Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice 5th Edition Smith Test Bank
Chapter 1: Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The purpose of theory is to:
- Explain experience.
- Describe relationships.
- Project outcomes.
- All of the above.
ANS: D
- Members of a community of scholars share a commitment to all of the following except:
- Values.
- Knowledge.
- Geographic location.
- Processes.
ANS: C
- and structures are essential to any
- Paradigm and metaparadigm.
discipline and are inherent in nursing theories.
- Syntactical and conceptual.
- Middle and grand.
- Language and symbol. 1 / 4
ANS: B
4. Books and periodicals are examples of:
- Communication networks.
- Heritage of literature.
- Nursing organizations.
- Nursing discipline.
ANS: B
5. The basic building blocks of theories are:
- Concepts and their definitions.
- Statements of relationships.
- Concepts and statements of relationships.
- Empirical indicators.
ANS: C
6. Nursing theories:
- Are discovered in nature.
- Serve as exact representations of reality.
- Are invented by humans.
- Cannot be modified.
ANS: C 2 / 4
7. A paradigm is defined as a:
- Worldview.
- General framework.
- Set of shared perspectives held by members of a discipline.
- All of the above.
ANS: D
- The dependence of nursing theory development on human imagination is an attribute of
nursing as a(n):
- Occupation.
- Discipline.
- Vocation.
- Profession.
ANS: B
9. The primary purpose of nursing theory is to:
- Structure nursing knowledge.
- Demonstrate creativity in nursing.
- Guide the thinking about, being, and doing of nursing.
- Organize nursing curricula.
ANS: C 3 / 4
- The first nursing theorist who identified the importance of theory in nursing was:
- Virginia Henderson.
- Hildegard Peplau.
- Lydia Hall.
- Florence Nightingale.
ANS: D
11. The most abstract level of knowledge is the:
- Paradigm.
- Metaparadigm.
- Theory.
- Concept.
ANS: B
12. Statements of enduring values or beliefs are considered:
- Conceptual models.
- Philosophies.
- Grand theories.
- Practice theories.
ANS: B
- Theories that include specific concepts, are broad enough to be useful in complex situations,
and can be empirically tested are called:
- / 4