Chapter 8
1. A set of logically interrelated propositions is associated with which of the following?
A) Schematic model
B) Conceptual model
C) Classical theory
D) Descriptive theory
2. The power of theories lies in their ability to do which of the following?
A) Explain large segments of human experience
B) Minimize the number of words required to explain phenomena and, thereby,
eliminate semantic problems
m
C) Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied
D) Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena
. co
3. The building blocks of theory are which of the following?
ep
A) Frameworks
B) Relationships
pr
C) Concepts
D) Hypotheses
st
te
4. Every study has which of the following?
ng
A) Theory
B) Schematic model
C) Framework
si
D) Conceptual model
ur
yn
5. Which of the following is true of both theories and conceptual models?
A) They are invented or created, not discovered.
.m
B) They need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies.
C) They contain a set of logically interrelated propositions.
w
D) They are different words for exactly the same thing.
w
w
6. The Health Promotion Model would best be described as which of the following?
A) Descriptive theory
B) Borrowed theory
C) Grounded theory
D) Middle-range theory
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, 7. Which of the following are central concepts in conceptual models of nursing? Select all
that apply.
A) Human beings
B) Social support
C) Health
D) Environment
8. The nurse-theorist Roy developed which of the following?
A) Uncertainty in Illness Model
B) Health Promotion Model
m
C) Adaptation Model
D) Theory of Stress and Coping
. co
9. The nurse-theorist Pender developed which of the following?
ep
A) Adaptation Model
B) Social Cognitive Theory
pr
C) Health Belief Model
D) Health Promotion Model
st
te
10. The nurse-theorist Mishel developed which of the following?
ng
A) Uncertainty in Illness Theory
B) Health Promotion Model
C) Adaptation Model
si
D) Transtheoretical Model
ur
yn
11. The Theory of Stress and Coping is an example of which of the following?
A) A nursing model
.m
B) A grand theory
C) A borrowed theory
w
D) A grounded theory
w
w
12. Self efficacy is a widely-used construct that was originally developed within which of
the following?
A) The Health Belief Model
B) The Health Promotion Model
C) Social Cognitive Theory
D) The Uncertainty in Illness Theory
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1. A set of logically interrelated propositions is associated with which of the following?
A) Schematic model
B) Conceptual model
C) Classical theory
D) Descriptive theory
2. The power of theories lies in their ability to do which of the following?
A) Explain large segments of human experience
B) Minimize the number of words required to explain phenomena and, thereby,
eliminate semantic problems
m
C) Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied
D) Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena
. co
3. The building blocks of theory are which of the following?
ep
A) Frameworks
B) Relationships
pr
C) Concepts
D) Hypotheses
st
te
4. Every study has which of the following?
ng
A) Theory
B) Schematic model
C) Framework
si
D) Conceptual model
ur
yn
5. Which of the following is true of both theories and conceptual models?
A) They are invented or created, not discovered.
.m
B) They need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies.
C) They contain a set of logically interrelated propositions.
w
D) They are different words for exactly the same thing.
w
w
6. The Health Promotion Model would best be described as which of the following?
A) Descriptive theory
B) Borrowed theory
C) Grounded theory
D) Middle-range theory
Page 1
, 7. Which of the following are central concepts in conceptual models of nursing? Select all
that apply.
A) Human beings
B) Social support
C) Health
D) Environment
8. The nurse-theorist Roy developed which of the following?
A) Uncertainty in Illness Model
B) Health Promotion Model
m
C) Adaptation Model
D) Theory of Stress and Coping
. co
9. The nurse-theorist Pender developed which of the following?
ep
A) Adaptation Model
B) Social Cognitive Theory
pr
C) Health Belief Model
D) Health Promotion Model
st
te
10. The nurse-theorist Mishel developed which of the following?
ng
A) Uncertainty in Illness Theory
B) Health Promotion Model
C) Adaptation Model
si
D) Transtheoretical Model
ur
yn
11. The Theory of Stress and Coping is an example of which of the following?
A) A nursing model
.m
B) A grand theory
C) A borrowed theory
w
D) A grounded theory
w
w
12. Self efficacy is a widely-used construct that was originally developed within which of
the following?
A) The Health Belief Model
B) The Health Promotion Model
C) Social Cognitive Theory
D) The Uncertainty in Illness Theory
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