NUR 302 - Chapter 8, Research
Ch 8, Research- Chapter 8-
Questions and Answers
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—ANSWER--C
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
C) Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied
D) Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena—ANSWER--D
The building blocks of theory are which of the following?
A) Frameworks
,B) Relationships
C) Concepts
D) Hypotheses—ANSWER--C
Every study has which of the following?
A) Theory
B) Schematic model
C) Framework
D) Conceptual model—ANSWER--C
Which of the following is true of both theories and conceptual models?
A) They are invented or created, not discovered.
B) They need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies.
C) They contain a set of logically interrelated propositions.
D) They are different words for exactly the same thing.—ANSWER--A
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—ANSWER--D
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,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—ANSWER--A, C, D
The nurse-theorist Roy developed which of the following?
A) Uncertainty in Illness Model
B) Health Promotion Model
C) Adaptation Model
D) Theory of Stress and Coping—ANSWER--C
The nurse-theorist Pender developed which of the following?
A) Adaptation Model
B) Social Cognitive Theory
C) Health Belief Model
D) Health Promotion Model—ANSWER--D
The nurse-theorist Mishel developed which of the following?
A) Uncertainty in Illness Theory
B) Health Promotion Model
, C) Adaptation Model
D) Transtheoretical Model—ANSWER--A
The Theory of Stress and Coping is an example of which of the following?
A) A nursing model
B) A grand theory
C) A borrowed theory
D) A grounded theory—ANSWER--C
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—ANSWER--C
Stages of change is a construct that was developed within which of the following?
A) The Health Belief Model
B) The Transtheoretical Model
C) Health as Expanding Consciousness Model
D) The Theory of Planned Behavior—ANSWER--B
A grounded theory often has as a theoretical underpinning which of the following?
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Ch 8, Research- Chapter 8-
Questions and Answers
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—ANSWER--C
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
C) Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied
D) Articulate the nature of relationships among phenomena—ANSWER--D
The building blocks of theory are which of the following?
A) Frameworks
,B) Relationships
C) Concepts
D) Hypotheses—ANSWER--C
Every study has which of the following?
A) Theory
B) Schematic model
C) Framework
D) Conceptual model—ANSWER--C
Which of the following is true of both theories and conceptual models?
A) They are invented or created, not discovered.
B) They need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies.
C) They contain a set of logically interrelated propositions.
D) They are different words for exactly the same thing.—ANSWER--A
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—ANSWER--D
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
,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—ANSWER--A, C, D
The nurse-theorist Roy developed which of the following?
A) Uncertainty in Illness Model
B) Health Promotion Model
C) Adaptation Model
D) Theory of Stress and Coping—ANSWER--C
The nurse-theorist Pender developed which of the following?
A) Adaptation Model
B) Social Cognitive Theory
C) Health Belief Model
D) Health Promotion Model—ANSWER--D
The nurse-theorist Mishel developed which of the following?
A) Uncertainty in Illness Theory
B) Health Promotion Model
, C) Adaptation Model
D) Transtheoretical Model—ANSWER--A
The Theory of Stress and Coping is an example of which of the following?
A) A nursing model
B) A grand theory
C) A borrowed theory
D) A grounded theory—ANSWER--C
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—ANSWER--C
Stages of change is a construct that was developed within which of the following?
A) The Health Belief Model
B) The Transtheoretical Model
C) Health as Expanding Consciousness Model
D) The Theory of Planned Behavior—ANSWER--B
A grounded theory often has as a theoretical underpinning which of the following?
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
