501 Week 8 Nursing Theory Quiz
(Solutions).
Nursing Theory Quiz
1. A statement of beliefs and values about human beings and their world is:
a) An assumption
b) A concept
c) A hypothesis
d) A philosophy
Answer: d) A philosophy
Rationale: A philosophy is a statement of beliefs and values about human beings and
their world, as defined in McEwen & Wills (5th ed., p. 28).
2. A set of logically interrelated concepts, statements, propositions, and definitions
supported by data, testing, and verification to account for or characterize some
phenomena is called:
a) An assumption
b) A construct
c) A model
d) A theory
Answer: d) A theory
Rationale: A theory is defined as a set of interrelated concepts supported by data to
explain phenomena, per McEwen & Wills (5th ed., p. 28).
3. A theory developed by another discipline but applied to nursing practice is called:
a) Grand theory
b) Borrowed theory
c) Middle-range theory
d) Nursing theory
Answer: b) Borrowed theory
Rationale: Borrowed theory originates from another discipline but is adapted for nursing
use, as per McEwen & Wills (5th ed., p. 27).
4. The most abstract and general component of the structural hierarchy of nursing
knowledge is:
a) A construct
b) A metaparadigm
c) A model
d) A concept
Answer: b) A metaparadigm