TEST BANK
THEORETICAL BASIS FOR NURSING 6TH EDITION (LWW,
2022) BY MELANINE MCEWEN AND EVELYN M. WILLS,
ISBN NO; 9781975175658, ALL 20 CHAPTERS COVERED
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, Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition (LWW, 2022) by Melanine McEwen and
Evelyn M. Wills, Isbn no; 9781975175658, all 20 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I: Introduction to Theory
1. Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
2. Overview of Theory in Nursing
3. Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
4. Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing
5. Theory Analysis and Evaluation
Unit II: Nursing Theories
6. Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
7. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
8. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
9. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
10. Introduction to Middle-Range Nursing Theories
11. Overview of Selected Middle-Range Nursing Theories
12. Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory
Unit III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
13. Theories from the Sociologic Sciences
14. Theories from the Behavioral Sciences
15. Theories from the Biomedical Sciences
16. Theories, Models, and Frameworks from Leadership and Management
17. Learning Theories
18. Ethical Theories and Principles
Unit IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
19. Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
20. Application of Theory in Nursing Research
21. Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management
22. Application of Theory in Nursing Education
23. Future Issues in Nursing Theory
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, Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition (LWW, 2022) by Melanine McEwen and
Evelyn M. Wills, Isbn no; 9781975175658, all 20 Chapters Covered
Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
Test Bank: Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition McEwen Wills
1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of the following supports
defining nursing as a profession?
A) Autonomy
B) Learned vocation
C) Varied level of skill
D) Career with varied knowledge
2. How many levels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursing is classified as which type of science?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the following would not be included?
A) Purpose of human life
B) Nature of being
C) Theory of knowledge
D) Scientific method
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, 5. When discussing the science and philosophy of a discipline, how would one define the two in relation
to each other?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy's definition includes which of the following?
A) Study of problems that are abstract and general
B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline
C) Empirical way of gathering data
D) Grounded and tested in experience
7. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one is founded on the belief that
what is experienced is what exists and that experiences be verified through scientific methodology?
A) Received view
B) Human science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one centers on descriptions that are
derived from collectively lived experiences, interrelatedness, human interpretation, and learned reality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceived view
9. When defining nursing philosophy, which of the following is appropriate?
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THEORETICAL BASIS FOR NURSING 6TH EDITION (LWW,
2022) BY MELANINE MCEWEN AND EVELYN M. WILLS,
ISBN NO; 9781975175658, ALL 20 CHAPTERS COVERED
Page 1 of 81
, Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition (LWW, 2022) by Melanine McEwen and
Evelyn M. Wills, Isbn no; 9781975175658, all 20 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit I: Introduction to Theory
1. Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
2. Overview of Theory in Nursing
3. Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
4. Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing
5. Theory Analysis and Evaluation
Unit II: Nursing Theories
6. Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
7. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
8. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
9. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
10. Introduction to Middle-Range Nursing Theories
11. Overview of Selected Middle-Range Nursing Theories
12. Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory
Unit III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
13. Theories from the Sociologic Sciences
14. Theories from the Behavioral Sciences
15. Theories from the Biomedical Sciences
16. Theories, Models, and Frameworks from Leadership and Management
17. Learning Theories
18. Ethical Theories and Principles
Unit IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
19. Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
20. Application of Theory in Nursing Research
21. Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management
22. Application of Theory in Nursing Education
23. Future Issues in Nursing Theory
Page 2 of 81
, Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition (LWW, 2022) by Melanine McEwen and
Evelyn M. Wills, Isbn no; 9781975175658, all 20 Chapters Covered
Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
Test Bank: Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition McEwen Wills
1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of the following supports
defining nursing as a profession?
A) Autonomy
B) Learned vocation
C) Varied level of skill
D) Career with varied knowledge
2. How many levels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursing is classified as which type of science?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the following would not be included?
A) Purpose of human life
B) Nature of being
C) Theory of knowledge
D) Scientific method
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, 5. When discussing the science and philosophy of a discipline, how would one define the two in relation
to each other?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy's definition includes which of the following?
A) Study of problems that are abstract and general
B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline
C) Empirical way of gathering data
D) Grounded and tested in experience
7. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one is founded on the belief that
what is experienced is what exists and that experiences be verified through scientific methodology?
A) Received view
B) Human science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one centers on descriptions that are
derived from collectively lived experiences, interrelatedness, human interpretation, and learned reality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceived view
9. When defining nursing philosophy, which of the following is appropriate?
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