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Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing 6th Edition by
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Chapter 1-23 Complete Guide A+ r r r r
Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of the following
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supports defining nursing as a profession?
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A) Autonomy
B) Learned vocation r
C) Varied level of skill r r r
D) Career with varied knowledge
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2. How many levels 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
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4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the following would not be included?
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A) Purpose of human life r r r
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5. When discussing the science and philosophy of a discipline, how would one define the two in
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relation to each other?
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A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy's definition includes which of the following? r r r r r r
A) Study of problems that are abstract and general
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B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline
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D) Grounded and tested in experience r r r r
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7. 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 scientific
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methodology?
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A) Received view r
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C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
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