

C. Middle and grand

D. Language and symbol



ANS: B




4. Books and periodicals are examples of:

A. Communication networks.

B. Heritage of literature.

C. Nursing organizations.

D. Nursing discipline.



ANS: B




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5. The basic building blocks of theories are:

A. Concepts and their definitions.

B. Statements of relationships.

C. Concepts and statements of relationships.

D. Empirical indicators.



ANS: C




6. Nursing theories:

A. Are discovered in nature.

B. Serve as exact representations of reality.

C. Are invented by humans.

D. Cannot be modified.



ANS: C




Test Bank for Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 4th Edition by Smith Marlaine Smith, Marilyn Parker.