UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NURS 8002 CORRECT
FINAL EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Propositions/hypotheses/relationship statements - ✔✔the predicted relationship
between concepts
✔✔phenomena - ✔✔designation of an aspect of reality, subject matter that is primary
concern of a discipline
an idea about a situation or event
✔✔Assumptions - ✔✔beliefs about phenomena one must accept as true
✔✔Grand theory - ✔✔nonspecific and composed of mostly abstract concepts
are broad and provide an overall framework for structuring ideas. They are composed of
relatively abstract concepts that are not operationally defined and attempt to explain or
describe very comprehensive aspects of human experience and response.
Orem, Roy, Rogers
✔✔Middle Range Theory - ✔✔more specific and limited number of concepts
, addresses more narrowly defined phenomena and can be used to suggest an
intervention. They are more specific and have limited number of concepts.
Benner, leininger, pender, mishel/clayton, kolcaba, lenz/pugh, reed,
✔✔Practice theory - ✔✔prescriptive theories or situations specific theories and least
complex
i.e. theory of feeding efficacy with infants; taking care of oneself in high risk
environment.
✔✔What are the 4 different purposes of theories - ✔✔1. Descriptive
2. Explanatory
3. Predictive
4. Prescriptive
✔✔descriptive theories - ✔✔describe, observe, and name concepts, but don't explain
interrelationships
Known as factor isolating theories. It the first and most important level of theory
development.
Descriptive theories describe, observe, and name concepts but do not explain why or
how the concepts are related. (Basically, they name and classify phenomena).
ex. phenomology (lived experience)
ex. ethnography (specific ethic group, or area)
✔✔Naming theories - ✔✔Descriptive theories
describe the characteristics of phenomenon, usually qualitative
✔✔Classification theories - ✔✔descriptive theories
characteristics that structurally interrelated, usually qualitative
✔✔Explanatory theories - ✔✔relate concepts to one another and describe specific
associations between concepts
Factor relating theories that relate concepts to one another, and describe the
interrelationships among concepts. Can only be developed after the concepts have
been tested by correlational research
how the pieces fit together
cues to actions
environmental factors
accesibility
FINAL EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Propositions/hypotheses/relationship statements - ✔✔the predicted relationship
between concepts
✔✔phenomena - ✔✔designation of an aspect of reality, subject matter that is primary
concern of a discipline
an idea about a situation or event
✔✔Assumptions - ✔✔beliefs about phenomena one must accept as true
✔✔Grand theory - ✔✔nonspecific and composed of mostly abstract concepts
are broad and provide an overall framework for structuring ideas. They are composed of
relatively abstract concepts that are not operationally defined and attempt to explain or
describe very comprehensive aspects of human experience and response.
Orem, Roy, Rogers
✔✔Middle Range Theory - ✔✔more specific and limited number of concepts
, addresses more narrowly defined phenomena and can be used to suggest an
intervention. They are more specific and have limited number of concepts.
Benner, leininger, pender, mishel/clayton, kolcaba, lenz/pugh, reed,
✔✔Practice theory - ✔✔prescriptive theories or situations specific theories and least
complex
i.e. theory of feeding efficacy with infants; taking care of oneself in high risk
environment.
✔✔What are the 4 different purposes of theories - ✔✔1. Descriptive
2. Explanatory
3. Predictive
4. Prescriptive
✔✔descriptive theories - ✔✔describe, observe, and name concepts, but don't explain
interrelationships
Known as factor isolating theories. It the first and most important level of theory
development.
Descriptive theories describe, observe, and name concepts but do not explain why or
how the concepts are related. (Basically, they name and classify phenomena).
ex. phenomology (lived experience)
ex. ethnography (specific ethic group, or area)
✔✔Naming theories - ✔✔Descriptive theories
describe the characteristics of phenomenon, usually qualitative
✔✔Classification theories - ✔✔descriptive theories
characteristics that structurally interrelated, usually qualitative
✔✔Explanatory theories - ✔✔relate concepts to one another and describe specific
associations between concepts
Factor relating theories that relate concepts to one another, and describe the
interrelationships among concepts. Can only be developed after the concepts have
been tested by correlational research
how the pieces fit together
cues to actions
environmental factors
accesibility
