Exam 4: Theory Development: Structuring Conceptual Relationships in Nursing

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

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

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

Concepts are fully developed and presented in combination with other concepts to create theoretical statements. Which type of theoretical statement is the following: "As children grow in height their weight will increase."?

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

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

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

How are nursing theories developed?

The foundations of theories are which of the following?

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

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

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

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

Which theory addresses nursing therapeutics and predicts consequences of interactions?