1. Nursing7has7been7considered7both7a7profession7and7an7occupation.7Which7of7the7
following7supports7defining7 nursing7as7a7profession?
A) Autonomy
B) Learned7vocation
C) Varied7level7of7skill
D) Career7with7varied7knowledge
2. How7many7levels7of7entry7into7practice7exist7for7registered7nurses?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
3. Nursing7is7classified7as7which7type7of7science?
A) Pure
B) Natural
C) Human
D) Applied
4. In7defining7the7philosophy7of7nursing,7which7of7the7following7would7not7be7included?
A) Purpose7of7human7life
B) Nature7of7being
C) Theory7of7knowledge
D) Scientific7method
5. When7discussing7the7science7and7philosophy7of7a7discipline,7how7would7one7define7the7t
wo7in7relation7to7each7other?
A) Autonomous
B) Reliant
C) Linked
D) Unrelated
6. Philosophy's7definition7includes7which7of7the7following?
A) Study7of7problems7that7are7abstract7and7general
B) Measures7observable7phenomena7of7interest7in7a7discipline
C) Empirical7way7of7gathering7data
D) Grounded7and7tested7in7experience
, 7. Based7on7the7science7and7philosophical7schools7of7thought,7which7one7is7founded7on7the7b
elief7that7what7is7experienced7is7what7exists7and7that7experiences7be7verified7through7sc
ientific7methodology?
A) Received7view
B) Human7science
C) Phenomenology
D) Constructivism
8. Based7on7the7science7and7philosophical7schools7of7thought,7which7one7centers7on7de
scriptions7that7are7derived7from7collectively7lived7experiences,7interrelatedness,7hu
man7interpretation,7and7 learned7reality?
A) Empiricism
B) Positivism
C) Rationalism
D) Perceived7view
9. When7defining7nursing7philosophy,7which7of7the7following7is7appropriate?
A) Refers7to7the7belief7system7of7the7profession7and7provides7perspectives7for7practice,7
scholarship,7and7research.
B) The7substantive,7discipline-
specific7knowledge7that7focuses7on7the7human-universe-
health7process.
C) Refers7to7the7system7of7relationship7of7human7response7in7health7and7illness.
D) Responsible7for7generation7of7knowledge,7which7provides7direction7for7future.
10. When7discussing7the7knowledge7development7 in7nursing7science,7the7study7of7theory7is7re
ferred7to7as7which7of7the7following?
A) Ontology
B) Epistemology
C) Methodology
D) Philosophy
11. There7are7several7defined7ways7of7knowing.7Which7way7of7knowing7is7defined7as7“a7
priori7knowledge7that7 pertain7to7knowledge7gained7from7thought7 alone?”
A) Empirics
B) Personal
C) Intuitive
D) Somatic
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