1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which option
supports the definition of nursing as a profession?
A) Autonomy
B) High pay
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 element 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
C) Empirical way of gathering data
D) Grounded and tested in experience
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, 7. Based on the scientific and philosophical schools of thought, which one is
founded on the belief that what is experienced is what exists and that experiences
must be verified through scientific methodology?
A) Received view
B) Human science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Which scientific or philosophical school of thought 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 statement is appropriate?
A) Refers to the belief system of the profession and provides perspectives for practice,
scholarship, and research
B) Refers to substantive, discipline-specific knowledge focusing on the human-
universe-health process
C) Recognizes the interrelationship of human responses in health and illness
D) Gives direction to the future generation of substantive nursing knowledge
10. Which term can be defined as the study of the theory of knowledge?
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 pertains to knowledge gained from thought alone”?
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
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supports the definition of nursing as a profession?
A) Autonomy
B) High pay
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 element 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
C) Empirical way of gathering data
D) Grounded and tested in experience
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, 7. Based on the scientific and philosophical schools of thought, which one is
founded on the belief that what is experienced is what exists and that experiences
must be verified through scientific methodology?
A) Received view
B) Human science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Which scientific or philosophical school of thought 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 statement is appropriate?
A) Refers to the belief system of the profession and provides perspectives for practice,
scholarship, and research
B) Refers to substantive, discipline-specific knowledge focusing on the human-
universe-health process
C) Recognizes the interrelationship of human responses in health and illness
D) Gives direction to the future generation of substantive nursing knowledge
10. Which term can be defined as the study of the theory of knowledge?
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 pertains to knowledge gained from thought alone”?
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
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