Exam 7: Thinking Philosophically in Nursing

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?

During a coffee break, several nurses are engaging in a conversation about nursing. Which following statement by one nurse indicates that she is thinking philosophically about nursing?

Which of the following initiated the enterprise to base the development of a body of nursing knowledge on conceptions of the nature of nursing?

During which decade did nursing begin to base the development of a body of nursing knowledge on conceptions of the nature of nursing?

Increasingly, university students are choosing their courses and careers almost purely for which following reason?

The document Toward 2020: Visions for Nursing states that generic terms will have replaced profession-specific terms such as which one of the following?

Which following term describes having a conception of the world and all that exists in it?

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?

Evidence-informed practice and knowledge transfer are reflective of which following new enterprise?

In their study of Western Canadian nurses' perceptions, White el al. (2008) found that the practice and morale of nurses were being negatively affected by which one of the following factors?

The document Toward 2020: Visions for Nursing states that by the year 2020, registered nurses should be doing much of the work currently done by which following health care professional?

If nurses are to philosophize, they must first develop their sense of which one of the following?

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?

It is difficult to document accountability for one's practice without having _______ within which to evaluate practice.

According to moderate realist tenets, philosophical thought focuses on which one of the following?