Test Bank - Philosophies And Theories For Advanced
Nursing Practice 4th Edition By Butts & Rich, All 26
Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition 2026
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,Table Of Contents
1. Chapter 1 Philosophy Of Science: An Introduction And A Grounding For Your
2. Chapter 2 The Evolution Of Nursing Science
3. Chapter 3 The Essentials Of The Doctor Of Nursing Practice: A Philosophical
4. Chapter 4 Theory As Practice
5. Chapter 5 Components And Levels Of Abstraction In Nursing Knowledge
6. Chapter 6 Complexity Science And Complex Adaptive Systems
7. Chapter 7 Critical Theory And Emancipatory Knowing
8. Chapter 8 Feminist Ethics: Some Thoughts About “Care” And “Power” For Advanced
Practice Nurses
9. Chapter 9 Theories And Methods In Ethics
10. Chapter 10 Educational And Learning Theories
11. Chapter 11 Health Behavior Theories
12. Chapter 12 Theories Focused On Interpersonal Relationships
13. Chapter 13 Economic Theories
14. Chapter 14 Theories Of Organizational Behavior And Leadership
15. Chapter 15 Theoretical Approaches To Quality Improvement
16. Chapter 16 Theories Focused On Health Equity
17. Chapter 17 Public Health Theories
18. Chapter 18 Models And Theories Focused On Nursing Goals And Functions
19. Chapter 19 Models And Theories Focused On A Systems Approach
20. Chapter 20 Models And Theories Focused On Human Existence And Universal Energy
21. Chapter 21 Models And Theories Focused On Competencies And Skills
22. Chapter 22 Theories Focused On Caring
23. Chapter 23 Models And Theories Focused On Culture
24. Chapter 24 The Praxis Theory Of Suffering
25. Chapter 25 Theory Testing And Theory Evaluation 517
26. Chapter 26 Using Theory In Evidence-Based Advanced Nursology Practice
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, chapter 1 – philosophy of science: an introduction
1. why are natural sciences also referred to as ―pure‖ sciences?
A. they are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
B. they are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
C. they are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
D. they are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
ans: a
2. which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
A. social work
B. psychotherapy
C. examination of care disparities
D. patholog
y ans: d
3. roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge
in the world. as a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the
experim ents she performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected
observer of phenomenon.
roberta’s views are most closteelysretfb
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A. natural science
B. human science
C. applied science
D. soft science
ans: b
4. what is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
A. application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet
some type of human need.
B. examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in
which subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
C. reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into
account.
D. improving the situation or process used in the experim ent to yield more accurate
results in repeat experim ents.
ans: c
5. which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
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, A. affirmation of the importance of cultural understanding by uncovering the
common subjective biases of different disciplines.
B. improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people
maximize their functional abilities.
C. utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a
situation or change viewpoints.
D. developm ent of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering
truth, and controlling outcomes.
ans: d
6. gretchen and peter are graduate students in the same physics lab. their
supervisor has asked both of them to perform the same experim ent using the same
procedure and equipment. after they’ve both completed their task, the compare
their results and discover that they are nearly identical. which of the five criteria
for science does gretchen and peter’s discovery exemplify?
A. intersubjective testability
B. reliability
C. definiteness and precision
D. coherence
ans: a
7. which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
A. thinking for the sake of thinking.
B. utilization of process and outcome.
C. demarcation of wholeness and holism.
D. application of epistemology and ontology.
ans: c
8. repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which
source of knowledge?
A. doctrine
B. common sense
C. tradition
D. authorit
y ans: c
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Nursing Practice 4th Edition By Butts & Rich, All 26
Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition 2026
1
,Table Of Contents
1. Chapter 1 Philosophy Of Science: An Introduction And A Grounding For Your
2. Chapter 2 The Evolution Of Nursing Science
3. Chapter 3 The Essentials Of The Doctor Of Nursing Practice: A Philosophical
4. Chapter 4 Theory As Practice
5. Chapter 5 Components And Levels Of Abstraction In Nursing Knowledge
6. Chapter 6 Complexity Science And Complex Adaptive Systems
7. Chapter 7 Critical Theory And Emancipatory Knowing
8. Chapter 8 Feminist Ethics: Some Thoughts About “Care” And “Power” For Advanced
Practice Nurses
9. Chapter 9 Theories And Methods In Ethics
10. Chapter 10 Educational And Learning Theories
11. Chapter 11 Health Behavior Theories
12. Chapter 12 Theories Focused On Interpersonal Relationships
13. Chapter 13 Economic Theories
14. Chapter 14 Theories Of Organizational Behavior And Leadership
15. Chapter 15 Theoretical Approaches To Quality Improvement
16. Chapter 16 Theories Focused On Health Equity
17. Chapter 17 Public Health Theories
18. Chapter 18 Models And Theories Focused On Nursing Goals And Functions
19. Chapter 19 Models And Theories Focused On A Systems Approach
20. Chapter 20 Models And Theories Focused On Human Existence And Universal Energy
21. Chapter 21 Models And Theories Focused On Competencies And Skills
22. Chapter 22 Theories Focused On Caring
23. Chapter 23 Models And Theories Focused On Culture
24. Chapter 24 The Praxis Theory Of Suffering
25. Chapter 25 Theory Testing And Theory Evaluation 517
26. Chapter 26 Using Theory In Evidence-Based Advanced Nursology Practice
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, chapter 1 – philosophy of science: an introduction
1. why are natural sciences also referred to as ―pure‖ sciences?
A. they are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
B. they are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
C. they are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
D. they are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
ans: a
2. which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
A. social work
B. psychotherapy
C. examination of care disparities
D. patholog
y ans: d
3. roberta firmly believes that individual experiences are the source of all knowledge
in the world. as a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the
experim ents she performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected
observer of phenomenon.
roberta’s views are most closteelysretfb
lea
ctn
ivke s
oe lhliechrs.chcooolmof scientific thought?
f w
A. natural science
B. human science
C. applied science
D. soft science
ans: b
4. what is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
A. application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet
some type of human need.
B. examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in
which subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
C. reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher individuality into
account.
D. improving the situation or process used in the experim ent to yield more accurate
results in repeat experim ents.
ans: c
5. which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
3
, A. affirmation of the importance of cultural understanding by uncovering the
common subjective biases of different disciplines.
B. improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people
maximize their functional abilities.
C. utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a
situation or change viewpoints.
D. developm ent of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering
truth, and controlling outcomes.
ans: d
6. gretchen and peter are graduate students in the same physics lab. their
supervisor has asked both of them to perform the same experim ent using the same
procedure and equipment. after they’ve both completed their task, the compare
their results and discover that they are nearly identical. which of the five criteria
for science does gretchen and peter’s discovery exemplify?
A. intersubjective testability
B. reliability
C. definiteness and precision
D. coherence
ans: a
7. which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
A. thinking for the sake of thinking.
B. utilization of process and outcome.
C. demarcation of wholeness and holism.
D. application of epistemology and ontology.
ans: c
8. repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which
source of knowledge?
A. doctrine
B. common sense
C. tradition
D. authorit
y ans: c
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