NURS 5350 M2L3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT RATIONALES
Historically, cnursing cpreparation cwas creferred cto cas c"training," cand cmany cnurses ceducated cthrough cthe c1970s cstill cuse cthis
cterm cto crefer cto ctheir ceducation. cWhy cis cthis cterminology cparticularly cproblematic cin clight cof cthe cadvances cmade cin cnursing
cscience cin cthe clast c30 cyears?
A) cOn-the-job capprenticeships care cno clonger cas cprevalent cas cthey cwere cup cthrough cthe clate c1970s cand cearly c1980s.
B) cIt cplaces cemphasis con cnurses' cabilities cto cperform ctasks crather cthan creason cthrough cand cunderstand cthe cpurpose cof
ctheir cactions.
C) cMost cmodern cnurses cpursue cMaster's clevel ceducation cbeyond ctheir cpractice-based cBachelor's ceducation.
D) cThe clast c30 cyears chave cseen cnursing ceducation cmove caway cfrom cphysician-taught ccourses cin chospitals cto cprofessor-
taught ccourses cat cuniversities. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
During cthe c1960s, cwhy cdid cnursing cscholars cheavily cemphasize ca cfocus con cthe ctheoretical cdevelopment cof cnursing cas cits
cown, cindependent cdiscipline?
A) cTo csupport cdoctoral ceducation cfor cnurses cthat cwas cdiscipline cspecific
B) cTo cprove cthat cthe clogical cpositivist capproach cwas ca cpoor cfit cfor cthe cdiscipline
C) cTo cencourage cand cenhance cthe ccontinued cdevelopment cof cnursing cscience
D) cTo cpromote cresearch cby cnurses cin call cfields, cnot cmerely cnursing cscience c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C
Which cargument cbest csupports cthe cidea cof cnursing cas ca cprofessional cdiscipline crather cthan can cacademic cdiscipline?
A) c"Nursing cis can capplied cscience. cIts cpractice ccomponent cplaces can cemphasis con cthe cdelivery cof cservice cby cnurses crather
cthan cthe cdevelopment cof cacademic cknowledge."
B) c"Nursing cis ca cdiscipline cwith cunique csubstance. cIt cborrows cvery clittle cfrom cother cdisciplines cand, cas ca cresult, cis cbeyond
cthe crealm cof cmost cacademic cprograms cin cthe csciences cthat cacknowledge cidea csharing cacross cdisciplines."
C) c"Nursing cis ca cconcept cwith ca clengthy cunofficial chistory. cIndividuals chave cbeen cproviding cnursing ccare cto cothers csince cthe
cCrusades, cand cthis cprofessional cprovision cof cservices cpredates cformal ceducation cin cthe cfield."
D) c"Nursing cis ca crelative cnewcomer cto cadvanced ceducation. cFor cmany cyears, cnurses cwere ceducated cor ctrained conly cat ca
cBachelor's clevel, cand cadvanced cpractice ctherefore chas cits croots cin cthe cprofession citse c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
Which cstatement cmost caccurately cencapsulates cThomas cKuhn's cproposed cphilosophy cof cscience?
A) cScience cphilosophy cshould caddress cboth cthe cconceptual cand cempirical cproblems cof cscience cand cserve cas cmerely ca
cproblem-solving cactivity.
B) cScience cphilosophy cshould cfocus con cconcept cclarification cand cconcept canalysis cbased con ctheory cdevelopment cand
csynthesis.
C) cScience cphilosophy cshould cresolve cconceptual cproblems cin cscience cwithout cbeing climited cto cthe cdevelopment cof ctheories.
D) cScience cphilosophy cshould cexamine cthe cprocess cof cscience, crather cthan cthe cproduct cof cscience, caccording cto ca
cdisciplinary cmatrix cknown cas ca cparadigm. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
The cconsensus cstatement ccrafted cat cthe cKnowledge cConsensus cConference cin cBoston cin c1998 caddressed cthe cfollowing
careas cexcept:
A) cThe cnature cof cthe chuman cperson
B) cThe crole cof cnursing ctheory
C) cThe cnature cof cthe cnurse cas can cindividual
D) cThe clinks cof ceach carea cof cunderstanding cto cnursing cpractice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C
In cwhich carea cis cthere ca cneed cfor cincreased cattention?
A) cAcceptance cof cpluralism
B) cLinking cfeminism cto cmodern ctrends
C) cIncreasing cempirical corientation cin cconceptual cwork
D) cTheory cdevelopment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
Clinical cresearch cfocuses cprimarily con:
A) cresults cof cpatients' cmedical ccare cin ca cspecified ctime cperiod.
B) csteps cin cthe cprocess cof cmedical ccare csuch cas cearly cdetection, cdiagnosis, cand ctreatment cof cdisease cor cinjury.
C) ccare cfor cthe cchronically cill.
D) ccost-effectiveness cof cexperimental cinterventions. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
In cconducting cexperimental cstudies, cethical cissues cmay carise cabout:
A) cexposing cresearch csubjects cto cunknown crisks cor cwithholding cbeneficial ctreatments cfrom ccontrol cgroups.
B) crandomization cin cthe cselection cof cthe cresearch cpopulation.
C) crequirements cfor clong-term cparticipation.
