Deck 1: Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing

Question 1

Members of a community of scholars share a commitment to all of the following except:

A) Values.
B) Knowledge.
C) Geographic location.
D) Processes.

Answer 1

Geographic location.

Question 2

____________________ 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

Answer 2

Syntactical and conceptual

Question 3

Nursing theories:

A) Are discovered in nature.
B) Serve as exact representations of reality.
C) Are invented by humans.
D) Cannot be modified.

Answer 3

Are invented by humans.

Question 4

Books and periodicals are examples of:

A) Communication networks.
B) Heritage of literature.
C) Nursing organizations.
D) Nursing discipline.

Question 5

The name for the boundaries or focus of a discipline is:

A) Imagination.
B) Domain.
C) Tradition.
D) Value.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Statements of enduring values or beliefs are considered:

A) Conceptual models.
B) Philosophies.
C) Grand theories.
D) Practice theories.

Question 9

Every discipline has a unique focus that directs inquiry and distinguishes it from other fields of study.

Question 10

Science generally evolves as a smooth, regular, continuing path of knowledge development over time.

Question 11

The purpose of theory is to:

A) Explain experience.
B) Describe relationships.
C) Project outcomes.
D) All of the above

Question 12

A paradigm is defined as a:

A) Worldview.
B) General framework.
C) Set of shared perspectives held by members of a discipline.
D) All of the above

Question 13

Early nursing theorists relied on definitions of theory from nursing practice to guide the development of theories within nursing.

Question 14

The most abstract level of knowledge is the:

A) Paradigm.
B) Metaparadigm.
C) Theory.
D) Concept.

Question 15

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.

Question 16

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.

Question 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.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

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

Question 20

Theories are not discovered in nature but are human inventions