Nurs 1700 Finals Questions with Complete Solutions
What is the apprenticeship model? Correct Answer-- Nurses trained in
hospitals
- Medical model focused on cure rather than care
- Nurses dominated by physicians and administrators
- Nurses realized the need for a body of knowledge
----> Nurses would gain more autonomy
----> Patients' experience of illness would be given importance
What is the difference between an Associate Degree and a Baccalaureate
Degree in nursing? Correct Answer-Associate (technical) degree
allowed nurses to:
--> Focus on performing technical skills
Baccalaureate (professional) degree allowed nurse to:
--> Focus on theory, sciences, and humanities
--> Make wise judgments
--> Guide other personnel
--> Pursue graduate education
What is the difference between the discipline of nursing and the
profession of nursing? Correct Answer-Profession:
--> "Practice or service" to humankind that is based on the specialized
body of knowledge
,--> Self-regulating (regulates standards of practice)
--> Responsible and accountable to the public
--> Bound by a code of ethics
Discipline:
'Specialized body of knowledge' that:
--> Has distinct world-views and theories
Is the 'science' required to inform or guide practice
--> Uses systematic, rigorous methods of inquiry
--> Provides opportunities for advanced education
--> Is rooted in theory and philosophy
What is philosophizing? Correct Answer-The critical inquiry into the
everyday phenomenon of nursing
Upon which disciplines did nursing knowledge build? Correct Answer-
Sociology, anthropology, psychology, physiology
Nursing as an Art Correct Answer-Execution of knowledge through
practice
Nursing as a Science Correct Answer-Answers questions of interest to
the profession by creating knowledge
,Major Paradigms Correct Answer-Empiricist
Interpretive
Critical (not covered in course)
Empiricist Paradigm Correct Answer-- Verified by the senses
- One reality of the world: uncovered by observation and
experimentation
- Purpose of science is to discover laws:
--> IE: Newtons laws of gravity
- Reductionist view:
--> Examination of parts rather than a whole
-Quantitative approach to research
Scientific Method (Empiricist Paradigm) Correct Answer-- Test
Hypothesis / Theories etc.
- Use of measurement tools/instruments
- Produces Generalizations
- Assigns numerical values to data
Criticism of Empiricist Paradigm Correct Answer-- Hard to generalize
the random and individual nature of humans & health
- Does not recognize the "forms of knowing"
Interpretative Paradigm Correct Answer-- Reality has many meanings
, - Reality is complex, holistic, and context-dependant
- Aims to understand human experience
--> Subjective not Objective
--> Intuitive knowledge is recognized
- Qualitative approach to research
Qualitative Research Correct Answer-Related to Interpretative
Paradigm:
Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more
than on statistical data
- Phenomenology
- Ground Theory
- Ethnography
Quantitative Research Correct Answer-Related to Empiricist Paradigm:
Research that provides data that can be expressed with numbers, such as
ranks or scales.
Qualitative Method Correct Answer-- Holistic questioning approach
- Purposeful sampling
- Sustained contact/study with same participants
- In-depth interviews & use of open-ended questioning
What is the apprenticeship model? Correct Answer-- Nurses trained in
hospitals
- Medical model focused on cure rather than care
- Nurses dominated by physicians and administrators
- Nurses realized the need for a body of knowledge
----> Nurses would gain more autonomy
----> Patients' experience of illness would be given importance
What is the difference between an Associate Degree and a Baccalaureate
Degree in nursing? Correct Answer-Associate (technical) degree
allowed nurses to:
--> Focus on performing technical skills
Baccalaureate (professional) degree allowed nurse to:
--> Focus on theory, sciences, and humanities
--> Make wise judgments
--> Guide other personnel
--> Pursue graduate education
What is the difference between the discipline of nursing and the
profession of nursing? Correct Answer-Profession:
--> "Practice or service" to humankind that is based on the specialized
body of knowledge
,--> Self-regulating (regulates standards of practice)
--> Responsible and accountable to the public
--> Bound by a code of ethics
Discipline:
'Specialized body of knowledge' that:
--> Has distinct world-views and theories
Is the 'science' required to inform or guide practice
--> Uses systematic, rigorous methods of inquiry
--> Provides opportunities for advanced education
--> Is rooted in theory and philosophy
What is philosophizing? Correct Answer-The critical inquiry into the
everyday phenomenon of nursing
Upon which disciplines did nursing knowledge build? Correct Answer-
Sociology, anthropology, psychology, physiology
Nursing as an Art Correct Answer-Execution of knowledge through
practice
Nursing as a Science Correct Answer-Answers questions of interest to
the profession by creating knowledge
,Major Paradigms Correct Answer-Empiricist
Interpretive
Critical (not covered in course)
Empiricist Paradigm Correct Answer-- Verified by the senses
- One reality of the world: uncovered by observation and
experimentation
- Purpose of science is to discover laws:
--> IE: Newtons laws of gravity
- Reductionist view:
--> Examination of parts rather than a whole
-Quantitative approach to research
Scientific Method (Empiricist Paradigm) Correct Answer-- Test
Hypothesis / Theories etc.
- Use of measurement tools/instruments
- Produces Generalizations
- Assigns numerical values to data
Criticism of Empiricist Paradigm Correct Answer-- Hard to generalize
the random and individual nature of humans & health
- Does not recognize the "forms of knowing"
Interpretative Paradigm Correct Answer-- Reality has many meanings
, - Reality is complex, holistic, and context-dependant
- Aims to understand human experience
--> Subjective not Objective
--> Intuitive knowledge is recognized
- Qualitative approach to research
Qualitative Research Correct Answer-Related to Interpretative
Paradigm:
Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more
than on statistical data
- Phenomenology
- Ground Theory
- Ethnography
Quantitative Research Correct Answer-Related to Empiricist Paradigm:
Research that provides data that can be expressed with numbers, such as
ranks or scales.
Qualitative Method Correct Answer-- Holistic questioning approach
- Purposeful sampling
- Sustained contact/study with same participants
- In-depth interviews & use of open-ended questioning
