NURS5327 Theory Exam 1 Question and Answers 100% Correct
3 approaches knowledge development in nursing correct answer 1. Ontology
2. Epistemology
3. Methodology
4 fundamental patters for nursing knowledge correct answer 1. Empirics- the science of nursing.
2. Esthetics- the art of nursing.
3. Personal knowledge in nursing.
4. Ethics- moral knowledge in nursing.
Constructed Knowledge Stage correct answer Combination of different types of knowledge (intuition,
reason, and self-knowledge). Recognition that nursing theory should be based on prior empirical studies,
theoretical literature, client reports of clinical experiences and feelings, and the nurse scholar's intuition
or related knowledge about the phenomenon of concern.
Constructivism correct answer Focus on understanding the actions of, and meaning to, individuals. What
exists depends on what individuals perceive exists.
Descriptive (Factor-isolating) Theories correct answer Theories that describe, observe, and name
concepts, properties and dimensions. Identifies and describes the major concepts of phenomena but
does not explain how or why the concepts are related. The purpose is to provide observation and
meaning regarding the phenomena. It is generated and tested by descriptive research techniques
including concept analysis, case studies, literature review phenomenology, ethnography, and grounded
theory.
Empirical Knowledge correct answer Tends to be the most emphasized way of knowing in nursing
because there is a need to know how knowledge can be organized into laws and theories for the purpose
of describing, explaining, and predicting phenomena of concern to nurses.
, Empiricism correct answer Founded in the belief that what is experienced is what exists. Requires that
these experiences be verified through scientific methodology. Strives to explain nature through testing of
hypotheses and development of theories.
Epistemology correct answer Study of knowledge (ways of knowing, nature of truth, and relationship
between knowledge and belief).
-What do we know?
-What is the extent of our knowledge?
-How do we decide what we know?
-What are the criteria of knowledge?
Explanatory (Factor-Relating) Theories correct answer Also known as factor-relating theories. Theories
that relate concepts to one another, describe the interrelationships among concepts or propositions, and
specify the associations or relationships among some concepts. Attempt to tell how or why the concepts
are related and may deal with cause and effect and correlations or rules that regulate interactions.
Grand Theories correct answer Are the most complex and broadest in scope. Nonspecific and composed
of relatively abstract concepts that lack operational definitions. The majority of nursing conceptual
frameworks are considered to be this.
Integrated Knowledge Stage correct answer Assimilation and application of "evidence" from nursing and
other health care disciplines. Nursing theory will increasingly incorporate information from published
literature with enhanced emphasis on clinical application as situation-specific/ practice theories and
middle range theories.
Metaparadigm correct answer Most abstract and general component of the structural hierarchy of
nursing knowledge. Refers globally to the subject matter of greatest interest to member of a discipline.
Metatheory correct answer Refers to a theory about theory. Focuses on broad issues such as the
processes of generating knowledge and theory development. Recent metatheoretical issues relate to
philosophy of nursing and address what levels of theory development are needed for nursing practice,
research, and education.
3 approaches knowledge development in nursing correct answer 1. Ontology
2. Epistemology
3. Methodology
4 fundamental patters for nursing knowledge correct answer 1. Empirics- the science of nursing.
2. Esthetics- the art of nursing.
3. Personal knowledge in nursing.
4. Ethics- moral knowledge in nursing.
Constructed Knowledge Stage correct answer Combination of different types of knowledge (intuition,
reason, and self-knowledge). Recognition that nursing theory should be based on prior empirical studies,
theoretical literature, client reports of clinical experiences and feelings, and the nurse scholar's intuition
or related knowledge about the phenomenon of concern.
Constructivism correct answer Focus on understanding the actions of, and meaning to, individuals. What
exists depends on what individuals perceive exists.
Descriptive (Factor-isolating) Theories correct answer Theories that describe, observe, and name
concepts, properties and dimensions. Identifies and describes the major concepts of phenomena but
does not explain how or why the concepts are related. The purpose is to provide observation and
meaning regarding the phenomena. It is generated and tested by descriptive research techniques
including concept analysis, case studies, literature review phenomenology, ethnography, and grounded
theory.
Empirical Knowledge correct answer Tends to be the most emphasized way of knowing in nursing
because there is a need to know how knowledge can be organized into laws and theories for the purpose
of describing, explaining, and predicting phenomena of concern to nurses.
, Empiricism correct answer Founded in the belief that what is experienced is what exists. Requires that
these experiences be verified through scientific methodology. Strives to explain nature through testing of
hypotheses and development of theories.
Epistemology correct answer Study of knowledge (ways of knowing, nature of truth, and relationship
between knowledge and belief).
-What do we know?
-What is the extent of our knowledge?
-How do we decide what we know?
-What are the criteria of knowledge?
Explanatory (Factor-Relating) Theories correct answer Also known as factor-relating theories. Theories
that relate concepts to one another, describe the interrelationships among concepts or propositions, and
specify the associations or relationships among some concepts. Attempt to tell how or why the concepts
are related and may deal with cause and effect and correlations or rules that regulate interactions.
Grand Theories correct answer Are the most complex and broadest in scope. Nonspecific and composed
of relatively abstract concepts that lack operational definitions. The majority of nursing conceptual
frameworks are considered to be this.
Integrated Knowledge Stage correct answer Assimilation and application of "evidence" from nursing and
other health care disciplines. Nursing theory will increasingly incorporate information from published
literature with enhanced emphasis on clinical application as situation-specific/ practice theories and
middle range theories.
Metaparadigm correct answer Most abstract and general component of the structural hierarchy of
nursing knowledge. Refers globally to the subject matter of greatest interest to member of a discipline.
Metatheory correct answer Refers to a theory about theory. Focuses on broad issues such as the
processes of generating knowledge and theory development. Recent metatheoretical issues relate to
philosophy of nursing and address what levels of theory development are needed for nursing practice,
research, and education.
