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, Theoretical jjBasis jjfor jjNursing jj5th jjEdition jjMcEwen
jjTestjBank
1. Nursing jhas jbeen jconsidered j both ja jprofession jand jan joccupation. jWhich jof
jthejfollowing jsupports jdefining j nursing jas ja jprofession?
A) Autonomy
B) Learned jvocation
C) Varied j level jof jskill
D) Career jwith jvaried jknowledge
2. How jmany jlevels jof jentry jinto jpractice jexist jfor jregistered jnurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursing jis jclassified jas jwhich jtype jof jscience?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. In jdefining jthe jphilosophy jof jnursing, jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould j not jbe jincluded?
A) Purpose jof jhuman jlife
B) Nature jof jbeing
C) Theory jof jknowledge
D) Scientific jmethod
5. When jdiscussing jthe jscience jand jphilosophy jof ja jdiscipline, jhow jwould jone jdefine
jthejt wo jin jrelation jto jeach jother?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy's jdefinition jincludes jwhich jof jthe jfollowing?
A) Study jof jproblems jthat jare jabstract jand jgeneral
B) Measures jobservable jphenomena jof jinterest jin ja jdiscipline
C) Empirical jway jof jgathering jdata
D) Grounded jand jtested jin jexperience
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, 7. Based jon jthe jscience jand jphilosophical jschools jof jthought, jwhich jone jcenters
jon jdescriptions jthat jare jderived jfrom jcollectively jlived jexperiences,
jinterrelatedness,jhuman jinterpretation, jand j learned jreality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceived jview
8. Based jon jthe jscience jand jphilosophical jschools jof jthought, jwhich jone jis jfounded jon
jthejbelief jthat jwhat jis jexperienced jis jwhat jexists jand jthat jexperiences jbe jverified
jthrough jscientific jmethodology?
A) Received jview
B) Human jscience
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
9. When jdefining jnursing jphilosophy, jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jis jappropriate?
A) Refers jto jthe jbelief jsystem jof jthe jprofession jand jprovides jperspectives jfor
jpractice,jscholarship, jand jresearch.
B) The jsubstantive, jdiscipline-specific jknowledge jthat jfocuses jon
jthejhuman-universe-health jprocess.
C) Refers jto jthe jsystem jof jrelationship jof jhuman jresponse jin jhealth jand j illness.
D) Responsible jfor jgeneration jof jknowledge, jwhich jprovides jdirection jfor jfuture.
10. When jdiscussing jthe jknowledge jdevelopment j in jnursing jscience, jthe jstudy jof jtheory
jisjreferred jto jas jwhich jof jthe j following?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. There jare jseveral jdefined jways jof jknowing. j Which jway jof jknowing jis jdefined jas
j“ajpriori jknowledge jthat jpertain jto jknowledge jgained jfrom jthought jalone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
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, 12. Nursing jis jdescribed jas ja jhuman jscience jbased jon jinclusion jof jwhich jof jthe
jfollowing j injt he jdiscipline?
A) Physiology
B) Human jhealth
C) Anthropology
D) All jof jthe jabove
13. Patterns jof jknowledge jin jnursing jinclude juse jof jknowledge jfrom jnursing jand jother
jdisciplines, jabstracted jand jgeneralized jbeyond jpersonal jexperience. jOf jwhich jpattern
jofjknowledge j is jthis jrepresentative?
A) Clinical jknowledge
B) Emancipatory jknowing
C) Conceptual jknowledge
D) Empirical jknowledge
14. A jstudy jis jconducted jand jthe jmethodology jused jfor jthe jdata jcollection jis
jfocused jon jt esting ja jhypothesis jand jseeking jto jprove jor jdisprove jthe jhypothesis.
jWhich jtype jof jmethodology jis jbeing jused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic jpluralism
15. During jthe jcourse jof ja jnursing jresearch jstudy, jthe jresearch jselects ja jtheory jwith
ja jphenomenological jfoundation jseeking jto jexplore jthe jexperiences jof jteens jliving
jwithjHIV. jWhich jtype jof jmethodology jis jbeing jused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic jpluralism
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, Theoretical jjBasis jjfor jjNursing jj5th jjEdition jjMcEwen
jjTestjBank
1. Nursing jhas jbeen jconsidered j both ja jprofession jand jan joccupation. jWhich jof
jthejfollowing jsupports jdefining j nursing jas ja jprofession?
