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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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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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5. When discussing the science and philosophy of 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 of the following?
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A) Study of problems that are abstract and general
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B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline
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C) Empirical way of gathering data zz zz zz zz



D) Grounded and tested in experience zz zz zz zz




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, 7. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one centers
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on descriptions that are derived from collectively lived experiences,
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interrelatedness, 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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C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism


9. When defining 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) The substantive, discipline-specific knowledge that focuses 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.
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10. When discussing 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 of knowing. Which way of 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
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the discipline?
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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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14. A study is conducted and the methodology used for the data collection is focused
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on testing a hypothesis and seeking to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Which
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type of methodology is being used?
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A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
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15. During the course of a nursing research study, the research selects a theory with a
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phenomenological foundation seeking to explore the experiences of teens living with
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HIV. Which type of methodology is being used?
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B) Quantitative
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