NURS 5350 M2L3 Exam Prep 2026–2027 – Practice
Test, Answers & Study Guide
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. - correct answers -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
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 - correct answers -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."
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, 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 -
correct answers -A
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. - correct answers -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 - correct answers -C
In which area is there a need for increased attention?
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Test, Answers & Study Guide
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. - correct answers -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
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 - correct answers -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."
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, 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 -
correct answers -A
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. - correct answers -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 - correct answers -C
In which area is there a need for increased attention?
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