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Canadian Nursing Issues and Perspectives 5th Edition Ross-Kerr Wood Test Bank
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Ross-Kerr: Canadian Nursing, 5th Edition
Chapter 07: Thinking Philosophically in Nursing
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Evidence-informed practice and knowledge transfer are reflective of which following new enterprise?
| a. | Nursing as a business |
| b. | Specialization in nursing |
| c. | Nursing practice based on scientific evidence |
| d. | Nature of nursing and nursing knowledge |
ANS: C
Evidence-informed practice and knowledge transfer are reflective of the new enterprise of basing nursing practice on scientific evidence.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 106 OBJ: 1 | 2
- Which of the following initiated the enterprise to base the development of a body of nursing knowledge on conceptions of the nature of nursing?
| a. | Nursing practice |
| b. | Nursing research |
| c. | Nursing education |
| d. | Nursing administration |
ANS: C
The enterprise to base the development of a body of nursing knowledge on conceptions of the nature of nursing was initiated nursing education.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 106 OBJ: 2
- If nurses are to philosophize, they must first develop their sense of which one of the following?
| a. | Truth |
| b. | Sight |
| c. | Wonder |
| d. | Righteousness |
ANS: C
Given its essential role in philosophizing, it is clear that, if nurses are to philosophize, they must develop their sense of wonder.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 111 OBJ: 4 | 5
- Given the unprecedented rate at which scientific and technical knowledge is expanding nursing curricula, students need to be exposed to which one of the following?
| a. | Certification courses |
| b. | Humanities courses |
| c. | Advanced EKG interpretation |
| d. | Specialized education streams |
ANS: B
Given the unprecedented rate at which scientific and technical knowledge is expanding nursing curricula, students need to be exposed to courses in the humanities.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 112 OBJ: 5 | 6
- The almost exclusive emphasis of nursing curricula on scientific knowledge and inquiry is directly related to the lack of nursing faculty who are educated in which of the following areas?
| a. | Technology |
| b. | Geography |
| c. | Philosophy |
| d. | Physiology |
ANS: C
The almost exclusive emphasis of nursing curricula on scientific knowledge and inquiry is related to the lack of nursing faculty who are educated in the areas of philosophy and history.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 112 OBJ: 5 | 6
- Increasingly, university students are choosing their courses and careers almost purely for which following reason?
| a. | Financial gain |
| b. | Pragmatism |
| c. | Inquisitiveness |
| d. | Attractiveness |
ANS: B
Wonder and inquisitiveness are taking a back seat, as university students are increasingly choosing their course and careers based almost purely on pragmatic reasons.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 112 OBJ: 5 | 6
- During which decade did nursing begin to base the development of a body of nursing knowledge on conceptions of the nature of nursing?
| a. | 1950s |
| b. | 1960s |
| c. | 1970s |
| d. | 1980s |
ANS: B
The enterprise to base the development of a body of nursing knowledge on conceptions of the nature of nursing was initiated nursing education in the late 1960s.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 106 OBJ: 2
- During a coffee break, several nurses are engaging in a conversation about nursing. Which following statement one nurse indicates that she is thinking philosophically about nursing?
| a. | “What is the nature of nursing care?” |
| b. | “I think we should go back to working eight-hour shifts.” |
| c. | “We need one mental health day every month.” |
| d. | “I wish we were able to attend more in-services.” |
ANS: A
Asking “What is the nature of nursing care” leads to having to answer more basic questions such as What is care? What is included in care? What is good care? These questions are reflective of thinking philosophically about nursing.
DIF: Synthesis REF: 110 OBJ: 3 | 4
- The document Toward 2020: Visions for Nursing states that the year 2020, registered nurses should be doing much of the work currently done which following health care professional?
| a. | General practitioner |
| b. | Clinical nurse specialist |
| c. | Licensed practical nurse |
| d. | Advanced nurse practitioner |
ANS: A
The document Toward 2020: Visions for Nursing states that, the year 2020, registered nurses should be doing much of what general practitioners currently do.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 108 OBJ: 2 | 3
- The document Toward 2020: Visions for Nursing states that generic terms will have replaced profession-specific terms such as which one of the following?
| a. | Nursing care |
| b. | Nursing roles |
| c. | Nursing diagnosis |
| d. | Nursing positions |
ANS: C
The document Toward 2020: Visions for Nursing states that generic terms will have replaced profession-specific terms such as nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 108 OBJ: 2 | 3
- In their study of Western Canadian nurses’ perceptions, White el al. (2008) found that the practice and morale of nurses were being negatively affected which one of the following factors?
| a. | Working overtime |
| b. | Working environments |
| c. | Unclear intraprofessional scopes of practice |
| d. | Ethical distress and conflicts with decision making |
ANS: C
In their study of Western Canadian nurses’ perceptions, White et al. (2008) found that the practice and morale of nurses were being negatively affected unclear intraprofessional and interprofessional scopes of practice.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 108 OBJ: 1
- It is difficult to document accountability for one’s practice without having _______ within which to evaluate practice.
| a. | An evaluation framework |
| b. | A needs-based assessment |
| c. | An explanatory framework |
| d. | Standards of nursing practice |
ANS: C
It is difficult to document accountability for one’s practice without an explanatory framework within which to evaluate practice.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 109 OBJ: 1
- Which following term describes having a conception of the world and all that exists in it?
| a. | Tenets |
| b. | Theories |
| c. | Ideologies |
| d. | Conceptual maps |
ANS: C
Conceptions of the world and all that exists in it are characterized as ideologies.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 109 OBJ: 2 | 3
- According to moderate realist tenets, philosophical thought focuses on which one of the following?
| a. | Ideals |
| b. | That which is true |
| c. | Truth beyond a reasonable doubt |
| d. | That which is immaterial and not observable |
ANS: D
According to moderate realist tenets, philosophical thought focuses on that which is immaterial and non-observable.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 109 OBJ: 3 | 4
- Nurses often find it difficult to question the direction of authorities mainly because other professionals tend to view nurses as falling into which following category?
| a. | Independent practitioners |
| b. | Receivers and implementers of orders |
| c. | Working in isolation with patients and their families |
| d. | Collaborators with dependent roles and responsibilities |
ANS: B
It is often difficult for nurses to question the direction of authorities because other professionals tend to view nurses mainly as receivers and implementers of orders.
DIF: Analysis REF: 113 OBJ: 6
