Test Bank Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 5th Edition by Marlaine C. Smith and Marilyn E. Parker 2025/2026 Complete Exam Questions and Verified Solutions All Chapters Latest Update

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Chapter 1: Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing




Multiple Choice




1. The purpose of theory is to:

A. Explain experience.

B. Describe relationships.

C. Project outcomes.

D. All of the above



ANS: D




2. Members of a community of scholars share a commitment to all of the following except:

A. Values.

B. Knowledge.

C. Geographic location.

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D. Processes.



ANS: C




3. and structures are essential to any

discipline and are inherent in nursing theories.

A. Paradigm and metaparadigm

B. Syntactical and conceptual

C. Middle and grand

D. Language and symbol



ANS: B




4. Books and periodicals are examples of:

A. Communication networks.

B. Heritage of literature.

C. Nursing organizations.

D. Nursing discipline.

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ANS: B




5. The basic building blocks of theories are:

A. Concepts and their definitions.

B. Statements of relationships.

C. Concepts and statements of relationships.

D. Empirical indicators.



ANS: C




6. Nursing theories:

A. Are discovered in nature.

B. Serve as exact representations of reality.

C. Are invented by humans.

D. Cannot be modified.



ANS: C

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7. A paradigm is defined as a:

A. Worldview.

B. General framework.

C. Set of shared perspectives held by members of a discipline.

D. All of the above



ANS: D




8. The dependence of nursing theory development on human imagination is an attribute of

nursing as a(n):

A. Occupation.

B. Discipline.

C. Vocation.

D. Profession.



ANS: B