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Chapter 3- Concept Development Clarifying Meaning of Terms

1. A concept used in a theory may be which of the following?

  A) A sentence

  B) One or two words

  C) A sentence or a paragraph
   D) A word, two words, or a phrase

2. The definition of a concept should include consideration of which of the following fac

  A) Potential publication

  B) Context of concept

  C) Researcher opinion

  D) Use in other disciplines

3. Concepts used in nursing theory have been derived from which of the following?

  A) Nursing practice

  B) Psychology and medicine

  C) Nursing research

  D) Nursing practice and other disciplines

 

4. A concept which is independent of time and space is considered which type of conce

  A) Concrete

  B) Abstract

  C) Variable

  D) Nonvariable

5. The concept of male or female gender is considered what type of concept?

  A) Concrete

  B) Abstract

  C) Variable

  D) Nonvariable

 
 A concept which can be measured using a hypotheses and may be tested is consider
6.
which of the following?

  A) Theoretical

  B) Operational

  C) Abstract

  D) Nonvariable

7. Which of the following is not a reason for concept analysis?

  A) Identify gaps in knowledge

  B) Determine knowledge of researcher

  C) Clarify concepts and meaning

  D) Determine fit between concept and clinical application

8. Who as the first nursing scholar developed a process for defining concepts and used
 steps or techniques?

  A) Wilson

  B) Walker and Avant

  C) Rodgers

  D) Swartz-Barcott and Kim

9. Based on the work of Rodgers, why is concept analysis necessary?

  A) Concepts are static.

  B) Concepts are context dependent.

  C) Concepts vary based on type of theory.

  D) Concepts provide information on data results.

10. Which of the following steps is last in Rodgers’ process of concept analysis?
   A) None. All are completed simultaneously.

  B) Select appropriate sample for data collection

  C) Identify hypothesis and implications

  D) Analyze data regarding the concept

In the work of Swartz-Barcott and Kim, one of the phases of the hybrid model of conc
11. development involves literature searches and determines the relevance for nursing. I
which phase of the model does this occur?

  A) Analytical phase

  B) Fieldwork phase

  C) Theoretical phase

  D) Concept development

12. What is the purpose of concept clarification based on the work by Meleis?
   A) Define new concepts

  B) Identify dimension of concepts

  C) Explore use in the discipline

  D) Refine existing concepts

Answer Key

1. D

2. B

3. D

4. B

5. D

6. B

7. B
 8. A

9. B

10. A

11. C

12. D

Chapter 4- Theory Development Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing

Theory development in nursing assists nursing in all of the following ways except one
1.
Which of the following is not accomplished through theory development?

  A) Helps the nurse understand practice

  B) Identifies key ideas of practice

  C) Organizes knowledge for use

  D) Disproves prior nursing knowledge

 

What is the term which refers to the process and methods used to create, modify, or
2.
a theory?

  A) Theory construction

  B) Theory development

  C) Theory production

  D) Theory design

What is the term that is used to describe the final steps of theory development in wh
3.
the components of the theory are organized and linkages specified?

  A) Theory development

  B) Theory production

  C) Theory construction

  D) Theory design

 
 

When discussing theory, the theory termed as a worldview that deals with generating
4.
knowledge and broad abstract concepts is which type of theory?

  A) Practice theory

  B) Metatheory

  C) Middle range theory

  D) Microtheory

Theories that consist of conceptual frameworks defining broad perspectives for prac
5. and looking at phenomena based on perspectives and lacking operational definitions
which type of theories?

  A) Grand theories

  B) Microtheories

  C) Practice theories

  D) Middle range theories

 
 

Which theories contain limited numbers of concepts and are limited in scope with so
6.
degree of generalization, but the concepts are clear and hypotheses can be derived?

  A) Microtheories

  B) Practice theories

  C) Metatheories

  D) Middle range theories

7. Which theories are narrow in scope and have few concepts with a focus on reality?

  A) Metatheories

  B) Practice theories

  C) Middle range theories

  D) Grand theories

 
 The level of theory that names and classifies characteristics of a phenomenon and
8. determines what will be perceived as the essence of the phenomenon is categorized
which of the following?

  A) Explanatory theory

  B) Descriptive theory

  C) Predictive theory

  D) Prescriptive theory

The categorization of theories that provide the relationship between phenomena und
9. study and describe some of the associations or interrelations between and among th
concepts is which type of theory?

  A) Prescriptive theory

  B) Descriptive theory

  C) Explanatory theory

  D) Predictive theory

 
 10. Which theory addresses nursing therapeutics and predicts consequences of interacti

  A) Predictive theory

  B) Descriptive theory

  C) Prescriptive theory

  D) Explanatory theory

11. The foundations of theories are which of the following?

  A) Propositions

  B) Relationships

  C) Concepts

  D) Hypotheses

12. Concepts are fully developed and presented in combination with other concepts to cr
theoretical statements. Which type of theoretical statement is the following: “As chil
 grow in height their weight will increase.”?

  A) Relational statement

  B) Existence statement

  C) Nonrelational statement

  D) Linear statement

13. The linkages in concepts of theories assist in which of the following?

  A) Developing hypotheses

  B) Identifying new knowledge

  C) Assisting in conceptual map

  D) Provide a framework for the theory

14. Nursing theories are built on levels of abstraction. Which type of theory is the founda
 on which other theories are built?

  A) Microtheory

  B) Practice theory

  C) Middle range theory

  D) Grand theory

15. How are nursing theories developed?

  A) Discovered in research.

  B) Revealed in practice.

  C) Invented to describe events.

  D) Designed to tie research to practice.

Answer Key
 

1. D

2. B

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. D

7. B

8. B

9. C

10. C

11. C

12. A

13. A
14. D

15. C