1. Adaptation theory outlines the process of growth and development of hu- mans as orderly
and predictable.
Answer
False (Developmental)
2. Nursing care activities that are supported by valid and reliable research is known as
evidence-based practice.
Answer
True
3. Nursing differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling
desired outcomes of nursing care practices.
Answer
Theory
4. Nurses engage in inquiry in order to expand the body of
knowledge that forms and advances the theory and practice of the discipline-
Answer
Scholarly
5. Research is a process of transforming research knowledge into
, practice, enabling nurses to improve patient care by informing practice on interventions that may
no longer be useful.
Answer
Utililization
6. Four concepts common in nursing theory are the person, the environment,
, and nursing.
Answer
Health
7. Traditional knowledge comes from an expert and is accepted as truth based on the person's
perceived expertise.
Answer
False
8. The method by which one examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or
ideas is known as deductive reasoning.
Answer
True
9. In qualitative research, the researcher primarily analyzes words or narra- tives
Answer
True
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