Test Bank For Theoretical Basis for Nursing
6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills
Chapter 1 - 23 Complete
,Unit I: Introduction to Theory
Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
Chapter 2 Overview of Theory in Nursing
Chapter 3 Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
Chapter 4 Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships
in Nursing
Chapter 5 Theory Analysis and Evaluation
Unit II: Nursing Theories
Chapter 6 Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
Chapter 7 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
Chapter 8 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
Chapter 9 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
Chapter 10 Introduction to Middle-Range Nursing Theories
Chapter 11 Overview of Selected Middle-Range Nursing Theories
Chapter 12 Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory
Unit III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
Chapter 13 Theories From the Sociologic Sciences
Chapter 14 Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
Chapter 15 Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
Chapter 16 Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and
Management
Chapter 17 Learning Theories
Chapter 18 Ethical Theories and Principles
Unit IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
Chapter 19 Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
Chapter 20 Application of Theory in Nursing Research
Chapter 21 Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and
Management
Chapter 22 Application of Theory in Nursing Education
Chapter 23 Future Issues in Nursing Theory
,Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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
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?
A) Refers to the belief system of the profession and provides perspectives for practice,
scholarship, and research.
B) The substantive, discipline-specific knowledge that focuses on the
human-universe-health process.
C) Refers to the system of relationship of human response in health and illness.
D) Responsible for generation of knowledge, which provides direction for future.
10. When discussing the knowledge development in nursing science, the study of theory is
referred to as which of the following?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. There are several defined ways of knowing. Which way of knowing is defined as “a
priori knowledge that pertain to knowledge gained from thought alone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
,12. Patterns of knowledge in nursing include use of knowledge from nursing and other
disciplines, abstracted and generalized beyond personal experience. Of which pattern
of knowledge is this representative?
A) Clinical knowledge
B) Emancipatory knowing
C) Conceptual knowledge
D) Empirical knowledge
13. Nursing is described as a human science based on inclusion of which of the following in
the discipline?
A) Physiology
B) Human health
C) Anthropology
D) All of the above
14. A study is conducted and the methodology used for the data collection is focused on
testing a hypothesis and seeking to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Which type of
methodology is being used?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism
15. During the course of a nursing research study, the research selects a theory with a
phenomenological foundation seeking to explore the experiences of teens living with
HIV. Which type of methodology is being used?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism
,Answer Key
t1
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. A
,1. Myrat1Levinet1expressedt1nursest1aret1oftent1confusedt1aboutt1theory.t1Whicht1oft1thet1followin
g1twast1givent1ast1onet1reasont1fort1thet1confusiont1relatedt1tot1nursingt1theory?
A) Clearlyt1understandable
B) Obscuret1concepts
C) Applicationt1tot1practice
D) Newt1concepts
2. Ift1at1theoryt1ist1tot1bet1usefult1int1nursing,t1itt1mustt1includet1whicht1oft1thet1following?
A) Broadt1concepts
B) Understandablet1concepts
C) Conceptst1specifict1tot1nursing
D) Operationallyt1definedt1concepts
3. Theoriest1developedt1fort1nursingt1includet1allt1oft1thet1followingt1exceptt1whicht1oft1the1t
following?
A) Identifyt1standardst1fort1nursingt1practice
B) Guidet1developmentt1oft1clientt1cares
C) Directt1qualityt1assurancet1programs
D) Alignt1witht1othert1healtht1caret1disciplines
4. Whicht1oft1thet1followingt1wast1thet1firstt1staget1int1thet1developmentt1oft1at1nursingt1theoryt1an
d1tphilosophy?
A) Silentt1knowledge
B) Receivedt1knowledge
C) Subjectivet1knowledge
D) Proceduralt1knowledge
5. Thet1silentt1knowledget1staget1oft1theoryt1andt1philosophyt1developmentt1wast1drivent1basedt1
on1twhicht1oft1thet1following?
A) Nursingt1ast1ant1independentt1discipline
B) Medicalt1model,t1dependentt1ont1physicians
C) Interdisciplinaryt1teamt1design
D) Nursingt1ast1ant1academict1discipline
, 6. Duringt1thet11970s,t1thet1nursingt1professiont1viewedt1itselft1ast1at1scientifict1disciplinet1evolving1tt
owardt1at1theoreticallyt1basedt1practicet1focusingt1ont1thet1client.t1Whicht1staget1oft1theoryt1an
dt1philosophyt1developmentt1ist1thist1thet1correctt1description?
