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Complete Test Bank Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 6th Edition. By Melanie McEwan, Evelyn M. Wills. (All Chapters, Latest Edition) Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 6th Edition, clarifies the application of theory and helps students become more confident, well-rounded nurses. With balanced coverage of grand, middle range, and shared theories, this acclaimed, AJN Award-winning text is extensively researched and easy to read, providing an engaging, approachable guide to developing, analyzing, and evaluating theory in students’ nursing careers. Updated content reflects the latest perspectives on clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and situation-specific theories, accompanied by engaging resources that give students the confidence to apply concepts to their own practice.

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UNIT I: Introduction to Theory




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1. 1. Philosophy, Science, and Nursing




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2. 2. Overview of Theory in Nursing
3. 3. Concept Development: Clarifying Meaning of Terms
4. 4. Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing
5. 5. Theory Analysis and Evaluation

UNIT II: Nursing Theories
6. 6. Overview of Grand Nursing Theories
7. 7. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Human Needs
8. 8. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Interactive Process
9. 9. Grand Nursing Theories Based on Unitary Process
10. 10. Introduction to Middle‑Range Nursing Theories
11. 11. Overview of Selected Middle‑Range Nursing Theories
12. 12. Evidence‑Based Practice and Nursing Theory

UNIT III: Shared Theories Used by Nurses
13. 13. Theories from the Sociologic Sciences
14. 14. Theories from the Behavioral Sciences
15. 15. Theories from the Biomedical Sciences
16. 16. Theories, Models, and Frameworks from Leadership and Management
17. 17. Learning Theories
18. 18. Ethical Theories and Principles

UNIT IV: Application of Theory in Nursing
19. 19. Application of Theory in Nursing Practice
20. 20. Application of Theory in Nursing Research
21. 21. Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management
22. 22. Application of Theory in Nursing Education
23. 23. Future Issues in Nursing Theory

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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 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

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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

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