Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition ( Melanie McEwen Evelyn M. Wills, 2025) All Chapters 1-23| Latest Edition Test Bank

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1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of the
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following supports defining nursing as a profession?
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A) Autonomy
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C) Varied level of skill 67 67 67




D) Career withvaried knowledge 67 67 67




2. How many levels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses?
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A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four


3. Nursing is classified as which type of science?
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A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied


4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the following would not be included?
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A) Purpose of human life 67 67 67




B) Nature of being 67 67




C) Theoryof knowledge 67 67




D) Scientific method 67




5. Whendiscussing the science and philosophyof a discipline, how would one define the
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two in relation to each other?
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A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated


6. Philosophy's definition includes which ofthe following? 67 67 67 67 67 67




A) Studyof problems that are abstract and general
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B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline 67 67 67 67 67 67 67




C) Empirical way of gathering data 67 67 67 67




D) Grounded and tested in experience 67 67 67 67




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, 7. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one centers on
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descriptions that are derived from collectively lived experiences, interrelatedness,
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human interpretation, and learned reality?
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A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
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8. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one is founded on the
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belief that what is experienced is what exists and that experiences be verified through
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scientific methodology?
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A) Received view 67




B) Human science 67




C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism


9. Whendefining nursing philosophy, which of the following is appropriate?
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A) Refers to the belief system of the profession and provides perspectives for practice,
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scholarship, and research.
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B) Thesubstantive, discipline-specificknowledge thatfocuses on the
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human-universe-health process.
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C) Refers to the system of relationship of human response in health and illness.
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D) Responsible for generation of knowledge, which provides direction for future. 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67




10. Whendiscussing the knowledge development in nursing science, the study of theory is
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referred to as which of the following?
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A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy


11. There are several defined ways ofknowing. Which wayof knowing is defined as “a
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priori knowledge that pertain to knowledge gained from thought alone?”
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A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic




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, 12. Nursing is described as a human science based on inclusion of which of the following in the
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discipline?
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A) Physiology
B) Human health 67




C) Anthropology
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13. Patterns of knowledge in nursing include use of knowledge from nursing and other
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disciplines, abstracted and generalized beyond personal experience. Of which pattern of
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knowledge is this representative?
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A) Clinical knowledge 67




B) Emancipatory knowing 67




C) Conceptual knowledge 67




D) Empiricalknowledge 67




14. A study is conducted and the methodology used for the data collection is focused on
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testing a hypothesis and seeking to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Which type of
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methodology is being used?
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A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism 67




15. During the course of a nursing research study, the research selects a theory with a
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phenomenological foundation seekingto explore the experiences of teens living with
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HIV. Which type of methodology is being used?
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A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism 67




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