Question 1

What are conceptual maps?

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A)   Stimulate new research with the use of aschematic model.
B)   Explain phenomena and relationships among them with a map.
C)   Map the integration of knowledge intocoherent systems to explain the key relationships that exist.
D)   Graphic, theory-driven representations of phenomena and their relationships using symbols or diagrams and a minimal use of words.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The key to Rogers' conceptual framework are her principles of homeodynamics, which represent a way of viewing unitary human beings and provide guidance to nursing practice. The principles include integrality, helicy, and resonancy. What is resonancy?

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A)   Nonlinear domain without temporal or spatial attributes
B)   Concerns the continuous and mutual processes between human and environmental fields
C)   Continuous and innovative diversity of human and environmental field patterns
D)   Continuous change from lower- to higher-frequency wave patterns in human and environmental energy fields.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

What thoroughly describes a phenomenon?

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A)   Theory
B)   Descriptive theory
C)   Grand theory
D)   Middle-range theoriesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

What did the nurse theorist Neuman develop?

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A)   Adaptation Model
B)   Theory of Caring
C)   Science of Unitary Human Beings
D)   Health Care Systems ModelE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What attempt to describe large segments of the human experience?

Accepted Answer

A)   Theory
B)   Descriptive theory
C)   Grand theory
D)   Middle-range theoriesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Several conceptual models and grand theories of nursing have been developed. Which concept is not central to models for nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Human beings
B)   Environment
C)   Health
D)   Social supportE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which type of theory is often a precursor to predictive theories?

Accepted Answer

A)   Explanatory theory
B)   Grand theory
C)   Middle-range theory
D)   Situation-specific theoryE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) A

Question 8

Which model explains and predicts the health promotion component of lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adaptation Model
B)   Conservation Model
C)   Health Promotion Model
D)   Self-Care ModelE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

What did the nurse theorist Roy develop?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adaptation Model
B)   Theory of Caring
C)   Science of Unitary Human Beings
D)   Health Care Systems ModelE) All of the above
F) A) and C) A

Question 10

Which is an example of a borrowed theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings
B)   Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory
C)   Watson's Theory of Caring
D)   Rizzo's Theory of Human BecomingE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

What is a broad abstract characterization of phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A)   Theory
B)   Descriptive theory
C)   Grand theory
D)   Middle-range theoriesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

What is the major similarity between theories and conceptual models?

Accepted Answer

A)   Use concepts as their building blocks.
B)   Use the deductive reasoning process almost exclusively.
C)   Contain a set of logically interrelated propositions.
D)   Provide a mechanism for developing new propositions from the original propositions.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

All research studies have a framework. What type of framework is used in a research study based on a theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Schematic framework
B)   Practice framework
C)   Theoretical framework
D)   Conceptual frameworkE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

What is an example of a nursing theory that has been described as a grand theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adaptation Model
B)   Theory of Caring
C)   Science of Unitary Human Beings
D)   Theory of Human BecomingE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Theories differ in their level of generality and abstraction. What type of theory purports to describe and explain large segments of the human experience?

Accepted Answer

A)   Explanatory theory
B)   Grand theory
C)   Middle-range theory
D)   Situation-specific theoryE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which model finds humans as adaptive systems that cope with change through adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adaptation Model
B)   Conservation Model
C)   Health Promotion Model
D)   Self-Care ModelE) B) and C)
F) All of the above A

Question 17

Whose major conceptual model of nursing is used by researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings
B)   Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory
C)   Watson's Theory of Caring
D)   Rizzo's Theory of Human BecomingE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The power of theories lies in the ability to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)   Capture the complexity of human nature by the richness of the operational definitions associated with the variables.
B)   Minimize the number of words required to explain phenomena and, thereby, eliminate semantic problems.
C)   Prove conclusively that relationships exist among the phenomena studied.
D)   Specify the nature of the relationships that exist among phenomena and offer explanations.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Theories differ in their level of generality and abstraction. What type of theory attempts to explain such phenomena as decision making, stress, comfort, health promotion, and unpleasant symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Explanatory theory
B)   Grand theory
C)   Middle-range theory
D)   Situation-specific theoryE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 6: Theoretical Frameworks

What are conceptual maps?

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The key to Rogers' conceptual framework are her principles of homeodynamics, which represent a way of viewing unitary human beings and provide guidance to nursing practice. The principles include integrality, helicy, and resonancy. What is resonancy?

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What thoroughly describes a phenomenon?

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What did the nurse theorist Neuman develop?

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What attempt to describe large segments of the human experience?

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Several conceptual models and grand theories of nursing have been developed. Which concept is not central to models for nursing?

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Which type of theory is often a precursor to predictive theories?

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Which model explains and predicts the health promotion component of lifestyle?

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What is a broad abstract characterization of phenomena?

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What is the major similarity between theories and conceptual models?

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All research studies have a framework. What type of framework is used in a research study based on a theory?

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What is an example of a nursing theory that has been described as a grand theory?

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Theories differ in their level of generality and abstraction. What type of theory purports to describe and explain large segments of the human experience?

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Which model finds humans as adaptive systems that cope with change through adaptation?

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Theories differ in their level of generality and abstraction. What type of theory attempts to explain such phenomena as decision making, stress, comfort, health promotion, and unpleasant symptoms?

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What thoroughly describes a phenomenon?

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