Historically, cnursing cpreparation cwas creferred cto cas c"training," cand cmany cnurses ceducated cthrough cthe c1970s cstill cuse cthis
cterm cto crefer cto ctheir ceducation. cWhy cis cthis cterminology cparticularly cproblematic cin clight cof cthe cadvances cmade cin cnursing
cscience cin cthe clast c30 cyears?
A) cOn-the-job capprenticeships care cno clonger cas cprevalent cas cthey cwere cup cthrough cthe clate c1970s cand cearly c1980s.
B) cIt cplaces cemphasis con cnurses' cabilities cto cperform ctasks crather cthan creason cthrough cand cunderstand cthe cpurpose cof
ctheir cactions.
C) cMost cmodern cnurses cpursue cMaster's clevel ceducation cbeyond ctheir cpractice-based cBachelor's ceducation.
D) cThe clast c30 cyears chave cseen cnursing ceducation cmove caway cfrom cphysician-taught ccourses cin chospitals cto cprofessor-
taught ccourses cat cuniversities. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
During cthe c1960s, cwhy cdid cnursing cscholars cheavily cemphasize ca cfocus con cthe ctheoretical cdevelopment cof cnursing cas cits
cown, cindependent cdiscipline?
A) cTo csupport cdoctoral ceducation cfor cnurses cthat cwas cdiscipline cspecific
B) cTo cprove cthat cthe clogical cpositivist capproach cwas ca cpoor cfit cfor cthe cdiscipline
C) cTo cencourage cand cenhance cthe ccontinued cdevelopment cof cnursing cscience
D) cTo cpromote cresearch cby cnurses cin call cfields, cnot cmerely cnursing cscience c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C
Which cargument cbest csupports cthe cidea cof cnursing cas ca cprofessional cdiscipline crather cthan can cacademic cdiscipline?
A) c"Nursing cis can capplied cscience. cIts cpractice ccomponent cplaces can cemphasis con cthe cdelivery cof cservice cby cnurses crather
cthan cthe cdevelopment cof cacademic cknowledge."
B) c"Nursing cis ca cdiscipline cwith cunique csubstance. cIt cborrows cvery clittle cfrom cother cdisciplines cand, cas ca cresult, cis cbeyond
cthe crealm cof cmost cacademic cprograms cin cthe csciences cthat cacknowledge cidea csharing cacross cdisciplines."
C) c"Nursing cis ca cconcept cwith ca clengthy cunofficial chistory. cIndividuals chave cbeen cproviding cnursing ccare cto cothers csince cthe
cCrusades, cand cthis cprofessional cprovision cof cservices cpredates cformal ceducation cin cthe cfield."
D) c"Nursing cis ca crelative cnewcomer cto cadvanced ceducation. cFor cmany cyears, cnurses cwere ceducated cor ctrained conly cat ca
cBachelor's clevel, cand cadvanced cpractice ctherefore chas cits croots cin cthe cprofession citse c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
Which cstatement cmost caccurately cencapsulates cThomas cKuhn's cproposed cphilosophy cof cscience?
A) cScience cphilosophy cshould caddress cboth cthe cconceptual cand cempirical cproblems cof cscience cand cserve cas cmerely ca
cproblem-solving cactivity.
B) cScience cphilosophy cshould cfocus con cconcept cclarification cand cconcept canalysis cbased con ctheory cdevelopment cand
csynthesis.
C) cScience cphilosophy cshould cresolve cconceptual cproblems cin cscience cwithout cbeing climited cto cthe cdevelopment cof ctheories.
D) cScience cphilosophy cshould cexamine cthe cprocess cof cscience, crather cthan cthe cproduct cof cscience, caccording cto ca
cdisciplinary cmatrix cknown cas ca cparadigm. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
The cconsensus cstatement ccrafted cat cthe cKnowledge cConsensus cConference cin cBoston cin c1998 caddressed cthe cfollowing
careas cexcept:
A) cThe cnature cof cthe chuman cperson
B) cThe crole cof cnursing ctheory
C) cThe cnature cof cthe cnurse cas can cindividual
D) cThe clinks cof ceach carea cof cunderstanding cto cnursing cpractice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C
In cwhich carea cis cthere ca cneed cfor cincreased cattention?
A) cAcceptance cof cpluralism
B) cLinking cfeminism cto cmodern ctrends
C) cIncreasing cempirical corientation cin cconceptual cwork
D) cTheory cdevelopment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D
Clinical cresearch cfocuses cprimarily con:
A) cresults cof cpatients' cmedical ccare cin ca cspecified ctime cperiod.
B) csteps cin cthe cprocess cof cmedical ccare csuch cas cearly cdetection, cdiagnosis, cand ctreatment cof cdisease cor cinjury.
C) ccare cfor cthe cchronically cill.
D) ccost-effectiveness cof cexperimental cinterventions. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
In cconducting cexperimental cstudies, cethical cissues cmay carise cabout:
A) cexposing cresearch csubjects cto cunknown crisks cor cwithholding cbeneficial ctreatments cfrom ccontrol cgroups.
B) crandomization cin cthe cselection cof cthe cresearch cpopulation.
C) crequirements cfor clong-term cparticipation.
