Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 6th Edition by Melanie McEwen & Evelyn M. Wills – 2026 Updated Edition

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Test Bank For Theoretical Basis for Nursing
6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills
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Test Bank For Theoretical
Test BankBasis
Forfor
Theoretical
Nursing 6th
Basis
Edition
for Nursing
by Melanie
6th McEwen,
Edition byEvelyn
Melanie
M.McEwen,
Wills Chapter
Evelyn1 -M.
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UnitZI:ZIntroductionZtoZTheoryZ
ChapterZ1ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZPhilosophy,ZScience,ZandZNursingZ
ChapterZ2ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZOverviewZofZTheoryZinZNursingZ
ChapterZ3ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZConceptZDevelopment:ZClarifyingZMeaningZofZTermsZ
ChapterZ4ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTheoryZDevelopment:ZStructuringZConceptualZRelationshipsZin
ZNursingZ

ChapterZ5ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTheoryZAnalysisZandZEvaluationZZ
UnitZII:ZNursingZTheoriesZ
ChapterZ6ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZOverviewZofZGrandZNursingZTheoriesZZ
ChapterZ7ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZGrandZNursingZTheoriesZBasedZonZHumanZNeedsZ
ChapterZ8ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZGrandZNursingZTheoriesZBasedZonZInteractiveZProcessZ
ChapterZ9ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZGrandZNursingZTheoriesZBasedZonZUnitaryZProcessZ
ChapterZ10ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZIntroductionZtoZMiddle-RangeZNursingZTheoriesZ
ChapterZ11ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZOverviewZofZSelectedZMiddle-RangeZNursingZTheoriesZ
ChapterZ12ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZEvidence-BasedZPracticeZandZNursingZTheoryZ
UnitZIII:ZSharedZTheoriesZUsedZbyZNursesZ
ChapterZ13ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTheoriesZFromZtheZSociologicZSciencesZ
ChapterZ14ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTheoriesZFromZtheZBehavioralZSciencesZZ
ChapterZ15ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTheoriesZFromZtheZBiomedicalZSciencesZZ
ChapterZ16ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTheories,ZModels,ZandZFrameworksZFromZLeadershipZandZMa
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ChapterZ17ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZLearningZTheoriesZ
ChapterZ18ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZEthicalZTheoriesZandZPrinciplesZZ
UnitZIV:ZApplicationZofZTheoryZinZNursingZ
ChapterZ19ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZApplicationZofZTheoryZinZNursingZPracticeZZ
ChapterZ20ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZApplicationZofZTheoryZinZNursingZResearchZZ
ChapterZ21ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZApplicationZofZTheoryZinZNursingZAdministrationZandZManage
mentZ
ChapterZ22ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZApplicationZofZTheoryZinZNursingZEducationZ
ChapterZ23ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZFutureZIssuesZinZNursingZTheoryZZ




Test Bank For Theoretical
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Forfor
Theoretical
Nursing 6th
Basis
Edition
for Nursing
by Melanie
6th McEwen,
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Wills Chapter
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23Wills
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Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
Z ZZZ Z Z Z




1. NursingZhasZbeenZconsideredZbothZaZprofessionZandZanZoccupation.ZWhichZofZtheZf
ollowingZsupportsZdefiningZ nursingZasZaZprofession?
A) Autonomy
B) LearnedZvocation
C) VariedZlevelZofZskill
D) CareerZwithZvariedZknowledge


2. HowZmanyZlevelsZofZentryZintoZpracticeZexistZforZregisteredZnurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four


3. NursingZisZclassifiedZasZwhichZtypeZofZscience?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied


4. InZdefiningZtheZphilosophyZofZnursing,ZwhichZofZtheZfollowingZwouldZnotZbeZincluded?
A) PurposeZofZhumanZlife
B) NatureZofZbeing
C) TheoryZofZknowledge
D) ScientificZmethod


5. WhenZdiscussingZtheZscienceZandZphilosophyZofZaZdiscipline,ZhowZwouldZoneZdefineZtheZtw
oZinZrelationZtoZeachZother?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated


6. Philosophy'sZdefinitionZincludesZwhichZofZtheZfollowing?
A) StudyZofZproblemsZthatZareZabstractZandZgeneral
B) MeasuresZobservableZphenomenaZofZinterestZinZaZdiscipline
C) EmpiricalZwayZofZgatheringZdata
D) GroundedZandZtestedZinZexperience




Test Bank For Theoretical
Test BankBasis
Forfor
Theoretical
Nursing 6th
Basis
Edition
for Nursing
by Melanie
6th McEwen,
Edition byEvelyn
Melanie
M.McEwen,
Wills Chapter
Evelyn1 -M.
23Wills
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7. BasedZonZtheZscienceZandZphilosophicalZschoolsZofZthought,ZwhichZoneZisZfoundedZonZtheZbel
iefZthatZwhatZisZexperiencedZisZwhatZexistsZandZthatZexperiencesZbeZverifiedZthroughZscien
tificZmethodology?
A) ReceivedZview
B) HumanZscience
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism


8. BasedZonZtheZscienceZandZphilosophicalZschoolsZofZthought,ZwhichZoneZcentersZonZdes
criptionsZthatZareZderivedZfromZcollectivelyZlivedZexperiences,Zinterrelatedness,Zhum
anZinterpretation,ZandZ learnedZreality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) PerceivedZview


9. WhenZdefiningZnursingZphilosophy,ZwhichZofZtheZfollowingZisZappropriate?
A) RefersZtoZtheZbeliefZsystemZofZtheZprofessionZandZprovidesZperspectivesZforZpractice,Zs
cholarship,ZandZresearch.
B) TheZsubstantive,Zdiscipline-
specificZknowledgeZthatZfocusesZonZtheZhuman-universe-
healthZprocess.
C) RefersZtoZtheZsystemZofZrelationshipZofZhumanZresponseZinZhealthZandZillness.
D) ResponsibleZforZgenerationZofZknowledge,ZwhichZprovidesZdirectionZforZfuture.


10. WhenZdiscussingZtheZknowledgeZdevelopmentZ inZnursingZscience,ZtheZstudyZofZtheoryZisZref
erredZtoZasZwhichZofZtheZfollowing?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy


11. ThereZareZseveralZdefinedZwaysZofZknowing.ZWhichZwayZofZknowingZisZdefinedZasZ“aZ
prioriZknowledgeZthatZ pertainZtoZknowledgeZgainedZfromZthoughtZ alone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic




Test Bank For Theoretical
Test BankBasis
Forfor
Theoretical
Nursing 6th
Basis
Edition
for Nursing
by Melanie
6th McEwen,
Edition byEvelyn
Melanie
M.McEwen,
Wills Chapter
Evelyn1 -M.
23Wills
LATEST
Chapter 1 - 23 LATEST 2/4/2026