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NURS 5350 M2L3 Questions and
Answers Latest 2026
Historically, nursing preparation was referred to as
"training," and many nurses educated through the 1970s
still use this term to refer to their education. Why is this
terminology particularly problematic in light of the
advances made in nursing science in the last 30 years?
A) On-the-job apprenticeships are no longer as prevalent
as they were up through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
B) It places emphasis on nurses' abilities to perform tasks
rather than reason through and understand the purpose
of their actions.
C) Most modern nurses pursue Master's level education
beyond their practice-based Bachelor's education.
D) The last 30 years have seen nursing education move
away from physician-taught courses in hospitals to
professor-taught courses at universities. Ans: B
During the 1960s, why did nursing scholars heavily
emphasize a focus on the theoretical development of
nursing as its own, independent discipline?
A) To support doctoral education for nurses that was
discipline specific
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B) To prove that the logical positivist approach was a
poor fit for the discipline
C) To encourage and enhance the continued development
of nursing science
D) To promote research by nurses in all fields, not merely
nursing science Ans: C
Which argument best supports the idea of nursing as a
professional discipline rather than an academic
discipline?
A) "Nursing is an applied science. Its practice component
places an emphasis on the delivery of service by nurses
rather than the development of academic knowledge."
B) "Nursing is a discipline with unique substance. It
borrows very little from other disciplines and, as a result,
is beyond the realm of most academic programs in the
sciences that acknowledge idea sharing across
disciplines."
C) "Nursing is a concept with a lengthy unofficial history.
Individuals have been providing nursing care to others
since the Crusades, and this professional provision of
services predates formal education in the field."
D) "Nursing is a relative newcomer to advanced
education. For many years, nurses were educated or
trained only at a Bachelor's level, and advanced practice
therefore has its roots in the profession itse Ans: A
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Which statement most accurately encapsulates Thomas
Kuhn's proposed philosophy of science?
A) Science philosophy should address both the
conceptual and empirical problems of science and serve
as merely a problem-solving activity.
B) Science philosophy should focus on concept
clarification and concept analysis based on theory
development and synthesis.
C) Science philosophy should resolve conceptual
problems in science without being limited to the
development of theories.
D) Science philosophy should examine the process of
science, rather than the product of science, according to a
disciplinary matrix known as a paradigm. Ans: D
The consensus statement crafted at the Knowledge
Consensus Conference in Boston in 1998 addressed the
following areas except:
A) The nature of the human person
B) The role of nursing theory
C) The nature of the nurse as an individual
D) The links of each area of understanding to nursing
practice Ans: C
In which area is there a need for increased attention?
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NURS 5350 M2L3 Questions and
Answers Latest 2026
Historically, nursing preparation was referred to as
"training," and many nurses educated through the 1970s
still use this term to refer to their education. Why is this
terminology particularly problematic in light of the
advances made in nursing science in the last 30 years?
A) On-the-job apprenticeships are no longer as prevalent
as they were up through the late 1970s and early 1980s.
B) It places emphasis on nurses' abilities to perform tasks
rather than reason through and understand the purpose
of their actions.
C) Most modern nurses pursue Master's level education
beyond their practice-based Bachelor's education.
D) The last 30 years have seen nursing education move
away from physician-taught courses in hospitals to
professor-taught courses at universities. Ans: B
During the 1960s, why did nursing scholars heavily
emphasize a focus on the theoretical development of
nursing as its own, independent discipline?
A) To support doctoral education for nurses that was
discipline specific
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B) To prove that the logical positivist approach was a
poor fit for the discipline
C) To encourage and enhance the continued development
of nursing science
D) To promote research by nurses in all fields, not merely
nursing science Ans: C
Which argument best supports the idea of nursing as a
professional discipline rather than an academic
discipline?
A) "Nursing is an applied science. Its practice component
places an emphasis on the delivery of service by nurses
rather than the development of academic knowledge."
B) "Nursing is a discipline with unique substance. It
borrows very little from other disciplines and, as a result,
is beyond the realm of most academic programs in the
sciences that acknowledge idea sharing across
disciplines."
C) "Nursing is a concept with a lengthy unofficial history.
Individuals have been providing nursing care to others
since the Crusades, and this professional provision of
services predates formal education in the field."
D) "Nursing is a relative newcomer to advanced
education. For many years, nurses were educated or
trained only at a Bachelor's level, and advanced practice
therefore has its roots in the profession itse Ans: A
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Which statement most accurately encapsulates Thomas
Kuhn's proposed philosophy of science?
A) Science philosophy should address both the
conceptual and empirical problems of science and serve
as merely a problem-solving activity.
B) Science philosophy should focus on concept
clarification and concept analysis based on theory
development and synthesis.
C) Science philosophy should resolve conceptual
problems in science without being limited to the
development of theories.
D) Science philosophy should examine the process of
science, rather than the product of science, according to a
disciplinary matrix known as a paradigm. Ans: D
The consensus statement crafted at the Knowledge
Consensus Conference in Boston in 1998 addressed the
following areas except:
A) The nature of the human person
B) The role of nursing theory
C) The nature of the nurse as an individual
D) The links of each area of understanding to nursing
practice Ans: C
In which area is there a need for increased attention?
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