,Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice 3rd Edition Butts Test Bank
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Nursing Science
Chapter 3 The Essentials of the Doctor of Nursing Practice: A Philosophical Perspective
Chapter 4 Theory as Practice
Chapter 5 Components and Levels of Abstraction in Nursing Knowledge
Chapter 6 Complexity Science and Complex Adaptive Systems
Chapter 7 Critical Theory and Emancipatory Knowing
Chapter 8 Feminist Ethics: Some Applicable Thoughts for Advanced Practice Registered nurses
Chapter 9 Theories and Methods in Ethics
Chapter 10 Educational and Learning Theories
Chapter 11 Health Behavior Theories
Chapter 12 Theories Focused on Interpersonal Relationships
Chapter 13 Environmental Philosophy and Theories
Chapter 14 Economic Theories
Chapter 15 Theories of Organizational Behavior and Leadership
Chapter 16 Theoretical Approaches to Quality Improvement
Chapter 17 Theories Focused on Health Equity and Health Disparities
Chapter 18 Models and Theories Focused on Nursing Goals and Functions
Chapter 19 Models and Theories Focused on a Systems Approach
Chapter 20 Models and Theories Focused on Human Existence and Universal Energy
Chapter 21 Models and Theories Focused on Competencies and Skills
Chapter 22 Theories Focused on Caring
Chapter 23 Models and Theories Focused on Culture
Chapter 24 The Praxis Theory of Suffering
Chapter 25 Theory Testing and Theory Evaluation
Chapter 26 Using Theory in Evidence-Based Advanced Nursing Practice
,Chapter 1: Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice 3rd Edition Butts Test Bank
1. Why natural sciences are also referred to as “pure” sciences?
A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
B. They are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
D. They are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
Ans: A
2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
A. Social work
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination of care disparities
D. Pathology
Ans: D
3. Roberta firmly believes that person experiences are the source of all knowledge in the
world. As a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she
performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon.
Roberta’s views are most closely reflective of which of scientific thought?
A. Natural Science
B. Human Science
C. Applied Science
D. Soft Science
Ans: B
4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
A. Application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some
type of human need.
B. Examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which
subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
C. Reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher personity into account.
D. Improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate results
in repeat experiments.
Ans: C
5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
, A. Affirmation of the importance of cultural understanding by uncovering the common
subjective biases of different disciplines.
B. Improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people maximize their
functional abilities.
C. Utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a situation
or change viewpoints.
D. Development of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering truth, and
controlling outcomes.
Ans: D
6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor has
asked both of them to perform the same experiment using the same procedure and
equipment. After they’ve both completed their task, the compare their results and discover
that they are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does Gretchen and
Peter’s discovery exemplify?
A. Intersubjective testability
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness and precision
D. Coherence
Ans: A
7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
A. Thinking for the sake of thinking.
B. Utilization of process and outcome.
C. Demarcation of wholeness and holism.
D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
Ans: C
8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which source
of knowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans: C
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Nursing Science
Chapter 3 The Essentials of the Doctor of Nursing Practice: A Philosophical Perspective
Chapter 4 Theory as Practice
Chapter 5 Components and Levels of Abstraction in Nursing Knowledge
Chapter 6 Complexity Science and Complex Adaptive Systems
Chapter 7 Critical Theory and Emancipatory Knowing
Chapter 8 Feminist Ethics: Some Applicable Thoughts for Advanced Practice Registered nurses
Chapter 9 Theories and Methods in Ethics
Chapter 10 Educational and Learning Theories
Chapter 11 Health Behavior Theories
Chapter 12 Theories Focused on Interpersonal Relationships
Chapter 13 Environmental Philosophy and Theories
Chapter 14 Economic Theories
Chapter 15 Theories of Organizational Behavior and Leadership
Chapter 16 Theoretical Approaches to Quality Improvement
Chapter 17 Theories Focused on Health Equity and Health Disparities
Chapter 18 Models and Theories Focused on Nursing Goals and Functions
Chapter 19 Models and Theories Focused on a Systems Approach
Chapter 20 Models and Theories Focused on Human Existence and Universal Energy
Chapter 21 Models and Theories Focused on Competencies and Skills
Chapter 22 Theories Focused on Caring
Chapter 23 Models and Theories Focused on Culture
Chapter 24 The Praxis Theory of Suffering
Chapter 25 Theory Testing and Theory Evaluation
Chapter 26 Using Theory in Evidence-Based Advanced Nursing Practice
,Chapter 1: Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice 3rd Edition Butts Test Bank
1. Why natural sciences are also referred to as “pure” sciences?
A. They are considered stand-alone bodies of unique knowledge.
B. They are the only sciences to which the scientific method can be applied.
C. They are the original sciences upon which all others are based.
D. They are not affected by subjectivity in the way other sciences are.
Ans: A
2. Which is not an example of an applied science as used in health care today?
A. Social work
B. Psychotherapy
C. Examination of care disparities
D. Pathology
Ans: D
3. Roberta firmly believes that person experiences are the source of all knowledge in the
world. As a scientist, she acknowledges her role as a participant in the experiments she
performs and does consider herself merely a disconnected observer of phenomenon.
Roberta’s views are most closely reflective of which of scientific thought?
A. Natural Science
B. Human Science
C. Applied Science
D. Soft Science
Ans: B
4. What is the ultimate goal of the scientific method?
A. Application of scientific results to a related body of knowledge in order to meet some
type of human need.
B. Examination of the decisions made by a scientist to understand the ways in which
subjectivity was introduced to the experiment.
C. Reproducible experimental results that do not take researcher personity into account.
D. Improving the situation or process used in the experiment to yield more accurate results
in repeat experiments.
Ans: C
5. Which of the following best describes the aim of natural sciences?
, A. Affirmation of the importance of cultural understanding by uncovering the common
subjective biases of different disciplines.
B. Improvement of the quality of life by understanding what helps people maximize their
functional abilities.
C. Utilization of knowledge by applying it to a specific purpose in order to better a situation
or change viewpoints.
D. Development of knowledge for the sake of developing knowledge, discovering truth, and
controlling outcomes.
Ans: D
6. Gretchen and Peter are graduate students in the same Physics lab. Their supervisor has
asked both of them to perform the same experiment using the same procedure and
equipment. After they’ve both completed their task, the compare their results and discover
that they are nearly identical. Which of the five criteria for science does Gretchen and
Peter’s discovery exemplify?
A. Intersubjective testability
B. Reliability
C. Definiteness and precision
D. Coherence
Ans: A
7. Which statement does not describe a general characteristic of philosophy?
A. Thinking for the sake of thinking.
B. Utilization of process and outcome.
C. Demarcation of wholeness and holism.
D. Application of epistemology and ontology.
Ans: C
8. Repetitive patterns of behavior dictated by past experiences is an example of which source
of knowledge?
A. Doctrine
B. Common sense
C. Tradition
D. Authority
Ans: C
