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1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which
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ofthe following supports defining nursing as a profession?
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A) Autonomy
B) Learned vocation gg


C) Varied level of skill gg gg gg


D) Career with varied knowledge gg cc gg




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


4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the following would not be included?
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A) Purpose of human life gg gg gg


B) Nature of being gg gg


C) Theory of knowledge gg gg


D) Scientific method gg




5. When discussing the science and philosophyof a discipline, how would one define
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the two in 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?
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A) Studyof problems that are abstract and general
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B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline
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C) Empirical way of gathering data gg gg gg gg


D) Grounded and tested in experience gg gg gg gg




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, 7. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one
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ggcenters on descriptions that are derived from collectively lived experiences,
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interrelatedness, human interpretation, and learned reality?
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A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceived view gg




8. Based on the science and philosophical schools of thought, which one is founded on
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the belief that what is experienced is what exists and that experiences be
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verified through scientific methodology?
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A) Received view gg


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C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism


9. When defining nursing philosophy, which of the following is appropriate?
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A) Refers to the belief system of the profession and provides perspectives for
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practice, scholarship, and research.
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B) The substantive, discipline-specific knowledge that focuses onthe
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human-universe-health process.
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C) Refers to the system of relationship of human response in health and illness.
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D) Responsible for generation of knowledge, which provides direction for future.
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10. When discussing the knowledge development in nursing science, the studyof theory
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is referred to as which of the following?
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A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy


11. There are several defined ways ofknowing. Which wayof knowing is defined as
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“a priori knowledge that pertain to knowledge gained from thought alone?”
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A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic




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, 12. Nursing is described as a human science based on inclusion of which of the following
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in the discipline?
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A) Physiology
B) Human health gg


C) Anthropology
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13. Patterns of knowledge in nursing include use of knowledge from nursing and other
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disciplines, abstracted and generalized beyond personal experience. Of which pattern
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of knowledge is this representative?
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A) Clinical knowledge gg


B) Emancipatory knowing gg


C) Conceptual knowledge gg


D) Empirical knowledge gg




14. A study is conducted and the methodology used for the data collection is
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focused on testing a hypothesis and seeking to prove or disprove the
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hypothesis. Which type of methodology is being used?
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A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism gg




15. During the course of a nursing research study, the research selects a theory
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with a phenomenological foundation seeking to explore the experiences of teens
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living with HIV. Which type of methodology is being used?
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A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic pluralism gg




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