TEST BANK
Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing 5th Edition
by Melanie McEwen
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TEST BANK
,Melanie McEwen: Theoretical Basis for Nursing 5th Edition
Chapter 1-23
Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of the
following supports defining nursing as a profession?
A) Autonomy
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B) Learned vocation
C) Varied level of skill
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D) Career with varied knowledge
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2. How many levels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses?
A) One
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B) Two
C) Three
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D) Four
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3. Nursing is classified as which type of science?
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A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
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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
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D) Unrelated
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6. Philosophy's definition includes which of the following?
A) Study of problems that are abstract and general
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B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline
C) Empirical way of gathering data
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D) Grounded and tested in experience
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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
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methodology?
A) Received view
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B) Human science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
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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
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process.
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 study of theory is
referred to as which of the following?
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A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
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C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
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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
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B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
12. Patterns of knowledge in nursing include use of knowledge from nursing and other
disciplines, abstracted and generalized beyond personal experience. Of which pattern of
knowledge is this representative?
Test Bank for Theoretical Basis for Nursing 5th Edition
by Melanie McEwen
U
pJg
Nra
Ud
Res
StE
uv
ia
TEST BANK
,Melanie McEwen: Theoretical Basis for Nursing 5th Edition
Chapter 1-23
Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Philosophy, Science, and Nursing
1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of the
following supports defining nursing as a profession?
A) Autonomy
U
B) Learned vocation
C) Varied level of skill
pJg
D) Career with varied knowledge
Nra
2. How many levels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses?
A) One
Ud
B) Two
C) Three
Res
D) Four
StE
3. Nursing is classified as which type of science?
uv
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
ia
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
U
D) Unrelated
pJg
6. Philosophy's definition includes which of the following?
A) Study of problems that are abstract and general
Nra
B) Measures observable phenomena of interest in a discipline
C) Empirical way of gathering data
Ud
D) Grounded and tested in experience
Res
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
StE
methodology?
A) Received view
uv
B) Human science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
ia
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
U
process.
C) Refers to the system of relationship of human response in health and illness.
pJg
D) Responsible for generation of knowledge, which provides direction for future.
Nra
10. When discussing the knowledge development in nursing science, the study of theory is
referred to as which of the following?
Ud
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
Res
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
StE
uv
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
ia
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
12. Patterns of knowledge in nursing include use of knowledge from nursing and other
disciplines, abstracted and generalized beyond personal experience. Of which pattern of
knowledge is this representative?