A) Silentt1knowledge
B) Receivedt1knowledge
C) Subjectivet1knowledge
D) Proceduralt1knowledge
7. Whatt1ist1thet1currentt1staget1oft1knowledget1developmentt1fort1thet1disciplinet1oft1nursing?
A) Silentt1knowledge
B) Receivedt1knowledge
C) Subjectivet1knowledge
D) Constructedt1knowledge
8. Developmentt1oft1at1metatheoryt1includest1whicht1oft1thet1following?
A) Broadt1processest1andt1generalizedt1understanding
B) Specifict1applicationt1oft1theory
C) Developmentt1oft1theoryt1throught1practice
D) Uset1oft1onlyt1nursingt1concepts
9. Whicht1typet1oft1theoryt1ist1thet1mostt1broadt1andt1complext1int1scope?
A) Grandt1theory
B) Middlet1ranget1theory
C) Practicet1theory
D) Microtheory
10. Whicht1typet1oft1theoryt1mayt1describet1at1phenomenon,t1explaint1relationshipst1oft1conceptst1
or1tpredictt1effectst1oft1at1phenomenon?
A) Metatheory
B) Grandt1theory
C) Middlet1ranget1theory
D) Practicet1theory
11. Whicht1typet1oft1theoryt1ist1thet1leastt1complext1andt1ist1situationt1specific?
A) Methatheory
B) Grandt1theory
C) Middlet1ranget1theory
D) Practicet1theory
,12. At1nursingt1theoryt1designedt1tot1explaint1ort1relatet1conceptst1int1at1theoryt1tot1onet1another
t1is1
tconsideredt1whicht1typet1ort1purposet1oft1theory?
A) Factor-isolatingt1theories
B) Factor-relatingt1theories
C) Situation-relatingt1theories
D) Situation-producingt1theories
13. At1nursingt1theoryt1whicht1prescribest1activitiest1tot1reacht1at1goalt1ist1whicht1typet1oft1theory?
A) Factor-isolatingt1theories
B) Factor-relatingt1theories
C) Situation-relatingt1theories
D) Situation-producingt1theories
14. Whicht1oft1thet1followingt1disciplinet1ort1disciplinest1mayt1bet1usedt1int1thet1designt1oft1at1nursing1t
theory?
A) Psychology
B) Physicalt1biology
C) Sociology
D) Psychology,t1physicalt1biology,t1andt1sociology
15. Basedt1ont1thet1workt1byt1Fawcett,t1whicht1oft1thet1followingt1ist1nott1partt1oft1thet1definedt1nursin
g1tmetaparadigm?
A) Person
B) Health
C) Environment
D) Caring
, Answer Key
t1
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. D
6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills
Chapter 1 - 23 Complete
,Unit I: Introduction to Theory
Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
Chapter 2 Overview of Theory in Nursing
Chapter 3 Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
Chapter 4 Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships
in Nursing
Chapter 5 Theory Analysis and Evaluation
Unit II: Nursing Theories
Chapter 6 Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
Chapter 7 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
Chapter 8 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
Chapter 9 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
Chapter 10 Introduction to Middle-Range Nursing Theories
Chapter 11 Overview of Selected Middle-Range Nursing Theories
Chapter 12 Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory
Unit III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
Chapter 13 Theories From the Sociologic Sciences
Chapter 14 Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
Chapter 15 Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
Chapter 16 Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and
Management
Chapter 17 Learning Theories
Chapter 18 Ethical Theories and Principles
Unit IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
Chapter 19 Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
Chapter 20 Application of Theory in Nursing Research
Chapter 21 Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and
Management
Chapter 22 Application of Theory in Nursing Education
Chapter 23 Future Issues in Nursing Theory
,Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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
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?
A) Refers to the belief system of the profession and provides perspectives for practice,
scholarship, and research.
B) The substantive, discipline-specific knowledge that focuses on the
human-universe-health process.
C) Refers to the system of relationship of human response in health and illness.
D) Responsible for generation of knowledge, which provides direction for future.
10. When discussing the knowledge development in nursing science, the study of theory is
referred to as which of the following?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. There are several defined ways of knowing. Which way of knowing is defined as “a
priori knowledge that pertain to knowledge gained from thought alone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
,12. Patterns of knowledge in nursing include use of knowledge from nursing and other
disciplines, abstracted and generalized beyond personal experience. Of which pattern
of knowledge is this representative?
A) Clinical knowledge
B) Emancipatory knowing
C) Conceptual knowledge
D) Empirical knowledge
13. Nursing is described as a human science based on inclusion of which of the following in
the discipline?
A) Physiology
B) Human health
C) Anthropology
D) All of the above
14. A study is conducted and the methodology used for the data collection is focused on
testing a hypothesis and seeking to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Which type of
methodology is being used?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism
15. During the course of a nursing research study, the research selects a theory with a
phenomenological foundation seeking to explore the experiences of teens living with
HIV. Which type of methodology is being used?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism
,Answer Key
t1
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. A
,1. Myrat1Levinet1expressedt1nursest1aret1oftent1confusedt1aboutt1theory.t1Whicht1oft1thet1followin
g1twast1givent1ast1onet1reasont1fort1thet1confusiont1relatedt1tot1nursingt1theory?
