NSGD 3006 - WEEK 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026
1. What are nursing theories with the most limited scope and level of abstraction, designed for
specific nursing situations called? - Answers Practice level theories
what are practice level theories? - Answers a. focus on specific nursing situations, offering
direct guidance for interventions and outcomes in those.
1. Which of the following characteristics, accurately describes nursing knowledge? Select all
that apply.
a. informed by art
b. informed by ethical ways of knowing
c. based mainly on empirical research
d. constantly evolving
e. informed by science
f. informed by empirical ways of knowing
g. static and well researched - Answers a,b,d,e,f
is nursing knowledge static and well researched? - Answers no. it evolves continually to address
emerging health care challenges and integrate new evidence
1. What is a significant challenge associated with defining nursing by the tasks or activities it
involves? - Answers it risks overlooking nursings theoretical and disciplinary foundations.
1. Which of the following statement statements reflect the concept of nursing praxis? Select all
that apply. Nursing praxis:
a. a. Emphasizes a reciprocal relationship between theory and practice
b. Emphasizes clinical skills and task completion in a safe and holistic way
c. Requires multiple ways of knowing, including ethical and aesthetic knowledge
d. Involves the integration of being knowing and doing
e. Focus on technical interventions over theoretical framework. - Answers a,b,d
1. How was the scope of nursing practice best described? - Answers a. Continuously evolving to
address sociall and healthcare needs
1. Which of the following attributes are critical to the domain of nursing as a discipline select all
, that apply
a. context of the theories development
b. conceptual understanding of nursing
c. relevance and significance of the theory
d. sources of theoretical validation - Answers c.
what represents the most abstract level of nursing knowledge? - Answers metaparadigms
1. What distinguishes middle range theories from grand theories in nursing? - Answers a. Middle
range theories focus on specific phenomenon and are testable in practice
1. What is a primary critique of defining nursing through identifying task tasks or functions? -
Answers a. It fails to capture the unique essence of nursing as a discipline
1. Which concept is central to understanding the domain of nursing as a professional discipline?
- Answers a. Understanding, human wholeness and health as dynamic and transformative
1. Which philosophical component of nursing knowledge explores the values and ethics that
underpin nursing practice? - Answers a. Axiology
1. Which nursing theorist is credited with first emphasizing the importance of theory in nursing?
- Answers a. Florence Nightingale
1. Using the guide for the study of nursing theory, which of the following questions reflect
critical inquiry? Select all that apply.
a. How are the core concepts influencing this theory?
b. How do external factor shape theory development?
c. What methods validate a nursing theory?
d. What defines nursing's purpose?
e. What judgement determines the best nursing theory? - Answers a/b/d
1. Which of the following is least likely to be a shared commitment among members of a
scholarly nursing community
a. Upholding shared professional values
b. Engaging in consistent methodologies and processes
c. Residing in the same geographic region
2026
1. What are nursing theories with the most limited scope and level of abstraction, designed for
specific nursing situations called? - Answers Practice level theories
what are practice level theories? - Answers a. focus on specific nursing situations, offering
direct guidance for interventions and outcomes in those.
1. Which of the following characteristics, accurately describes nursing knowledge? Select all
that apply.
a. informed by art
b. informed by ethical ways of knowing
c. based mainly on empirical research
d. constantly evolving
e. informed by science
f. informed by empirical ways of knowing
g. static and well researched - Answers a,b,d,e,f
is nursing knowledge static and well researched? - Answers no. it evolves continually to address
emerging health care challenges and integrate new evidence
1. What is a significant challenge associated with defining nursing by the tasks or activities it
involves? - Answers it risks overlooking nursings theoretical and disciplinary foundations.
1. Which of the following statement statements reflect the concept of nursing praxis? Select all
that apply. Nursing praxis:
a. a. Emphasizes a reciprocal relationship between theory and practice
b. Emphasizes clinical skills and task completion in a safe and holistic way
c. Requires multiple ways of knowing, including ethical and aesthetic knowledge
d. Involves the integration of being knowing and doing
e. Focus on technical interventions over theoretical framework. - Answers a,b,d
1. How was the scope of nursing practice best described? - Answers a. Continuously evolving to
address sociall and healthcare needs
1. Which of the following attributes are critical to the domain of nursing as a discipline select all
, that apply
a. context of the theories development
b. conceptual understanding of nursing
c. relevance and significance of the theory
d. sources of theoretical validation - Answers c.
what represents the most abstract level of nursing knowledge? - Answers metaparadigms
1. What distinguishes middle range theories from grand theories in nursing? - Answers a. Middle
range theories focus on specific phenomenon and are testable in practice
1. What is a primary critique of defining nursing through identifying task tasks or functions? -
Answers a. It fails to capture the unique essence of nursing as a discipline
1. Which concept is central to understanding the domain of nursing as a professional discipline?
- Answers a. Understanding, human wholeness and health as dynamic and transformative
1. Which philosophical component of nursing knowledge explores the values and ethics that
underpin nursing practice? - Answers a. Axiology
1. Which nursing theorist is credited with first emphasizing the importance of theory in nursing?
- Answers a. Florence Nightingale
1. Using the guide for the study of nursing theory, which of the following questions reflect
critical inquiry? Select all that apply.
a. How are the core concepts influencing this theory?
b. How do external factor shape theory development?
c. What methods validate a nursing theory?
d. What defines nursing's purpose?
e. What judgement determines the best nursing theory? - Answers a/b/d
1. Which of the following is least likely to be a shared commitment among members of a
scholarly nursing community
a. Upholding shared professional values
b. Engaging in consistent methodologies and processes
c. Residing in the same geographic region
