Test Bank - Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition ( Melanie McEwen Evelyn M. Wills, 2025) All Chapters 1-23| Latest Edition

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1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which ofthe
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following supports defining nursing as a profession?
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A) Autonomy
B) Learned vocation xc




C) Varied level of skill xc xc xc




D) Career withvaried knowledge xc xc xc




2. How manylevels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses?
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A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four


3. Nursing is classified as which type of science?
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A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied


4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the following would not be included?
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A) Purpose of human life xc xc xc




B) Nature of being xc xc




C) Theoryof knowledge xc xc




D) Scientific method xc




5. Whendiscussing the science and philosophyof a discipline, how would one define the two
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in relation to each other?
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A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated


6. Philosophy's definition includes which ofthe following?
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A) Studyof problems that are abstract and general
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B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline xc xc xc xc xc xc xc




C) Empirical way of gathering data xc xc xc xc




D) Grounded and tested in experience xc xc xc xc




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, 7. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one centers on
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descriptions that are derived from collectively lived experiences, interrelatedness,
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human interpretation, and learned reality?
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A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceived view xc




8. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one is founded on the
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belief that what is experienced is what exists and that experiences be verified through
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scientific methodology?
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A) Received view xc




B) Human science xc




C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism


9. Whendefining nursing philosophy, which of the following is appropriate?
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A) Refers to the belief system ofthe profession and provides perspectives for practice,
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scholarship, and research.
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B) Thesubstantive,discipline-specificknowledgethatfocuseson the
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human-universe-health process.
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C) Refers to the system of relationship of human response in health and illness.
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D) Responsible for generation of knowledge, which provides direction for future. xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc




10. Whendiscussing the knowledge development in nursing science, the study of theory is
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referred to as which of the following?
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A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy


11. There are several defined ways ofknowing. Which wayofknowing is defined as “a
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priori knowledge that pertain to knowledge gained from thought alone?”
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A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic




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, 12. Nursing is described as a human science based on inclusion of which of the following in the
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discipline?
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A) Physiology
B) Human health xc




C) Anthropology
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13. Patterns of knowledge in nursing include use of knowledge from nursing and other
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disciplines, abstracted and generalized beyond personal experience. Of which pattern of
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knowledge is this representative?
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A) Clinical knowledge xc




B) Emancipatory knowing xc




C) Conceptual knowledge xc




D) Empiricalknowledge xc




14. A study is conducted and the methodology used for the data collection is focused on
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testing a hypothesis and seeking to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Which type of
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methodology is being used?
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A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism xc




15. During the course of a nursing research study, the research selects a theory with a
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phenomenological foundation seekingto explore the experiences ofteens living with
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HIV. Which type of methodology is being used?
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A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism xc




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