Deck 5: Components and Levels of Abstraction in Nursing Knowledge

Question 1

Which statement does not accurately describe a holarchy?

A) Within a holarchy, a holon coordinates and includes other holons on subordinate levels.
B) Individual holons only interact with the holons located above or below them in the hierarchy.
C) Each level within a holography is an independent entity, yet each is also part of a larger whole.
D) One can think of a holon as a node that functions independently but also interacts with other holons or nodes.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In nursing, the most accepted __________ concepts are human beings, environment, health, and nursing.

A) disciplinary
B) philosophical
C) theoretical
D) metaparadigm

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Enid is a scholar who has focused her research on nursing philosophy. In her work, Enid is especially concerned with the creation and categorization of nursing knowledge, and she frequently explores questions such as "What can we know about certain phenomena?" and "How do we know what we know about these phenomena?" Based on this description, Enid appears to be most concerned with which area of philosophical inquiry?

A) Epistemology
B) Ontological
C) Logic
D) Ethics

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Daniel believes that external stimuli are responsible for all human actions and reactions. Accordingly, he believes that phenomena are not worthy of study unless they can be objectively isolated, observed, defined, and measured. Daniel's stance most closely aligns with which world view of nursing?

A) Reciprocal interaction
B) Reaction
C) Interaction
D) Simultaneous action

Question 5

Helene is attempting to determine whether a particular set of concepts is best classified as a conceptual model or as a theory. As she reflects on the concepts, she decides their primary purpose is to describe and explain a specific, concrete phenomenon commonly encountered in nursing practice. This conclusion suggests that the set of concepts should likely be classified as a:

A) grand theory.
B) narrow-scope theory.
C) middle-range theory.
D) conceptual model.

Question 6

Most scholars believe that the goodness of a particular theory depends upon that theory's:

A) narrowness.
B) structure.
C) utility.
D) broadness.

Question 7

Theory Z states the assumed nature of the cause-and-effect relationship between Concept X and Concept Y. Theory Z is therefore a(n):

A) explanatory grand theory.
B) explanatory middle-range theory.
C) predictive grand theory.
D) predictive middle-range theory.

Question 8

In nursing, the relationship between theory development and practice is known as the:

A) conceptual-theoretical-empirical formalization.
B) concept-theory-evidence formalization.
C) conceived-theorized-elicited formalization.
D) conceive-test-explain formalization.

Question 9

A(n) __________ is an instrument, experimental condition, or procedure used to observe or measure a middle-range theory concept.

A) quality indicator
B) empirical indicator
C) quality descriptor
D) empirical descriptor

Question 10

University Hospital has just updated its comprehensive code of nursing ethics. In doing so, University Hospital is engaging in which activity?

A) Translating a philosophy into nursing practice
B) Translating a metaparadigm into nursing practice
C) Translating a conceptual model into nursing practice
D) Translating a theory into nursing practice