NR501 Week 8: Nursing Theory Quiz

Question 1 A statement of beliefs and values about human beings and their world is: A philosophy Definition of the term philosophy from McEwen & Wills textbook (5th ed) pg 28. Question 2 A set of logically interrelated concepts, statements, propositions, and definitions supported by data, testing, and verification to account for or characterize some phenomena is called: A theory Definition of the term theory from McEwen & Wills textbook (5th ed) pg. 28 Question 3 __________ is a theory that has been developed by another discipline (not nursing) but may be adapted to use in nursing and other fields Borrowed theory Definition of a borrowed theory from McEwen & Wills text books (5th ed) pg. 27A Borrowed theory is a theory developed in another discipline but applied to the practice of nursing. Question 4 The most abstract and general component of the structural hierarchy of nursing knowledge is called: A metaparadigm Definition of metaparadigm from the McEwen & Wills 5th ed pg. 27 Question 5