SU NSG5002 Week 2 Knowledge Check Latest 2019 March Question # 00599814 Course Code : NSG5002 Subject: Health Care Due on: 03/25/2019 Posted On: 03/25/2019 11:37 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.6/5

NSG5002
Advanced Theoretical Perspective for Nursing

Week 2
Knowledge Check

Question 1 Which statement about a theory is false?

Question 1 options:

A) Theory is multifaceted, complex, and dynamic.

B) There is one widely accepted definition of what theory is
and is not.

C) Theory falls into two broad categories–commonsense and
scientific.

D) The overarching goal of theory is to explain phenomenon.

Question 2 Which statement most likely describes a
commonsense theory?

Question 2 options:

A) The other students in your class have more free time
because they study less than you do.

B) All of your professors are involved in a plot to
overthrow the president of your university.

C) You haven’t heard from your sister lately because she is
busy studying for her final exams.

D) The number of hours spent studying for exams, a student’s
willingness to ask questions, and completion of course homework are directly
related to the final grade.

Question 3 Which phrase does not describe one of the three
main goals of scientific theory?

Question 3 options:

A) Separation of theory from practice

B) Description of a phenomenon being studied

C) Prediction about future relationship

D) Explanation that “makes sense” of observed events

Question 4 Which analogy most accurately defines scientific
theory?

Question 4 options:

A) Scientific theory definitively describes practice in much
the same way that a dictionary definitively describes the meanings of different
words.

B) Scientific theory components are combined in different
ways to produce different theories in much the same way that beads are strung
together in different ways to produce different necklaces.

C) Scientific theory represents only the thought-based
aspects of a discipline (rather than the action-based aspects) in much the same
way that a flag represents the physical entity of a country (rather than its
individual people).

D) Scientific theory components are specific to only one
particular theory in much the same way that a key is specific to one particular
lock.

Question 5 Which question would be least appropriate to ask
if you were interested in examining health promotion from a scientific theory
perspective as opposed to another type of perspective?

Question 5 options:

A) What influences health behavior among older adults?

B) Why is education level associated with certain outcomes?

C) What is the ultimate end of health promotion?

D) Do attitudes lead to behavior change among adolescents?