A) Autonomy
B) Learned jvocation
C) Varied j level jof jskill
D) Career jwith jvaried jknowledge
2. How jmany jlevels jof jentry jinto jpractice jexist jfor jregistered jnurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursing jis jclassified jas jwhich jtype jof jscience?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. In jdefining jthe jphilosophy jof jnursing, jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jwould j not jbe jincluded?
A) Purpose jof jhuman jlife
B) Nature jof jbeing
C) Theory jof jknowledge
D) Scientific jmethod
5. When jdiscussing jthe jscience jand jphilosophy jof ja jdiscipline, jhow jwould jone jdefine
jthejt wo jin jrelation jto jeach jother?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy's jdefinition jincludes jwhich jof jthe jfollowing?
A) Study jof jproblems jthat jare jabstract jand jgeneral
B) Measures jobservable jphenomena jof jinterest jin ja jdiscipline
C) Empirical jway jof jgathering jdata
D) Grounded jand jtested jin jexperience
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, 7. Based jon jthe jscience jand jphilosophical jschools jof jthought, jwhich jone jcenters
jon jdescriptions jthat jare jderived jfrom jcollectively jlived jexperiences,
jinterrelatedness,jhuman jinterpretation, jand j learned jreality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceived jview
8. Based jon jthe jscience jand jphilosophical jschools jof jthought, jwhich jone jis jfounded jon
jthejbelief jthat jwhat jis jexperienced jis jwhat jexists jand jthat jexperiences jbe jverified
jthrough jscientific jmethodology?
A) Received jview
B) Human jscience
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
9. When jdefining jnursing jphilosophy, jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jis jappropriate?
A) Refers jto jthe jbelief jsystem jof jthe jprofession jand jprovides jperspectives jfor
jpractice,jscholarship, jand jresearch.
B) The jsubstantive, jdiscipline-specific jknowledge jthat jfocuses jon
jthejhuman-universe-health jprocess.
C) Refers jto jthe jsystem jof jrelationship jof jhuman jresponse jin jhealth jand j illness.
D) Responsible jfor jgeneration jof jknowledge, jwhich jprovides jdirection jfor jfuture.
10. When jdiscussing jthe jknowledge jdevelopment j in jnursing jscience, jthe jstudy jof jtheory
jisjreferred jto jas jwhich jof jthe j following?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. There jare jseveral jdefined jways jof jknowing. j Which jway jof jknowing jis jdefined jas
j“ajpriori jknowledge jthat jpertain jto jknowledge jgained jfrom jthought jalone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
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, 12. Nursing jis jdescribed jas ja jhuman jscience jbased jon jinclusion jof jwhich jof jthe
jfollowing j injt he jdiscipline?
A) Physiology
B) Human jhealth
C) Anthropology
D) All jof jthe jabove
13. Patterns jof jknowledge jin jnursing jinclude juse jof jknowledge jfrom jnursing jand jother
jdisciplines, jabstracted jand jgeneralized jbeyond jpersonal jexperience. jOf jwhich jpattern
jofjknowledge j is jthis jrepresentative?
A) Clinical jknowledge
B) Emancipatory jknowing
C) Conceptual jknowledge
D) Empirical jknowledge
14. A jstudy jis jconducted jand jthe jmethodology jused jfor jthe jdata jcollection jis
jfocused jon jt esting ja jhypothesis jand jseeking jto jprove jor jdisprove jthe jhypothesis.
jWhich jtype jof jmethodology jis jbeing jused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic jpluralism
15. During jthe jcourse jof ja jnursing jresearch jstudy, jthe jresearch jselects ja jtheory jwith
ja jphenomenological jfoundation jseeking jto jexplore jthe jexperiences jof jteens jliving
jwithjHIV. jWhich jtype jof jmethodology jis jbeing jused?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Methodologic jpluralism
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