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ELABORATED TEST BANK -THEORETICAL BASIS FOR NURSING
BY MELANIE MCEWEN PHD RN (AUTHOR), EVELYN M. WILLS PHD RN
(AUTHOR) COMPLETE GUIDE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 100% VERIFIED
A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

5TH EDITION

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO THEORY .............................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 1: PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, AND NURSING ................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW OF THEORY IN NURSING ....................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 3: CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT: CLARIFYING MEANING OF TERMS.............................. 13
CHAPTER 4: THEORY DEVELOPMENT: STRUCTURING CONCEPTUAL RELATIONSHIPS IN
NURSING ................................................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 5: THEORY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION .................................................................... 23
UNIT II: NURSING THEORIES ........................................................................................................ 28
CHAPTER 6: OVERVIEW OF GRAND NURSING THEORIES.......................................................... 28
CHAPTER 7: GRAND NURSING THEORIES BASED ON HUMAN NEEDS ...................................... 33
CHAPTER 8: GRAND NURSING THEORIES BASED ON INTERACTIVE PROCESS .......................... 38
CHAPTER 9: GRAND NURSING THEORIES BASED ON UNITARY PROCESS ................................. 42
CHAPTER 10: INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE-RANGE NURSING THEORIES .................................. 46
CHAPTER 11: OVERVIEW OF SELECTED MIDDLE-RANGE NURSING THEORIES ......................... 50
CHAPTER 12: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND NURSING THEORY ......................................... 55
UNIT III: SHARED THEORIES USED BY NURSES ............................................................................ 65
CHAPTER 13: THEORIES FROM THE SOCIOLOGIC SCIENCES ..................................................... 65
CHAPTER 14: THEORIES FROM THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES .................................................... 70
CHAPTER 15: THEORIES FROM THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES .................................................... 75
CHAPTER 16: THEORIES, MODELS, AND FRAMEWORKS FROM LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................................................... 80
CHAPTER 17: LEARNING THEORIES ........................................................................................... 86
CHAPTER 18: ETHICAL THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES................................................................... 91
UNIT IV: APPLICATION OF THEORY IN NURSING ......................................................................... 96
CHAPTER 19: APPLICATION OF THEORY IN NURSING PRACTICE .............................................. 96
CHAPTER 20: APPLICATION OF THEORY IN NURSING RESEARCH ........................................... 100
CHAPTER 21: APPLICATION OF THEORY IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
................................................................................................................................................. 103
CHAPTER 22: APPLICATION OF THEORY IN NURSING EDUCATION ......................................... 108

, CHAPTER 23: FUTURE ISSUES IN NURSING THEORY ............................................................... 112




UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO THEORY
CHAPTER 1: PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, AND NURSING
THEORETICAL BASIS FOR NURSING 5TH EDITION



1. NURSING HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BOTH A PROFESSION AND AN OCCUPATION. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTS DEFINING NURSING AS A PROFESSION?

A) AUTONOMY

B) LEARNED VOCATION

C) VARIED LEVEL OF SKILL

D) CAREER WITH VARIED KNOWLEDGE




2. HOW MANY LEVELS OF ENTRY INTO PRACTICE EXIST FOR REGISTERED NURSES?

A) ONE

B) TWO

C) THREE

D) FOUR



3. NURSING IS CLASSIFIED AS WHICH TYPE OF SCIENCE?

A) PURE

B) NATURAL

C) HUMAN

D) APPLIED

, 4. IN DEFINING THE PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD NOT
BE INCLUDED?

A) PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE

B) NATURE OF BEING

C) THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

D) SCIENTIFIC METHOD



5. WHEN DISCUSSING THE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY OF A DISCIPLINE, HOW WOULD ONE
DEFINE THE TWO IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER?

A) AUTONOMOUS

B) RELIANT

C) LINKED

D) UNRELATED



6. PHILOSOPHY'S DEFINITION INCLUDES WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

A) STUDY OF PROBLEMS THAT ARE ABSTRACT AND GENERAL

B) MEASURES OBSERVABLE PHENOMENA OF INTEREST IN A DISCIPLINE

C) EMPIRICAL WAY OF GATHERING DATA

D) GROUNDED AND TESTED IN EXPERIENCE




7. BASED ON THE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT, WHICH ONE IS
FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT WHAT IS EXPERIENCED IS WHAT EXISTS AND THAT EXPERIENCES
BE VERIFIED THROUGH SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY?

A) RECEIVED VIEW

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