Eastern Florida NUR4775 Chapter 8 Quiz Latest 2019 January Question # 00599616 Course Code : NUR4775 Subject: Health Care Due on: 03/19/2019 Posted On: 03/19/2019 08:47 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.6/5

NUR 4775 ~
Applications in Evidence-Based Practice for BSNs

Chapter 8
Quiz

Question 1

What is a set of related statements that describes or
explains phenomena in a systematic way

Theory

Concept

Proposition

Construct

Question 2

The staff nurse notices that newly admitted patients appear
calmer after the nurse has completed their admission interview and physical
assessment and has discussed their plan of care. The nurse wonders if this is
related to alleviation of fear of the unknown. What kind of thinking is this
nurse pursuing?

Deductive

Review

Inductive

Extension

Question 3

A nurse is reading a research study that is based on Martha
Rogers’ Science of Unitary Being model. The nurse notices that Rogers is not
listed in the article references. How should the nurse interpret this finding?

The researcher
erroneously identified Martha Rogers as the developer of that model.

Since Martha Rogers
is no longer living, it is not necessary to include her in the reference list.

This is likely a
simple error of omission in the reference.

The researcher used
secondary sources to learn about Rogers’ theory.

Question 4

What is TRUE regarding testing of theory in a nursing
research study?

This is not a
purpose of nursing research.

An entire theory is
rarely tested in a single research study.

Studies generally
test several theories at one time.

Theories are only
tested in qualitative studies.

Question 5

A beginning nurse researcher is having difficulty applying
nursing theory to practice and learns that this problem is called the
theory-practice gap. The nurse determines to focus personal research on closing
this gap. The nurse should focus on studies that use which types of theories?
Select all that apply.

Grand theories

Theories from
outside the discipline

Middle-range
theories

Practice theories

Theories from
nursing theorists only

Question 6

A nurse is caring for a client who has just been transferred
from the intensive care unit after having open heart surgery. The nurse wants
to use a nursing model, focusing on the person as a total being, as opposed to
a medical model, which focuses on the client’s disease process. Which nursing
model theorist should the nurse reference?

Orem

Rogers

Neuman

Roy

Question 7

A nursing student is learning the difference between
theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Which statement, if made by the student,
indicates the need for further teaching?

A theoretical
framework is based on many existing theories.

A theoretical
framework presents a broad, general explanation of the relationships between
the concepts of interest in a research study

A conceptual
framework is a less well-developed structure than a theoretical framework but
may serve as the impetus for the formulation of a theory.

A conceptual
framework helps to explain the relationship between concepts.

Question 8

The nurse researcher is conducting research on the effect of
homelessness on how often a woman performs self-breast examinations. Which
theory would be of greatest interest to this nurse?

Pender’s Health
Promotion Theory

Benner’s model on
novice to expert

Melzack’s Gate
Control Theory of Pain

Mishel’s Uncertainty
in Illness Theory

Question 9

The nurse researcher is considering the relationship between
the two variables in a study. What predicts this relationship?

A concept

A hypothesis

A proposition

A theory

Question 10

The nurse’s research focuses on how a person defends himself
or herself from daily stressors. Which theorist’s work would likely be
fundamental to this researcher’s work?

Rogers

Roy

Orem

Neuman