Test Bank For Nursing Theories Nursing Practice 3rd Edition Parker

Chapter 1

Questions for Classroom Discussion

1. Before taking this class, what was your definition of nursing?
2. How does knowledge become “nursing knowledge”?
3. What does the term “language of nursing” mean to you? Identify practice examples inwhich use of the “language of nursing” can be explicated.
4. What is your understanding of the statement “Nursing is a discipline”?

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   Multiple-Choice Questions

   (Answers appear in bold)

   1. Every discipline has a unique focus that directs inquiry and distinguishes it from other fields of study.
   A. True
   B. False

   2. The purpose of theory is to: A. Explain experience
   B. Describe relationships
   C. Project outcomes

   D. All of the above

   3. Members of a community of scholars share a commitment to all of the following except: A. Values
   B. Knowledge
   C. Geographic location

   D. Processes

   4. ______ and ____ structures are essential to any discipline and are inherent in nursing theories. A. Paradigm and metaparadigm
   B. Syntactical and conceptual

   C. Middle and grand
   D. Language and symbol

   5. Books and periodicals are examples of ________. A. Communication networks
   B. Heritage of literature
   C. Nursing organizations

   D. Nursing discipline

   6. Theories are not discovered in nature but are human inventions

   A. True

   B. False

   7. The basic building blocks of theories are: A. Concepts and their definitions
   B. Statements of relationships
   C. Concepts and statements of relationships D. Empirical indicators

   8. Nursing theories:
   A. Are discovered in nature.
   B. Serve as exact representations of reality. C. Are invented by humans.

   D. Cannot be modified.

   9. A paradigm is defined as a:
   A. Worldview
   B. General framework
   C. Shared perspectives held by members of a discipline D. All of the above

   10. Science generally evolves as a smooth, regular, continuing path of knowledge development over time.
   A. True
   B. False

   11. The dependence of nursing theory development on human imagination is an attribute of nursing as a(n):
   A. Occupation
   B. Discipline

   C. Vocation D. Profession

   12. The primary purpose of nursing theory is to: A. Structure nursing knowledge.
   B. Demonstrate creativity in nursing.

   C. Guide the thinking about, being, and doing of nursing.

   D. Organize nursing curricula.

   13. The first nursing theorist who identified the importance of theory in nursing was: A. Virginia Henderson
   B. Hildegard Peplau
   C. Lydia Hall

   D. Florence Nightingale

   14. Early nursing theorists relied on definitions of theory from nursing practice to guide the development of theories within nursing.
   A. True
   B. False

   15. The most abstract level of knowledge is: A. Paradigm
   B. Metaparadigm
   C. Theory

   D. Concept

   16. Statements of enduring values or beliefs are considered: A. Conceptual Models
   B. Philosophies

   C. Grand Theories D. Practice Theories

   17. Theories that include specific concepts, are broad enough to be useful in complex situations, and can be empirically tested are called:
   A. Grand Theories
   B. Middle-Range Theories

   C. Practice-Level Theories D. Nursing Theories

   18. Theories that have the most limited scope and level of abstraction that are useful in within a specific range of nursing situations are called:
   A. Grand Theories
   B. Middle-Range Theories

   C. Practice-Level Theories

   D. Nursing Theories

   19. The name for the boundaries or focus of a discipline is: A. Imagination
   B. Domain
   C. Tradition

   D. Value

   20. The best test of any nursing theory is its usefulness in professional practice.

   A. True

   B. False