A) Clearlyt1understandable
B) Obscuret1concepts
C) Applicationt1tot1practice
D) Newt1concepts
2. Ift1at1theoryt1ist1tot1bet1usefult1int1nursing,t1itt1mustt1includet1whicht1oft1thet1following?
A) Broadt1concepts
B) Understandablet1concepts
C) Conceptst1specifict1tot1nursing
D) Operationallyt1definedt1concepts
3. Theoriest1developedt1fort1nursingt1includet1allt1oft1thet1followingt1exceptt1whicht1oft1the1t
following?
A) Identifyt1standardst1fort1nursingt1practice
B) Guidet1developmentt1oft1clientt1cares
C) Directt1qualityt1assurancet1programs
D) Alignt1witht1othert1healtht1caret1disciplines
4. Whicht1oft1thet1followingt1wast1thet1firstt1staget1int1thet1developmentt1oft1at1nursingt1theoryt1an
d1tphilosophy?
A) Silentt1knowledge
B) Receivedt1knowledge
C) Subjectivet1knowledge
D) Proceduralt1knowledge
5. Thet1silentt1knowledget1staget1oft1theoryt1andt1philosophyt1developmentt1wast1drivent1basedt1
on1twhicht1oft1thet1following?
A) Nursingt1ast1ant1independentt1discipline
B) Medicalt1model,t1dependentt1ont1physicians
C) Interdisciplinaryt1teamt1design
D) Nursingt1ast1ant1academict1discipline
, 6. Duringt1thet11970s,t1thet1nursingt1professiont1viewedt1itselft1ast1at1scientifict1disciplinet1evolving1tt
owardt1at1theoreticallyt1basedt1practicet1focusingt1ont1thet1client.t1Whicht1staget1oft1theoryt1an
dt1philosophyt1developmentt1ist1thist1thet1correctt1description?
A) Silentt1knowledge
B) Receivedt1knowledge
C) Subjectivet1knowledge
D) Proceduralt1knowledge
7. Whatt1ist1thet1currentt1staget1oft1knowledget1developmentt1fort1thet1disciplinet1oft1nursing?
A) Silentt1knowledge
B) Receivedt1knowledge
C) Subjectivet1knowledge
D) Constructedt1knowledge
8. Developmentt1oft1at1metatheoryt1includest1whicht1oft1thet1following?
A) Broadt1processest1andt1generalizedt1understanding
B) Specifict1applicationt1oft1theory
C) Developmentt1oft1theoryt1throught1practice
D) Uset1oft1onlyt1nursingt1concepts
9. Whicht1typet1oft1theoryt1ist1thet1mostt1broadt1andt1complext1int1scope?
A) Grandt1theory
B) Middlet1ranget1theory
C) Practicet1theory
D) Microtheory
10. Whicht1typet1oft1theoryt1mayt1describet1at1phenomenon,t1explaint1relationshipst1oft1conceptst1
or1tpredictt1effectst1oft1at1phenomenon?
A) Metatheory
B) Grandt1theory
C) Middlet1ranget1theory
D) Practicet1theory
11. Whicht1typet1oft1theoryt1ist1thet1leastt1complext1andt1ist1situationt1specific?
A) Methatheory
B) Grandt1theory
C) Middlet1ranget1theory
D) Practicet1theory
,12. At1nursingt1theoryt1designedt1tot1explaint1ort1relatet1conceptst1int1at1theoryt1tot1onet1another
t1is1
tconsideredt1whicht1typet1ort1purposet1oft1theory?
A) Factor-isolatingt1theories
B) Factor-relatingt1theories
C) Situation-relatingt1theories
D) Situation-producingt1theories
13. At1nursingt1theoryt1whicht1prescribest1activitiest1tot1reacht1at1goalt1ist1whicht1typet1oft1theory?
A) Factor-isolatingt1theories
B) Factor-relatingt1theories
C) Situation-relatingt1theories
D) Situation-producingt1theories
14. Whicht1oft1thet1followingt1disciplinet1ort1disciplinest1mayt1bet1usedt1int1thet1designt1oft1at1nursing1t
theory?
A) Psychology
B) Physicalt1biology
C) Sociology
D) Psychology,t1physicalt1biology,t1andt1sociology
15. Basedt1ont1thet1workt1byt1Fawcett,t1whicht1oft1thet1followingt1ist1nott1partt1oft1thet1definedt1nursin
g1tmetaparadigm?
A) Person
B) Health
C) Environment
D) Caring
, Answer Key
t1
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. D
