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Test Bank For Theoretical Basis For Nursing 5th Edition By Melanie McEwen & Evelyn M. Wills (Chapter 1-20)

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-Theoretical Basis for Nursing

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Test Bank For Theoretical Basis for Nursing
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6th Edition by Melanie McEwen; Evelyn M. Wills
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Chapter 1 - 23 Complete
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,Unit I: Introduction to Theory
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Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
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Chapter 2 Overview of Theory in Nursing
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Chapter 3 Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
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Chapter 4 Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships
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in Nursing
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Chapter 5 Theory Analysis and Evaluation
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Unit II: Nursing Theories
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Chapter 6 Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
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Chapter 7 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
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Chapter 8 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
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Chapter 9 Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
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Chapter 10 Introduction to Middle-Range Nursing Theories
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Chapter 11 Overview of Selected Middle-Range Nursing Theories
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Chapter 12 Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory
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Unit III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
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Chapter 13 Theories From the Sociologic Sciences
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Chapter 14 Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
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Chapter 15 Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
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Chapter 16 Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and
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Management
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Chapter 17 Learning Theories
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Chapter 18 Ethical Theories and Principles
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Unit IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
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Chapter 19 Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
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Chapter 20 Application of Theory in Nursing Research
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Chapter 21 Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and
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Management
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Chapter 22 Application of Theory in Nursing Education
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Chapter 23 Future Issues in Nursing Theory
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,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 |supports |defining | nursing |as |a |profession?

A) Autonomy
B) Learned |vocation
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 |of |the |following |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 |in |a |discipline
C) Empirical |way |of |gathering |data
D) Grounded |and |tested |in |experience

, 7. Based |on |the |science |and |philosophical |schools |of |thought, |which |one |is |founded |on
|the|belief |that |what |is |experienced |is |what |exists |and |that |experiences |be |verified

|through |scientific |methodology?

A) Received |view
B) Human |science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism


8. Based |on |the |science |and |philosophical |schools |of |thought, |which |one |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 |of |the |following |is |appropriate?
A) Refers |to |the |belief |system |of |the |profession |and |provides |perspectives |for
|practice,|scholarship, |and |research.

B) The |substantive, |discipline-specific |knowledge |that |focuses |on
|the|human-universe-health |process.

C) Refers |to |the |system |of |relationship |of |human |response |in |health |and |illness.
D) Responsible |for |generation |of |knowledge, |which |provides |direction |for |future.


10. When |discussing |the |knowledge |development | in |nursing |science, |the |study |of
|theory |is|referred |to |as |which |of |the | following?

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 | pertain |to |knowledge |gained |from |thought | alone?”

A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic

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