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Philosophies and
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Theories for Advanced
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Nursing Practice 3rd
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Edition
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JanieB.Butts and Karen L.Rich
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,Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
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1. Whylare lnatural lsciences lalso lreferred lto las l“pure” lsciences?
A. They lare lconsidered lstand-alone lbodies lof lunique lknowledge.
B. They lare lthe lonly lsciences lto lwhich lthe lscientific lmethod lcan lbe lapplied.
C. They lare lthe loriginal lsciences lupon lwhich lall lothers lare lbased.
D. They lare lnot laffected lby lsubjectivity lin lthe lway lother lsciences lare.
Ans: l A
2. Which lis lnot lan lexample lof lan lapplied lscience las lused lin lhealth lcare ltoday?
A. Social lwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination lof lcare ldisparities
D. Pathology
Ans: l D
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3. Roberta lfirmlylbelieves lthat lindividual lexperiences lare lthe lsource lof lall lknowledge lin lthe
l world. lAs la lscientist, lshe lacknowledges lher lrole las la lparticipant lin lthe lexperiments lshe
l performs land ldoes lconsider lherself lmerely la ldisconnected lobserver lof lphenomenon.
Roberta’s lviews lare lmost lclosTeE
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A. Natural lScience
B. Human lScience
C. Applied lScience
D. SoftlScience
Ans: l B
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, 4. What lis lthe lultimate lgoal lof lthe lscientific lmethod?
A. Application lof lscientific lresults lto la lrelated lbody lof lknowledge lin lorder lto lmeet lsome
l type lof lhuman lneed.
B. Examination lof lthe ldecisions lmade lby la lscientist lto lunderstand lthe lways lin lwhich
subjectivity lwas lintroduced lto lthe lexperiment.
C. Reproducible lexperimental lresults lthat ldo lnot ltake lresearcher lindividuality linto laccount.
D. Improving lthe lsituation lor lprocess lused lin lthe lexperiment lto lyield lmore laccurate lresults lin
l repeat lexperiments.
Ans: l C
5. Which lof lthe lfollowing lbest ldescribes lthe laim lof lnatural lsciences?
A. Affirmation lof lthe limportance lof lcultural lunderstanding lbyluncovering lthe lcommon
l subjective lbiases lof ldifferent ldisciplines.
B. Improvement lof lthe lquality lof llife lbylunderstanding lwhat lhelps lpeople lmaximize ltheir
l functional labilities.
C. Utilization lof lknowledge lby lapplying lit lto la lspecific lpurpose lin lorder lto lbetter la lsituation lor
l change lviewpoints.
D. Development lof lknowledge lfor lthe lsake lof ldeveloping lknowledge, ldiscovering ltruth, land
l controlling loutcomes.
Ans: l D
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Test Bank for
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Philosophies and
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Theories for Advanced
l l l
Nursing Practice 3rd
l l l
Edition
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JanieB.Butts and Karen L.Rich
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A+ Page l1
,A+ Page l2
,Chapter 1 – Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
l l l l l l l
1. Whylare lnatural lsciences lalso lreferred lto las l“pure” lsciences?
A. They lare lconsidered lstand-alone lbodies lof lunique lknowledge.
B. They lare lthe lonly lsciences lto lwhich lthe lscientific lmethod lcan lbe lapplied.
C. They lare lthe loriginal lsciences lupon lwhich lall lothers lare lbased.
D. They lare lnot laffected lby lsubjectivity lin lthe lway lother lsciences lare.
Ans: l A
2. Which lis lnot lan lexample lof lan lapplied lscience las lused lin lhealth lcare ltoday?
A. Social lwork
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination lof lcare ldisparities
D. Pathology
Ans: l D
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3. Roberta lfirmlylbelieves lthat lindividual lexperiences lare lthe lsource lof lall lknowledge lin lthe
l world. lAs la lscientist, lshe lacknowledges lher lrole las la lparticipant lin lthe lexperiments lshe
l performs land ldoes lconsider lherself lmerely la ldisconnected lobserver lof lphenomenon.
Roberta’s lviews lare lmost lclosTeE
lySrT
efB
leA
ctN
ivKeSofEw
LhLicEhRs.chCoOolMof lscientific lthought?
A. Natural lScience
B. Human lScience
C. Applied lScience
D. SoftlScience
Ans: l B
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, 4. What lis lthe lultimate lgoal lof lthe lscientific lmethod?
A. Application lof lscientific lresults lto la lrelated lbody lof lknowledge lin lorder lto lmeet lsome
l type lof lhuman lneed.
B. Examination lof lthe ldecisions lmade lby la lscientist lto lunderstand lthe lways lin lwhich
subjectivity lwas lintroduced lto lthe lexperiment.
C. Reproducible lexperimental lresults lthat ldo lnot ltake lresearcher lindividuality linto laccount.
D. Improving lthe lsituation lor lprocess lused lin lthe lexperiment lto lyield lmore laccurate lresults lin
l repeat lexperiments.
Ans: l C
5. Which lof lthe lfollowing lbest ldescribes lthe laim lof lnatural lsciences?
A. Affirmation lof lthe limportance lof lcultural lunderstanding lbyluncovering lthe lcommon
l subjective lbiases lof ldifferent ldisciplines.
B. Improvement lof lthe lquality lof llife lbylunderstanding lwhat lhelps lpeople lmaximize ltheir
l functional labilities.
C. Utilization lof lknowledge lby lapplying lit lto la lspecific lpurpose lin lorder lto lbetter la lsituation lor
l change lviewpoints.
D. Development lof lknowledge lfor lthe lsake lof ldeveloping lknowledge, ldiscovering ltruth, land
l controlling loutcomes.
Ans: l D
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