Nursing Philosophy
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Nursing Philosophy

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Which branch of philosophy is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge?

  • Epistemology (correct)
  • Empiricism
  • Ethics
  • Rationalism
  • Which type of reasoning is used to generate the rationalist view?

  • Inductive
  • Objective
  • Deductive (correct)
  • Subjective
  • Which philosophical view suggests that knowledge comes from logic and a certain kind of intuition?

  • Positivism
  • Empiricism
  • Rationalism (correct)
  • Ethics
  • Which method is based on the idea that the collection of facts precedes attempts to formulate generalizations?

    <p>Inductive Method</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosophy of science suggests that information is derived from logical and mathematical treatments and sensory experience?

    <p>Positivism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approach for thinking about the nature of people and the methods used to create scientific knowledge?

    <p>Philosophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of philosophy studies concepts that structure thought processes, foundations, and presumptions?

    <p>Ethics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the philosophy of science that argues for independent data collection and analysis?

    <p>Empiricism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does rationalism believe knowledge comes from?

    <p>Logic and intuition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosophy suggests that sensory experience is the exclusive source of all authoritative knowledge?

    <p>Positivism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Brown, what is the role of theories in determining perception?

    <p>Theories play a significant role in determining perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Dubin, what should a theory be judged based on?

    <p>The coherence of the theory and its fit with collected data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental patterns of knowledge in Nursing?

    <p>Personal knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which decade was Peplau's book, Interpersonal Relations in Nursing, published?

    <p>1950s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which paradigm focuses on discovering patterns that may describe a phenomena?

    <p>Post-positivism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which paradigm promotes understanding by addressing the meanings participants create in social interactions?

    <p>Interpretive paradigm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which paradigm provides a framework for inquiring about the interaction between social, political, economic, gender, and cultural factors and experiences of health and illness?

    <p>Critical paradigm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Brown, what are the three different views of the relationship between theories and observation?

    <p>Scientists are passive observers, theories structure perception, theories and observation interact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Dubin, when is scientific consensus necessary for a theory?

    <p>On the boundaries of the theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which decade was the acceptance of nursing theory and its incorporation in the nursing curricula furthered?

    <p>1980s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of philosophy is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge?

    <p>Epistemology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approach for thinking about the nature of people and the methods used to create scientific knowledge?

    <p>Philosophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosophy suggests that sensory experience is the exclusive source of all authoritative knowledge?

    <p>Positivism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental patterns of knowledge in Nursing?

    <p>Scientific knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Brown, what are the three different views of the relationship between theories and observation?

    <p>Theories and observation interact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Dubin, when is scientific consensus necessary for a theory?

    <p>On the coherence of the theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which paradigm provides a framework for inquiring about the interaction between social, political, economic, gender, and cultural factors and experiences of health and illness?

    <p>Critical paradigm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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