Theoretical ¥ cundations Gf Nursing (Session 1) Name:Viea P. Siva Section: BSN B2-03 CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be given to the correct answer and another one (1) point for the correct ratio. Superimpositions or erasures in your answer/ratio is not allowed. 1. Which of the following are/is correct with the following historical eras of Nursing, except? a. Curriculum Era - 1900s to 1920s b. Research Era — 1950s to 1980s c. Graduate Education Era — 1950s to 1980s d. Theory Utilization Era - 21st century ANSWER: A RATIO: Curriculum Era began on 1900 and ended on 1940s. 2. What era noted that the outcome ofNursing theoretical works shifted the focus to the patient? a. Curriculum Era b. Graduate Education c. Theory Era d. Theory Utilization ANSWER: C RATIO: Because in that Era, the theory guide the nurses in their practice for patient treatment. 3. This is defined as specific to academia and refers to a branch of education, a department of learning or a domain of knowledge. a. Vocation b. Discipline c. Profession d. None of the above ANSWER: B RATIO: Discipline focuses on what nursing is, what nurses do and why they do it, it's more on the knowledge we could get ina particular field. 4. All but one constitutes the following criteria of a profession:a. utilizes in its practice a well-defined and well organized body of specialized knowledge. Relationship between nurse and the patient b. entrusts the education of its practitioners to universities/ colleges c. functions autonomously in developing professional policy d. strives to compensate nurses by providing restriction in action, opportunity for continuous professional growth and economic insecurity ANSWER: A RATIO: Profession needs to have a boundaries when it comes to relationship between nurse and a patient, patient should have respect towards nurses. 5. Which era has the emphasis of “carving out an advanced role and basis for nursing practice” a. Curriculum Era b. Research Era c. Graduate Education Era d. Theory Era ANSWER: C RATIO: Because in this Era, nurses has theimportant role when it comes to health. 6. Allof the following are true statements regarding epistemology, except? a. Branch of philosophy concerned with the nature & scope of knowledge. b. Itis the study of knowledge & justifies beliefs. c._ An idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but that is not known or proven to be true. d. It questions what knowledge is & how it can be acquired. ANSWER: C RATIO: C is the Definition of Theory and not the Epistemology, it defines nothing regarding the knowledge. 7. Which of the following differentiates Rationalism from Empiricism? (Select all that apply) a. Itis from general to specific b. Knowledge is real when used by the senses c. It uses rational thinking d. Knowledge is based on experience ANSWER: A, B and CRATIO: D doesn't included because of it talks about Philosophy. 8. A research then theory approach falls on what principle: a. Rationalism b. Empiricism c. A&B d. None of the above ANSWER: A RATIO: because Empiricism only gets information through observation and the five senses are involved. 9. Anurse tries to gather/collect data so the physician can have a diagnosis of the patient. This example falls under what principle? a. Rationalism b. Empiricism c A&B d. None of the above ANSWER: B RATIO: Because a theory will exist when observation was conducted. 10. This is a set of statements thattentatively describe, explain, or predict relationships among concepts that have been systematically selected & organized as an abstract representation of some phenomenon. a. Epistemology b. Philosophy c. Theory d. Concepts ANSWER: C RATIO: When we say predict, it definitely refers to theory. 11. Which of the following is a component of theory development? a. Concepts b. Relational statements c. Linkages and ordering d. All of the above ANSWER: D RATIO: Because it states all the component of the theory development. 12. A type of concept that is more specific time or place. a. Abstract b. Concretec. Continuous d. Theoretical ANSWER: B RATIO: Because concrete means fixed and certain. 13. Operational Definition is defined as: a. how these concepts are used or will be used within the context of the phenomenon b. dictionary defined concept c. they belong or not belong to a particular categories or classes of phenomena d. independent of time and or space ANSWER: A RATIO: It is the correct definition of what is being asked. 14. This is a type of relational statements that relate concepts to measurements. a. Theoretical b. Operational c. Relational d. Continuous ANSWER: B RATIO: Since, operational depends on how we will used the concepts in the context, it relates measurement.15. Which of the following is true to theory and scientific law? a. Scientific law governs a single action, foundations for all science while theory can be changed or improved without changing the overall truth. b. Theory is simple, true and universal. c. Scientific law is merely a guess. d. Scientific law is more complex and dynamic. ANSWER: A RATIO: It correctly states the theory and scientific law. LESSON WRAP-UP You will now mark (encircle) the session you have finished today in the tracker below. This is simply a visual to help you track how much work you have accomplished and how much work there is left to do. Oa PROT PROD Tse ee Mt] a] 84) §] el 8a] apne) B | You are done with the session! Let’s trackyour progress AL Activity: CAT: MUDDIEST POINT This technique will help you determine which key points were missed in the main lesson. You will respond to only one question: In today’s session, what was least clear to you? For me, If | would recall the lesson, the least clear to me was the Linkages and Ordering.